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<title><![CDATA[Robert Reich - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/14841.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Robert Reich]]></description><category domain="14841">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Dems: Don't Give In To Complacency, Defeatism, or Cynicism]]></title>
							<link>https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-we-are-the-leaders</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Robert Reich</author>
							<description><![CDATA[We'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'re now officially in the run-up to the midterm elections, with 51 days to go before Election Day 2026.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Senator El-Sayed Would Be Good for Michigan and America]]></title>
							<link>https://robertreich.substack.com/p/senator-abdul-el-sayed</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Robert Reich</author>
							<description><![CDATA[He would be good for Michigan and good for the United States]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Ridiculous Bullying of Canada Will Backfire]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/02/trump-canada-tariffs-trade-war-backfiring</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Robert Reich</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Trump apparently assumed that Canada would quickly surrender because it had more to lose.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Question Dems Should Ask Voters This November]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/26/democrats-voters-november-elections</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Robert Reich</author>
							<description><![CDATA[They should ask the question Reagan asked at the end of his debate against Jimmy Carter: 'Are you better off now than you were before this presidency?']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Trump-Ellison Media Monopoly]]></title>
							<link>https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-trump-ellison-media-monopoly</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Robert Reich</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Trump buddy Larry Ellison (one of the richest people in the U.S.) and his son David are a hair'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s breadth away from being able to decide what many Americans learn about what Trump is doing to America.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Last Stand of the Corporate Democrats]]></title>
							<link>https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-last-stand-of-the-corporate-democrats</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Robert Reich</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Most discussions about the Democratic Party in this election cycle focus on the remarkable rise of progressive Democrats (such as Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon, a democratic socialist who yesterday scored an upset win in the Democratic contest for the Florida Senate).'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Moronic Bullshit of the 'Third Way']]></title>
							<link>https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-moronic-bullshit-of-the-third</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Robert Reich</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The statements seem as belligerent as Pete Hegseth on a bad hair day.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Stink of Musk]]></title>
							<link>https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-stink-of-musk</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Robert Reich</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It should cling to any candidate he's supporting]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Beware the Coming Gusher of 'Charitable Giving']]></title>
							<link>https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-coming-gusher-of-charitable-giving</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Robert Reich</author>
							<description><![CDATA[I want to start today with a warning about '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'charitable giving'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' and end with a primer on wealth inequality. The two are closely related, as I'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'ll explain.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Is He Using the Communist Trump Card?]]></title>
							<link>https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-communist-trump-card</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Robert Reich</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Trump has run out of cards to play in the midterm elections, which is why he'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s now talking about the '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'communist menace.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';''&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Source of Energy for Dems More Exciting Than Socialism]]></title>
							<link>https://robertreich.substack.com/p/its-the-next-america</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Robert Reich</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The source of the new energy taking over the Democratic Party isn't Democratic Socialism. It's something far more exciting]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What Is the American Economy?]]></title>
							<link>https://archive.is/Yk58P</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Robert Reich</author>
							<description><![CDATA[I'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'m often asked to comment on the American economy'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'how it'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s doing, where it'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s going, what it will look like a decade from now, whether it will help the Democrats or the Republicans in the next election. But what is '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'the American economy'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';'?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Horrifying Truth About Trump's Cage Match]]></title>
							<link>https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-trumps-cage-match</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Robert Reich</author>
							<description><![CDATA[What Trump and his "manosphere" are trying to tell us with their public displays of testosterone]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Coming Revival of America]]></title>
							<link>https://robertreich.substack.com/p/we-needed-trump</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Robert Reich</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Trump has shown us why we need a good and decent government]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[WHCD Shooting Another Grim Sign of Our Times]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/26/gunfire-at-the-white-house-correspondents-dinner-is-another-grim-sign-of-our-times</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Robert Reich</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A Washington DC event descending into panic and fear after gunshots is, sadly, of a piece with the chaotic tragedy of our times]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Worst Supreme Court Justice Ever]]></title>
							<link>https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-worst-justice-in-modern-supreme</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Robert Reich</author>
							<description><![CDATA[His attack on progressivism last week was the last straw]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Says He's Winning in Iran. He's Losing Bigly]]></title>
							<link>https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-magical-thinking</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Robert Reich</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Bad enough for you to insist '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' in the face of all evidence to the contrary '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' that you won the 2020 election.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[AI and the Coming Jobless Economy]]></title>
							<link>https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-bogus-4-day-workweek-that-ai</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Robert Reich</author>
							<description><![CDATA[AI will make most of us poorer and a few fabulously wealthy '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' unless its productivity gains are allocated fairly. Here's what we should we be considering now.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Melania: The Movie. The Bribe. The Shame.]]></title>
							<link>https://robertreich.substack.com/p/melania-the-film-the-shame</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Robert Reich</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Bezos's illegal payoff]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[America Has Reached Tipping Point on Trump's Fascism]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/27/america-tipping-point-fascism-opposition</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Robert Reich</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A chance encounter reminded me: there are two ways to look at what's happened in Minneapolis]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[World Leaders in Davos Must Stand Up to Trump]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/21/world-leaders-denounce-trump-davos</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Robert Reich</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The world needs global leaders to clearly and firmly denounce the havoc Trump is wreaking on the US and international order]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Good Trouble: Time To Take Action Against Trump's Mayhem]]></title>
							<link>https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-a-time-for-good-trouble</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-a-time-for-good-trouble]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Robert Reich</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Time to take action against Trump's mayhem]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Americans Are Waking Up. A Grand Reckoning Awaits Us]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/29/american-reckoning</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Robert Reich</author>
							<description><![CDATA[I'd like to believe that the horrific darkness of this past year is a necessary prelude to a brighter and saner future]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Stephen Miller's New Bullshit About Immigrants]]></title>
							<link>https://robertreich.substack.com/p/stephen-millers-latest-bigoted-bullshit</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Robert Reich</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Miller and his boss are now targeting Minnesota's Somali community]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Courageous Indiana GOP Stands Up to Trump's Bullying]]></title>
							<link>https://robertreich.substack.com/p/this-weeks-joseph-welch-award-for</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://robertreich.substack.com/p/this-weeks-joseph-welch-award-for]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Robert Reich</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Republican senators in the Hoosier State, whose civic tradition won out over fanatical political warfare]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Bigoted Response to National Guard Shooting]]></title>
							<link>https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-the-bigot-in-the-oval</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-the-bigot-in-the-oval]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Robert Reich</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Like dictators before him, Trump's road to tyranny is paved with hate]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Truly Sh*tty Economy]]></title>
							<link>https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-truly-shtty-economy</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Robert Reich</author>
							<description><![CDATA[And 10 things Democrats should pledge to do about it when they're back in power]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Mamdani Is the Future of the Democratic Party]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/28/zohran-mamdani-democratic-party</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/28/zohran-mamdani-democratic-party]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Robert Reich</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democratic party leaders like Chuck Schumer refuse to endorse Mamdani, and the New York Times wrongly cautions against him. Both are wrong]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dear Progressives: The Trauma You're Feeling Is Rational]]></title>
							<link>https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-a-national-trauma</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-a-national-trauma]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Robert Reich</author>
							<description><![CDATA[We need to talk about it openly]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Slumbering Giant of America Is Awakening]]></title>
							<link>https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-7f6</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Robert Reich</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Americans forced Disney to put Jimmy Kimmel back on the air. Over 6 million people watched Kimmel'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s Tuesday monologue assailing Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s attempt to censor him. Another'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' 26 million'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' watched it on social media, including YouTube. (Kimmel'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s usual television audience is about...]]></description>
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