When nothing trickles down
The Fed's policy of keeping interest rates near zero can only benefit the richest 10 percent
Thursday, May 2, 2013 3:41 PM UTCBusiness RobertReich.org, The Fed, Apple
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Slow growth creates debt, not the other way around
As any FDR historian can tell you, government spending is the best stimulus for a slumping economy
Monday, Apr 29, 2013 10:11 PM UTC 10Business RobertReich.org
Repeal the sequester, already!
How long is Washington going to let austerity strangle our increasingly meager economic recovery?
Monday, Apr 29, 2013 3:02 PM UTC 13Business RobertReich.org, sequester
GOP: Proudly xenophobic
From Rand Paul to Lindsey Graham, the Boston bombings have brought out the absolute worst in the Republican Party
Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 3:39 PM UTC 20Politics RobertReich.org, GOP, Xenophobia
America’s new civil war
The Senate's inability to pass even moderate gun control legislation reveals how divided as a nation we've become
Friday, Apr 19, 2013 11:01 PM UTC 56Politics RobertReich.org, Gun Control
Why can’t America unite on the economy?
Our response in the face of tragedy is inspiring. If only we cared as much about addressing income inequality
Thursday, Apr 18, 2013 1:57 PM UTCBusiness RobertReich.org, economy
Behind the worst economic recovery on record
Until we abandon supply-side tax cuts, the inequality gap will widen and our economy will continue to flounder
Monday, Apr 15, 2013 8:31 PM UTC 15Business RobertReich.org, George W. Bush
Cutting Social Security is no grand bargain
The government program isn't contributing to the budget deficit, so why is it on the negotiating table?
Wednesday, Apr 10, 2013 12:35 PM UTC 26Business RobertReich.org
Sequestration’s stealth assault
Taxpayers are already feeling their debilitating effects -- they just don't realize it yet
Monday, Apr 8, 2013 10:09 PM UTCBusiness RobertReich.org, sequester
Blame austerity economics for our depressing new jobs report
The pace of job growth this year is even slower than it was last year
Friday, Apr 5, 2013 4:33 PM UTC 37Business RobertReich.org
Can immigration reform save the American workforce?
Legalizing undocumented workers would prevent employers from undercutting the country's largest unions
Tuesday, Apr 2, 2013 9:39 PM UTCBusiness RobertReich.org, Unemployment
If they can change their minds on gay marriage, why not banks?
DOMA "awakenings" remind us how impervious to public opinion politicians are when it comes to the financial sector
Friday, Mar 29, 2013 3:13 PM UTC 16Business RobertReich.org, Chicago
Conservatives care more about fetuses than big banks
Legislators are taking aim at abortion and gay marriage when they should be focusing on corporate greed
Tuesday, Mar 26, 2013 12:48 PM UTC 52Politics RobertReich.org, Roe v. Wade
Social Security and Medicare aren’t bargaining chips
Democrats can't afford to sell out two of the most popular programs ever devised by the federal government
Thursday, Mar 21, 2013 3:11 PM UTCBusiness RobertReich.org
Robert Reich: Raising the minimum wage is only fair
Bumping the hourly rate up to $9.00 would put more money into the hands of families who desperately need it VIDEO
Thursday, Mar 14, 2013 10:00 PM UTCBusiness Video, RobertReich.org
GOP confuses government and family budgets
Paul Ryan's newest plan focuses solely on the deficit and distracts from real economic goals, like jobs and wages
Thursday, Mar 14, 2013 4:19 PM UTCNews RobertReich.org
GOP isn’t really interested in balancing the budget
Paul Ryan's budget proposal is just his party's latest attempt to redistribute income to the wealthiest one percent
Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013 3:54 PM UTC 39Business RobertReich.org, Paul Ryan
Has Paul Ryan forgotten that he lost?
The Wisconsin Rep.'s new budget plan is even more regressive than the one he campaigned on last year
Monday, Mar 11, 2013 9:44 PM UTC 19Business RobertReich.org, Paul Ryan
The Dow’s meaningless rebound
On Tuesday, it rose above 14,000. Meanwhile, the median wage is down and unemployment remains sky-high
Tuesday, Mar 5, 2013 8:57 PM UTC 18Business RobertReich.org, Wall Street
Obama’s post-sequester blueprint
The president needs to reframe public debate about austerity economics as a plan to achieve broad-based prosperity
Monday, Mar 4, 2013 9:05 PM UTC 12Business RobertReich.org, Barack Obama
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