It was 1986. Reagan begged Congress to give $100M to the Contras, a right-wing paramilitary. Then he struck Libya. Reagan tried to link the two interventions, to justify it all. And he found that language in a book by a young diplomat: Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Poverty is a policy decision. Concentrated wealth is a policy decision. Inequality is a policy decision.
Economic inequality is not some naturally occurring phenomenon. It is the consequence of choices.
One question I always urge my students to ask: who is the market organized for — and why?
NEW: ICE is trying to deport a mother of 4 while her husband is at Fort Benning in Army basic training. When she went to pick up the family's military IDs, Navy personnel turned her over to ICE. She's been in the US since age six. With @nancyayoussef.bsky.socialwww.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
We urgently need a federal privacy law to protect our privacy from big tech companies who spy on us on our phones and social media, to protect us from Flock cameras that are being improperly accessed by folks who are using that information to target innocent people.
Instead of an energy ceasefire, Putin has launched a massive campaign across Ukraine targeting six different energy sites. This is known in international law as perfidy, and it's a signature Putin move. In this case enabled by Trump.
This is absurd. He warns about election interference while locking the watchers out - and then leaves the anti-corruption club that Russia already quit.
Rarely has a person been so enmeshed in the workings (or one might say, dysfunctions) of our current political-economic-media-influence system as Kimberly Guilfoyle. Let me explain...https://robertreich.substack.com/p/pay-to-play-to-play-to-pay
DHS reportedly collected data about anti-ICE protestors in Maine, uploading their photos and license plate numbers into a database.
That database was built by Palantir — which may be the most dangerous corporation in America. Watch.
Bust up big corporations and tackle Wall Street’s greed.
Get big money out of politics.
Strengthen unions and boost wages.
Pass Medicare for all, paid leave, universal childcare, and so much more...
This is the agenda Democrats need to fight for.
It's not enough to simply be anti-Trump.
JUST POSTED: Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have pushed a multibillion oil deal with Russia as part of peace talks that will bring profits to their family business partners. A new front for Trump-era conflicts of interest.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
NEW: Iowa GOP governor candidate Zach Lahn campaigns as a “family farmer” and rails against out-of-state investors.
But records reviewed by MeidasTouch paint a very different picture.
James Talarico: Just as much as people are tired of corrupt politics, they're also tired of corrupt religion—religious leaders who use their influence to accumulate more wealth and power for themselves.
I am not trying to freak anyone out - but it's better to be safe than sorry!
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Women are 73% more likely to be seriously injured in a car accident. Research says it’s because the crash dummies used are designed around the average build of a man. www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8gQ...
Increase in productivity since 1979: 93%
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 34%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
We identified the top 100 sprayers of the controversial weedkiller Roundup in California—a state that produces more than three-quarters of the nation’s fruits and nuts and nearly half of its vegetables.
Check out our new searchable database to find out who’s at the top of the list.
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NEW: The federal prosecutor who charged ICE agent Christian Castro for lying about shooting Sosa-Celia has now been FIRED. He objected to the DoJ stopping him from charging a civil rights violation. And now he’s fired. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-min...
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More examples of the GOP robbing the country blind all for their benefit. For all you moronic beef ranchers that signed up for this by voting for the pedophile piece of 💩 squatting in the White House. For all you people that voted for “lower egg prices” yeah you can #FuckOff.
#VoteBlue
lol, great, so we're now subsidizing Argentine ranchers at the expense of American ranchers. Seems politically sustainable, no questions from me.
*US SEEKS TO QUADRUPLE BEEF PURCHASES FROM ARGENTINA: POLITICO
It is important to understand that Trump is not the cause of the enshittification of America. He is a consequence. Unless the system is fundamentally changed, the enshittification will continue even after Trump is long gone. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-enshittification-of-everything-c94