Congress is making strides on same-sex marriage, immigration, and guns—but not on taxing the wealthy.
Robert Reich
Robert B. Reich, a co-founder of The American Prospect, is a professor of public policy at the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley. He is the author of Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few, one of the books featured in the Prospect’s High School Essay Contest.
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Take Social Security and Medicare Off the Bargaining Table
The Democratic leadership has offered cuts to vital entitlement programs before budget negotiations have even begun, and at a time when American’s need them most.
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The Contest Over the Real Economic Problem
A stronger economy—not a balanced budget—is the true key to paying down America’s debt.
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Bull Market for Stocks, Bear Market for Workers
The health of the U.S. economy should be measured by how many Americans have decent paying jobs, not sky-high corporate profits.
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Sequestration Nation and Remembering Robert Kennedy
What has become of America’s social-justice ideals?
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Trading The Blame Game for The Bully Pulpit
Rather than point the finger at Republicans for impending budget cuts, Obama needs to make the broader case that austerity is not the answer during an economic crisis.
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The No-Brainer Argument for $9 an Hour
If we want to lay claim to a decent society, it’s a bare minimum requirement.
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The Return of the Balanced Budget Amendment
Republicans’ singular focus on deficit reduction is less about the economy, and more about repairing the fractous GOP.
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Jobs and Growth, Not Deficit Reduction
Our deficit, relative to the economy, is half what is was in 2009.
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The Real Debate over Citizenship
Immigration reform is only part of a larger conversation about what it should mean to be American.
