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On #TransDayOfVisibility , let's have more visibility of who's behind the anti-trans movement.

Groups like Alliance Defending Freedom are waging a multimillion-dollar campaign cruelly targeting trans people.

These groups don't care about freedom — they just want to spread hate.
03:29 PM - Mar 31, 2023
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According to multiple reports, a Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict Donald Trump. This moment should serve as a powerful reminder that no one is above the law. Not even a former president.
07:20 PM - Mar 30, 2023
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The grand jury has decided. Now America must decide whether we’re a nation bound by the rule of law.
06:52 PM - Mar 30, 2023
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96% of the highest-paid workers in the US have paid sick days.

Just 38% of the lowest-paid workers get them.

Only in America do we call working people ‘essential’ but deny them paid sick leave.
The Hidden Costs of Denying Paid Sick Leave - YouTube

96% of the highest-paid workers in the US have paid sick days.Just 38% of the lowest-paid workers get them.Only in America do we call working people ‘essenti...

03:29 PM - Mar 30, 2023
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You know what it's called when banks can rely on the government to step in and protect them when they're in trouble? Wealthcare for All.

Is Medicare for All really so radical in comparison?
01:32 PM - Mar 27, 2023
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As long as banking is treated like a casino, it's going to be dangerous.

Banks should not be gambling with their depositors' money.

We need to make banking boring again.
We Need to Make Banking Boring Again - YouTube

As long as banking is treated like a casino, it's going to be dangerous.Banks should not be gambling with their depositors' money.We need to make banking bor...

02:36 PM - Mar 24, 2023
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Moderna is planning to charge $130 for its COVID vaccine, but the vaccine only costs ~$3 to make.

Meanwhile, over the last two years, the company made over $19 billion in profits off the vaccine.

Textbook corporate greed.
01:19 PM - Mar 23, 2023
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Once again, interest rate hikes are going to fall hardest on low-wage workers and the poor — the same people who have already been hurt the most by rising prices.

Higher rates could also imperil more banks, and risk even more financial chaos.

The Fed is playing with fire.
03:55 PM - Mar 22, 2023
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The number of minors employed in violation of child labor laws increased 37% in the last year.

Remarkably, this year, legislators in 6 states (IA, MN, MO, NE, OH, SD) have proposed 8 bills that make it easier to exploit kids for profit.

We live in the Second Gilded Age.
07:16 PM - Mar 20, 2023
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Don't be distracted. The big story isn't "woke capitalism." It's crony capitalism that allows the wealthy and corporations to roll back laws to line their own pockets.
01:27 PM - Mar 20, 2023
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This vast consolidation of wealth and power at the top has not been due to neutral market forces.

The “free market” does not exist.

It is designed.

It either advances public purposes or it serves the monied interests.
12:29 PM - Mar 16, 2023
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Non-competes are a trap.

They block workers from seeking out higher wages or better conditions.

Meanwhile, they sabotage the economy by depriving growing businesses of needed talent.

They serve one thing only: corporate monopolies who want to kill off their competition.
This One Thing Would Increase Wages By $300 Billion | Robert Reich - YouTube

Non-competes are a trap.They block workers from seeking out higher wages or better conditions.Meanwhile, they sabotage the economy by depriving growing busin...

03:39 PM - Mar 15, 2023
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Nothing says the party of "freedom" like banning speech in classrooms, outlawing abortions, and criminalizing gender affirming health care.
08:09 PM - Mar 14, 2023
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The Trump-era rollback of banking regulations was a big mistake.

The proof? Silicon Valley Bank's implosion.

The least Congress can do now is help prevent this type of meltdown from happening again by restoring Dodd-Frank regulations for all banks — regardless of their size.
Why Silicon Valley Bank Really Failed - YouTube

The Trump-era rollback of banking regulations was a big mistake.The proof? Silicon Valley Bank's implosion.The least Congress can do now is help prevent this...

09:17 PM - Mar 13, 2023
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Why is it that when progressive policies that help the bottom 90 percent are proposed, the question always seems to be, "How will you pay for it?"

But when the top 1 percent ask for bailouts, tax cuts, and subsidies, the question always seems to be, "How much do you need?"
06:01 PM - Mar 13, 2023
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Will the failure of Silicon Valley Bank be as contagious as the failures of 2008, leading to other bank failures as depositors grow nervous about their safety? It’s impossible to know. The speed with which regulators moved over the weekend suggests they’re concerned.

My take on the ongoing crisis
01:27 PM - Mar 13, 2023
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Let me just come right out and say it: I love Bernie Sanders.

I love Bernie because he has more guts than any politician I know.

Hell, he has more guts than just about anyone I know.
02:44 PM - Mar 10, 2023
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We're in the Second Gilded Age just like the first — when America's wealth was in the hands of a few, conspicuous consumption existed alongside homelessness and hunger, monopolies destroyed competition, big money corrupted politics, unions were busted, and wages were suppressed.
06:25 PM - Mar 09, 2023
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Reminder: Norfolk Southern cut 9,600 jobs and boosted shareholder payouts by 4,500% in the years leading up to its recent train derailments.

It's the same story. Big companies and their major shareholders enjoy larger profits, but average working people bear the costs and risks.
03:15 PM - Mar 09, 2023
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The ~$25 billion Kroger-Albertsons merger could affect grocery stores relied on by 85 million households. The company could jack up prices even higher and pay workers even less.

This is a disaster in the making.

The FTC has the power to intervene and stop it. They must act.
The Great Grocery Store Heist | Robert Reich - YouTube

The ~$25 billion Kroger-Albertsons merger could affect grocery stores relied on by 85 million households. The company could jack up prices even higher and pa...

01:53 PM - Mar 07, 2023
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Reminder: Billionaires are not “self-made.” They’re made via a combination of inherited wealth, government subsidies, tax loopholes, labor exploitation, and policy failures.

Can we stop perpetuating a myth that blames the wealth gap on the choices of everyday Americans?
12:16 PM - Mar 07, 2023
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What corporate America says: “No one wants to work anymore.”

The truth: No one wants to be exploited anymore.
Debunking “No One Wants To Work Anymore” | Robert Reich - YouTube

What corporate America says: “No one wants to work anymore.”The truth: No one wants to be exploited anymore.Watch more: Debunking 4 Myths About Inflation ►► ...

07:39 PM - Mar 01, 2023
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A real “pro-life” movement would ban assault rifles while enacting Medicare for All, paid sick leave, universal childcare, and a living wage.
04:40 PM - Mar 01, 2023
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12:01 PM - Feb 28, 2023
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Why is healthcare so expensive in America?

In the past few years, some hospital CEOs have seen their salaries increase by as much as 700 percent. Yes, you read that correctly.

Say it with me, Medicare for All.
01:53 PM - Feb 27, 2023
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Why did the number of strikes in the U.S. increase by 52% last year? Perhaps it’s because CEOs are now paid 399 times as much as a typical worker…
02:33 PM - Feb 22, 2023
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Just a thought: what if we stopped measuring the economy by the state of the stock market and started measuring it based on how many people are housed and clothed and fed?
The Biggest Economic Lies We’re Told | Robert Reich - YouTube

Just a thought: what if we stopped measuring the economy by the state of the stock market and started measuring it based on how many people are housed and cl...

01:13 PM - Feb 21, 2023
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The richest 1% took home nearly twice as much wealth as the rest of the world put together over the past two years.

If that doesn’t convince you wealth inequality is out of control, I don’t know what will.
09:48 AM - Feb 21, 2023
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Overpaid CEOs are the epitome of corporate greed.

Join me & AsYouSow's LandisWeaver tomorrow at 10 AM PST to call out 100 CEOs making millions at the expense of workers, shareholders and the American people.

Sign up here: https://register.gotowebin...
06:00 PM - Feb 15, 2023
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The corporate takeover of American politics is utterly out of control.

How did it get so bad?

It all started with a man and memo you’ve probably never heard of.
How the Corporate Takeover of American Politics Began | Robert Reich - YouTube

The corporate takeover of American politics was rapid and ruthless.In 1976, I watched as thousands of corporate lobbyists descended on Washington. Fast forwa...

01:02 PM - Feb 15, 2023
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