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A holiday wish

With thanks to you for joining me

Robert Reich
A “Delicate Matter”: Clarence Thomas’ Private Complaints About Money Sparked Fears He Would Resign

Interviews and newly unearthed documents reveal that Thomas, facing financial strain, privately pushed for a higher salary and to allow Supreme Court justices to take speaking fees.

ProPublica
The Myth of the Market (Why American capitalism is so rotten, Part 3)

The so-called “free market” is a dangerous illusion

Robert Reich
My 1994 warning about Trumpism, and the crap I got from the White House for it

I gave a speech that turned out to be prescient, but the White House was furious.

Robert Reich
Monopoly and Fascism in America Today

The Hidden History of Monopolies: How Big Business Destroyed the American Dream

The Hartmann Report
What Will It Take to Overcome Indifference?

Let's hope we can find the answers while we still have time to make a difference

America, America
Trump's Latest Speech Echoes Fascist Rhetoric

Mussolini and Hitler dehumanized their enemies in the same way

Lucid
Cameras in the Court: An Overnight Update

After representing to prosecutors that he would not file a response to media groups’ request that Judge Chutkan permit cameras in the courtroom during him March trial, Trump filed one late last night. What could be more on brand? Trump says he now favors cameras. He condemns the Biden administration’s political prosecution of its “leading electoral opponent”, labeling it a “show trial.” His lawyers write: “this case has all the unfortunate badges of a trial in an authoritarian regime, lacking legitimacy or due process.”

Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance
Frogs Boiled: What Trump is Planning for a Second Term

Last night Democrats saw what happens when they run on the issues.

Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance
Whose life expectancy is dropping — and what this has to do with the rise of Trumpism

The Roots of Trumpism (Part 9)

Robert Reich