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Reich, the widely respected and bestselling author of the next american frontier and the resurgent liberal, defines the real challenge facing the united. He served in the administrations of presidents gerald ford, jimmy carter, and bill clinton. Robert reich is trying to save capitalism marketplace. October 24, 2015 clip of saving capitalism this clip, title, and description were not created by cspan. The reality of american history is the pursuit of an ideal of individuality defined by the common good, not the achievement of individual. There are other factors which much more plausibly explain the reasons that 1980 2015 was strikingly different from 19451980. Reich has 34 books on goodreads with 57178 ratings. Robert reichs saving capitalism the new york times. October 24, 2015 part of 2015 wisconsin book festival. Robert reichs cartoon guide to a politcal world gone mad. The blum center sat down with professor reich to talk about his latest book, saving capitalism. Robert reich, secretary of labor under clinton, has written an insightful book focused on the trend toward the capture of a higher percentage of income by. Economist joseph stiglitz and former labor secretary robert reich reminisce about opposing corporate welfare during their days in the clinton administratio.

This book is a roadmap on how to rebuild the middle class and fix a rigged. Reich makes a very good case that widening inequality largely reflects political decisions that could have gone in very different directions. Robert reich shows off his cartooning skills in economics in wonderland november 12, 2017 economic concepts dont readily lend themselves to cartoons, says the former secretary of labor, a. Secretary of labor robert reich spoke in front of an iowa city crowd of about 700 saturday night. Reich, the widely respected and bestselling author of the next american frontier and the resurgent liberal, defines the real challenge facing the united states in the 21st century in this trailblazing book. The great divide with joseph stiglitz and robert reich. Robert reich talks income inequality and iowa caucuses in. To understand saving capitalism, robert reichs sweeping treatise on inequality in america, you must accept a central premise. Theres no such thing as a free market few ideas have more profoundly poisoned the minds of more people, argues the former secretary of labor. Former secretary of labor robert reich talked about his book saving capitalism. Robert reich discusses his new book saving capitalism. Reichs most popular book is an inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth. He was a member of president barack obamas economic transition advisory board. To understand saving capitalism, robert reich s sweeping treatise on inequality in america, you must accept a central premise.

Robert reich talks income inequality and iowa caucuses in iowa city. He speaks at the 2015 wisconsin book festival in madison. The free market is fundamentally a human construct and so to. He is chancellors professor of public policy at the university of california at berkeley and senior fellow at. For the many, not the few, goldman school of public policy professor reich lays out what he argues must be done to restore democracy and rebuild. The real reason donald trump appeals to workingclass whites. Back in 1991, in what now seems like a far more innocent time, robert reich published an influential book titled the work of nations, which among other things helped land him a cabinet post in the clinton administration. He exposes a system that is defined less by free markets than by elite capture. Former secretary of labor robert reich, author of saving capitalism, talks about americas current economic system.