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Thursday, April 30, 2020

I’m Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor, UC Berkeley professor, co-founder of Inequality Media, and author of “The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It”, along with 17 other books and two documentaries, "Inequality For All," and "Saving Capitalism," both now streaming on Netflix. AMA! - Politics

I’m Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor, UC Berkeley professor, co-founder of Inequality Media, and author of “The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It”, along with 17 other books and two documentaries, "Inequality For All," and "Saving Capitalism," both now streaming on Netflix. AMA! - Politics


I’m Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor, UC Berkeley professor, co-founder of Inequality Media, and author of “The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It”, along with 17 other books and two documentaries, "Inequality For All," and "Saving Capitalism," both now streaming on Netflix. AMA!

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 08:31 AM PDT

As former Secretary of Labor, I can tell you that the Trump administration's response to this crisis is a moral outrage. 22 million Americans have filed for unemployment and many still haven't received their unemployment checks or the measly $1200 one-time check they were promised. Meanwhile, mega-industries have received a $500 billion blank check, and America's billionaires have gotten $282 billion richer in less than a month.

My latest book – "THE SYSTEM: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It" – explore these themes that have become even more evident during this pandemic: how America has socialism for the rich and one of the most brutish forms of capitalism for the rest, how the oligarchs have peddled mythologies about the free market and meritocracy to build power, hoard wealth, and leave working people fighting each other for crumbs, and how the big divide in this country is not left versus right, but between democracy and oligarchy.

I'm here for the next hour to answer your questions about my new book, the political response to coronavirus, corporate bailouts, the future of our economy, the 2020 election, and anything else you'd like to discuss. Ask me anything!

Proof: https://i.redd.it/90gd1a1djlv41.png

EDIT: Afraid I have to go teach a class right now (remotely). It's been a pleasure answering your questions -- thanks for having me.

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Openly gay woman running for sheriff in Ohio wins primary against Trump-supporting Democrat; gets 70% of vote

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 12:46 PM PDT

Trump Is Losing His Mind Over Reports He’s Losing His Mind

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 11:48 AM PDT

The sheriff fired her because she’s a lesbian so she ran for his office. She demolished him.

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 10:41 AM PDT

Biden campaign reaches deal to allow Bernie Sanders to retain hundreds of delegates, maintain influence over party platform at the convention

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 09:57 AM PDT

Karen Pence Claims VP Didn’t Know About Mask Policy. Mayo Clinic Says It Told Him.

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 01:39 PM PDT

Dr. Anthony Fauci and Andrew Cuomo remain the most trusted leaders on coronavirus, while Donald Trump and Jared Kushner are the least trusted

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 08:51 AM PDT

Trump is blaming Obama for leaving him with “broken tests” for a virus that didn’t exist. Yes, really.

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 01:08 PM PDT

‘I am not f***ing losing to Joe Biden’: Trump erupts at advisers after being shown poll predicting election defeat

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 09:06 AM PDT

“No one” in Puerto Rico has received stimulus checks, says San Juan mayor; The Treasury Department has sent out more than 88 million payments. Not one of them went to Puerto Rico

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 06:29 AM PDT

Trump Is So Pissed About His Poll Numbers He Reportedly Threatened to Sue His Campaign Manager

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 09:27 AM PDT

Europe Watches With Horror as the U.S. Rushes to Reopen

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 06:47 AM PDT

Trump shocked to learn he might not win reelection

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 08:02 AM PDT

Multiple armed men ‘storm’ Michigan state house, Gov. Whitmer protected by police

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 02:20 PM PDT

Chomsky: COVID-19 Has Exposed the US Under Trump as a “Failed State”

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 07:15 AM PDT

Political historian Douglas Brinkley: Nothing else like Trump's 'cavernous stupidity' in U.S. history

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 07:09 AM PDT

Donald Trump's claim that US tested more than all countries combined is Pants on Fire wrong

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 09:04 AM PDT

Jared Kushner has failed upward his entire life. Now he's applied that to a viral pandemic

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 10:16 AM PDT

Trump Erupts at Campaign Team as His Poll Numbers Slide Amid Coronavirus Crisis: 'I am not f—-ing losing to Joe Biden,' Trump repeated in a series of heated conference calls with his top campaign officials, according to five people with knowledge of the conversations

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 04:39 AM PDT

Republican lawmakers vote by mail to restrict ... vote by mail

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 03:49 PM PDT

Admit It: You Are Willing to Let People Die to End the Shutdown

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 07:05 AM PDT

Report: Trump’s Reelection Polls Aren’t Good—and He’s Melting Down Over It

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 09:52 AM PDT

Roger Stone bought more than 200 fake Facebook accounts, which he used to run ads defending Roger Stone

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 01:48 PM PDT

David Letterman Lambastes Mike Pence for "Taunting" Virus Patients by Not Wearing Mask at Mayo Clinic — The former 'Late Show' host also revealed Paul Shaffer's wife was hospitalized with COVID-19.

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 07:48 AM PDT

Tribes Were Supposed To Get $8 Billion In COVID-19 Aid. They’ve Gotten $0.

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 03:07 AM PDT

The FBI Didn’t Frame Michael Flynn. That’s Just Trump’s Excuse for a Prospective Pardon.

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 01:00 PM PDT

US weekly jobless claims hit 3.84 million, topping 30 million over the last 6 weeks - All news

US weekly jobless claims hit 3.84 million, topping 30 million over the last 6 weeks - All news


US weekly jobless claims hit 3.84 million, topping 30 million over the last 6 weeks

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 05:52 AM PDT

Elon Musk slams "fascist" social distancing measures in rant about Tesla production - CBS News

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 06:40 AM PDT

British doctors warn some Chinese ventilators could kill if used in hospitals

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 04:17 AM PDT

$2 million worth of Wagyu steaks donated to San Francisco food banks, nonprofits

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 06:48 AM PDT

FDA asks hand sanitizer manufacturers to make it taste worse

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 08:10 AM PDT

Inmates volunteer to make masks for first responders

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 06:32 AM PDT

Judge rules Michigan stay-at-home order doesn’t infringe on constitutional rights

Posted: 29 Apr 2020 07:33 PM PDT

Indiana mail carrier fatally shot over stimulus check, union says; suspect arrested

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 06:34 AM PDT

Florida has overtaken California as the US jobless claims capital

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 11:01 AM PDT

Newly unsealed FBI records show internal debate over goal of Flynn probe

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 06:02 AM PDT

Former Bureau of Prisons Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to Sexually Assaulting Two Women on Multiple Occasions and Lying to Investigators

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 10:31 AM PDT

Louisiana Central PD: “Keep calling, and we’re sorry”, phone lines overloaded due to family of Pastor Tony Spell encouraging people to call

Posted: 29 Apr 2020 08:04 PM PDT

Eminem fends off intruder at Clinton Township home

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 11:39 AM PDT

Germany bans Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and raids mosques and homes

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 08:14 AM PDT

Man charged with hate crime over fire set at Missouri mosque

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 09:17 AM PDT

U.S. in talks with India, other ‘friends’ to restructure global supply chains: Pompeo

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 04:05 AM PDT

California police to investigate officer shown punching 14-year-old boy on video

Posted: 29 Apr 2020 12:14 PM PDT

Woman falls to her death while posing for cliffside photo to celebrate end of lockdown

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 01:14 PM PDT

Video shows Chicago officer shooting subway rider in back

Posted: 29 Apr 2020 07:33 PM PDT

Georgia drops road test for new drivers due to pandemic

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 05:50 AM PDT

Florida has overtaken California as the US jobless claims capital

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 12:18 PM PDT

Highest ever concentration of microplastics found on sea floor

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 11:11 AM PDT

Costco mandates shoppers, employees wear masks as retail giant establishes new policies

Posted: 29 Apr 2020 11:11 AM PDT

Condom sales down as lockdown limits sex lives, says Durex maker

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 07:18 AM PDT

NBA team execs, agents are calling on the league to cancel the rest of the season

Posted: 30 Apr 2020 08:07 AM PDT

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

NYPD breaks up massive crowd gathered for rabbi's funeral in Brooklyn - All news

NYPD breaks up massive crowd gathered for rabbi's funeral in Brooklyn - All news


NYPD breaks up massive crowd gathered for rabbi's funeral in Brooklyn

Posted: 29 Apr 2020 03:47 AM PDT

GDP falls by 4.8 percent, bringing longest economic expansion on record to abrupt halt

Posted: 29 Apr 2020 05:40 AM PDT

Colorado man wins $1M Lottery jackpot twice on same day

Posted: 29 Apr 2020 07:20 AM PDT

AI cannot be recognised as an inventor, US rules

Posted: 29 Apr 2020 06:12 AM PDT

Portland woman’s giant cinnamon rolls have raised more than $28,000 for Oregon Food Bank

Posted: 29 Apr 2020 08:12 AM PDT

Slumdog Millionaire actor Irrfan Khan dies

Posted: 28 Apr 2020 11:49 PM PDT

SNAP benefits expanded for online grocery store orders

Posted: 29 Apr 2020 08:04 AM PDT

AMC says it will no longer play Universal Studios films

Posted: 28 Apr 2020 10:46 PM PDT

IRS complaint filed against Idaho Freedom Foundation - Local News 8

Posted: 29 Apr 2020 07:57 AM PDT

Trans man who gave birth loses latest appeal to be known as his child's father

Posted: 29 Apr 2020 10:37 AM PDT

Louisiana priest convicted of molestation released on bond

Posted: 29 Apr 2020 07:16 AM PDT

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly overhauled board to assert more control

Posted: 28 Apr 2020 08:39 PM PDT

Boeing 737 MAX expected to remain grounded until at least August

Posted: 29 Apr 2020 09:19 AM PDT

Mattel is honoring frontline workers with special edition toys

Posted: 29 Apr 2020 09:12 AM PDT

Khashoggi fiancée calls for Premier League to block Newcastle Saudi takeover

Posted: 28 Apr 2020 03:49 PM PDT

Berlin-Brandenberg airport almost ready to open

Posted: 29 Apr 2020 05:31 AM PDT

Piglets aborted, chickens gassed as pandemic slams meat sector

Posted: 28 Apr 2020 02:54 PM PDT

Ford, GM and FCA under the gun to restart and rebound before cash burns

Posted: 29 Apr 2020 05:41 AM PDT

Newport Beach City Council votes 5-2 to reject a proposed ordinance to close the city's beaches during pandemic

Posted: 28 Apr 2020 09:46 PM PDT

Exclusive: Boeing eyes major bond issue to raise funds

Posted: 29 Apr 2020 05:07 AM PDT