For nearly a century, the right has derided every common sense, progressive advance as “socialism.” Don’t believe the hype.
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.
Posted inEconomic Policy
What Does Oligarchy Mean?
America’s imbalance of power and wealth is increasingly incompatible with democracy.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Why We Must Legalize Marijuana
The federal prohibition of marijuana has been unnecessarily cruel—wasting billions of dollars, unjustly harming millions of lives, and furthering racist policies.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The House Now Has a Constitutional Duty to Impeach Trump
When the framers designed the Constitution to protect against tyranny, they had a moment just like this in mind.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
The Divider-in-Chief
Trump and his enablers would rather opponents focus on the ethnic, racial, and gender differences he uses to divide and conquer. Don’t fall for it.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Congress Should Be Ready to Arrest Attorney General Barr if He Defies Subpoena
How lawmakers can counter the president’s most dangerous power grab yet.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Five Responses to Climate Change Deniers
The climate emergency is undeniable. Here’s how to make that case.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Most Devastating of All: Mueller’s Indictment of Trump’s Character
Even though Mueller apparently doesn’t believe a sitting president can be indicted, he provides a devastating indictment of Trump’s character.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
How McConnell Is Killing the Senate
The purpose of political leadership is not merely to win. It is to serve.
Posted inEducation in America
The Myth of Meritocracy
At every level, the U.S. education system is pay-to-play.