True Patriotism MONDAY, MAY 28, 2012 robertreich.org True patriotism isn’t cheap. It’s about taking on a fair share of the burdens of keeping America going. Those who earn tens of millions of dollars a year but pay less than 14 percent of their incomes in taxes, and argue the rich should pay even More
The Fable of the Century April 5, 2012 Robert Reich.org Imagine a country in which the very richest people get all the economic gains. They eventually accumulate so much of the nation’s total income and wealth that the middle class no longer has the purchasing power to keep the economy going full speed. Most More
WAMM members Anne Winkler-Morey and her husband David are making 420 day bike adventure with social and historical commentary. Their stories are documented on Facebook on Pedal Story. From San Francisco, Anne took a break to go to the east coast. (David came to Minneapolis, where we heard him talk about their trip!) They are back on their More
We Need a “Rout” of Wolves to Evict the ‘Stench’ of Skunks Occupying Washington Dave Lindorff Sunday 4 December 2011 Nation of Change Clearly, on the evidence of these two measures working their way through Congress now, we have a federal government that has run amok, that is responding not to the people but More
Economist blasts GOP’s ‘seven biggest economic lies’ By Business Insider via Raw Story Wednesday, October 12, 2011 By Robert Reich The President’s Jobs Bill doesn’t have a chance in Congress — and the Occupiers on Wall Street and elsewhere can’t become a national movement for a more equitable society – unless more Americans know the More
The Guardian / By Dean Baker July 11, 2011 | From Alternet.com Stealing from Social Security Is NOT a Debt Solution -- Why Do the Media Promote This Dangerous Myth? Pursuing a plan to kill social security, politicians are relying on a credulous public and compliant media to ramp up debt panic. The conventional wisdom More
