Economics, affordability, and power are overwhelming topics. Sometimes we just need a little perspective. On Short Takes with Robert Reich, former U.S. Secretary of Labor, UC Berkeley professor, and Inequality Media co-founder Robert Reich provides audiences with digestible explainers about today’s pressing issues.
From immigration to wealth inequality to Trump’s agenda and more, Short Takes translates complex topics into engaging commentary from one of the United States’ most brilliant minds. Learn more at www.inequalitymedia.org.
Tune into Short Takes with Robert Reich Wednesdays, 8:19am and 2:18pm ONLY on KALW.
About Robert Reich
Robert B. Reich is Professor of Public Policy emeritus at the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley. He has served in three national administrations, including as secretary of labor under President Bill Clinton, for which Time Magazine named him one of the ten most effective cabinet secretaries of the twentieth century.
Professor Reich writes at robertreich.substack.com. He is also the co-founder of Inequality Media and Inequality Media Civic Action where he serves as the primary presenter of its explainer videos and contributes to its posts.
Reich has written 19 books, including the best sellers Aftershock, The Work of Nations, and Beyond Outrage and The System: Who Rigged It and How We Fix It. His newest book, Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My America debuted at #1 on the New York Times Bestseller list. He is also a founding editor of the American Prospect magazine.
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People ask Robert Reich all the time, "Will we ever recover from the damage caused by Donald Trump?" Here are the 10 big reforms every political candidate should support. -
Trump is heavily invested in corporations peddling AI. Can we expect him to protect the public from the potential harms of AI when he's so heavily invested in the corporations pushing it? -
There's a secretive force driving up your electricity bill, but it's not just data centers. -
"No one wants to work anymore?" Rubbish.The truth?No one wants to work for abysmally low wages anymore. That's where a federal jobs guarantee comes in. -
Jeff Bezos says raising his taxes is pointless. That's why we need a wealth tax that even the slipperiest of billionaires can't wriggle their way out of. -
Private equity has already ransacked our healthcare system, our housing market, and even our grocery stores. Now, they want to tackle your favorite football team. -
Robert Reich lists four things that make Jeff Bezos the worst of today's billionaires. -
What's the lesson from the 2024 election? While Republicans steadily cut taxes on the rich, allowing inequality to skyrocket, many Democrats abandoned the working class. -
Robert Reich talks about something that's caused a lot of fear-mongering: government spending that protects the wellbeing of the people. -
Robert Reich breaks down how the mainstream media draws a false equivalence between the right and the left and misleads the public about what's really at stake.
