When private deals are everything, the law is irrelevant.
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
Trump Takes on General Motors (And Guess Who Wins?)
The president decries the latest round of layoffs in the auto industry—while doing little to stop it.
Posted inLaw and Justice
What’s a Subpoena, and Why Should Trump Fear It?
A primer on one of the Democrats’ most powerful tools to rein in the president
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Trump’s Assault on the Rule of Law
Can America stand up to this wannabe dictator?
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Next Crash
The imbalances that brought us the Great Recession are still with us.
Posted inHousing and Transportation
Amazon and America’s Real Divide
The company’s HQ2 will only widen the growing inequality of place.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Democrats: Don’t Go High or Low. Go Big and Bold.
Allowing Trump to dominate the conversation gives him undue power.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
A Message for Millennials
On November 6, you have the power to alter the course of American politics.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Truth About the Trump Economy
The economy is growing, but most Americans aren’t seeing it.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Containing the Catastrophe
Now that Kavanaugh is on the Supreme Court, you can forget about the Court constraining Trump.
