Ya think?

"April Fools Day" may be the most widely acted-upon holiday on the calendar. (op cit, #GQP, #MAGA, #Fox etc.)

#Fools #AprilFools #TrickleDown #RobertReich

Meanwhile....

Thirty Years Later

Reflections on historically challenging times, then and now... from #RobertReich

#history #ContextAndPerspective

Thirty years later

By Robert Reich Friends, As Israel readies a ground invasion of Gaza — which in my view is likely to be a dreadful mistake, substituting revenge for strategy and killing many more thousands of innocent men, women, and children — my mind goes back...

Like/love/hate/or have no clue who he is...
A short, (very) personal essay by lawyer/political advisor/commentator/Presidential aide etc., Robert Reich...

Thin-slice: He is very short. From waiting on growth spurts to bullying 7 genetic findings, an interesting little 'biopic', on his substack;

Why I’m so short

#RobertReich #FairbanksDisease #genetic #mutation #StuntedGrowth #biographical #heightism

Why I’m so short

Thoughts about heightism

#DonaldTrump and the #RepublicanParty exemplify these five elements of #fascism | #RobertReich | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/17/trump-republican-party-fascism

#US #Politics

Keep them barefoot and stupid

#quote #RobertReich

but then also:

https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/01/us/texas-book-ban-removed-library-replaced-judge/index.html

Get ready: Two big upcoming theatrical performances

https://robertreich.substack.com/p/two-big-big-upcoming-performances

These two #theatrical #productions are being staged for the #public — two #competing #performances, each intended to #score #political-points against the other. #Biden wants to #tax-the-rich, and #House-Republicans don’t want to raise the #debt-ceiling. Here’s what will happen ...

#robertreich #economics #taxes #joebiden #republican-party #artlaffer #national-debt #spending

Get ready: Two big upcoming theatrical performances

Biden wants to tax the rich, and House Republicans don’t want to raise the debt ceiling. Here’s what will happen.

#ElonMusk wants to own #Twitter to protect his ‘freedom’, not everyone else’s | #RobertReich | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/apr/24/elon-musk-twitter-billionaire-robert-reich

#ElonMusk’s vision for the #internet is dangerous nonsense | #RobertReich | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/apr/12/elon-musk-internet-twitter

Meanwhile.... On the (U.S.) "healthcare" front....

Could you possibly invent a more expensive and less effective healthcare system than what we have in the US?

Perhaps rhetorical, and a question many ask, this is from Robert Reich, who posed the question to Congress this week.

#healthcare #health #insurancecare #RobertReich

Could you possibly invent a more expensive and less effective healthcare system than what we have in the US?

No. Which is what I'm telling Congress today.

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The Oligarchy’s Ultimate Political Weapon If you're discouraged by what's happening in the country, that is by design. The forces undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred...

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Robert Reich Loses The Plot: Gets Basically Everything Wrong About Section 230, Fairness Doctrine & The 1st Amendment

I still find myself somewhat amazed at how otherwise intelligent people seem to lose their entire minds over the fact that there's a fair bit of misinformation out there. Robert Reich is not a dumb guy, but like so many these days, he seems to...