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The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich

Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich exposes where power lies in our system — and how it"s used and abused. robertreich.substack.com

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22:56

George Santos, Henry Kissinger, Sandra Day O’Connor,...

The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich ·

2023/12/03

Friends,Welcome back to our Saturday coffee klatch with Heather Lofthouse. Today we examine:— George Santos’s demise. What is there about sociopathic liars and the Republican Party? Why were most House Republicans unwilling to oust him? — Henry Kissinger and Sandra Day O’Connor. Was Kissinger a war criminal? Was O’Connor the most powerful woman in America? — Gavin Newsom and Ron DeSantis. Was their debate on Fox News a preview of what we’ll see in 2028? Whatever happened to reasonable, decent,

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22:30

Saturday coffee klatch!

The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich ·

2023/11/26

Friends,Welcome back to our Saturday coffee klatch with Heather Lofthouse. Today we examine:— The temporary ceasefire between Hamas and Israel. What does it really mean?— Black Friday holiday sales. My personal relationship to the day. Consumer spending is up, so why are so many people down on the Biden economy?— Bob’s new Substack series on the reality of American capitalism and whether American capitalism is compatible with the common good. Is it? — The mess at OpenAI and what it means. Has OpenAI

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19:37

Republican political violence and other worries from...

The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich ·

2023/11/18

Friends,Welcome back to our Saturday coffee klatch with Heather Lofthouse. Today we examine:— House Republicans will not kick out George Santos despite his fake resume and mounting evidence of illegal activity. Will the GOP and Santos be held accountable?— Incidents of violence and potential violence in the House and Senate, among lawmakers. Why is this happening? — Trump’s full-throated fascism — describing his opponents as vermin, planning to round up undocumented immigrants and place them in

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21:56

Electoral wins? Trump trials? CRs? Joe Manchin? The...

The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich ·

2023/11/12

Friends,Welcome back to our Saturday coffee klatch with Heather Lofthouse. Today we examine:— The results of races in Ohio, Kentucky, and elsewhere in “red America” are showing how out of step the GOP’s white Christian nationalism is with the majority of Americans. How much encouragement should Democrats take from this?— Mike Johnson’s utter inability to get anything done, including a continuing resolution to keep the government open after Friday, and aid to Israel and aid to Ukraine. How large a

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21:47

The war in Gaza, Sam Bankman-Fried’s comeuppance,...

The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich ·

2023/11/04

Friends,Good morning, and welcome back to my Saturday coffee klatch with Heather Lofthouse (executive director of Inequality Media Civic Action), where we examine the highs, lows, and even lower points of the previous week. Please pull up a chair, grab a cup, and join us. This week, Heather and I zoom in on: — The war in Gaza. Why not a humanitarian pause? Why is Mike Johnson, the new speaker of the House, conditioning aid to Israel on cutting IRS funding? And why is he not moving forward with aid

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21:58

Help! How do we deal with all this?

The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich ·

2023/10/28

Friends,Good morning, and welcome back to my Saturday coffee klatch with Heather Lofthouse (executive director of Inequality Media Civic Action), where we examine the highs, lows, and even lower points of the previous week. Please pull up a chair, grab a cup, and join us.Today we examine:— The new speaker of the House, Mike Johnson. Who is he? What does his speakership mean? What does it bode for the future?— The tragedy of Lewiston, Maine. If this can happen in a small Maine city, are any of us

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17:15

What should be done?

The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich ·

2023/10/21

Friends,Good morning, and welcome back to my Saturday coffee klatch with Heather Lofthouse (executive director of Inequality Media Civic Action), where we examine the highs, lows, and even lower points of the previous week. Please pull up a chair, grab a cup, and join us.Today we’re adding a new feature so you can watch as well as hear us (should you wish). And we apologize for the technical difficulties this week. Please let us know in the comments if you’d like us to continue this feature

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22:51

Trying to make sense out of tragedy and dysfunction

The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich ·

2023/10/14

Friends,Good morning, and welcome back to my Saturday coffee klatch with Heather Lofthouse (executive director of Inequality Media Civic Action), where we examine the highs, lows, and even lower points of the previous week. Please pull up a chair, grab a cup, and join us.Today, we look at:— The tragedy in Israel and Gaza. Who and what are responsible? Is Israel solving anything by bombing and mounting a ground invasion of Gaza? What’s the likely endgame here? — The dysfunction of House Republicans,

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23:42

Is Kevin McCarthy toast? Kudos to the courts! Joe...

The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich ·

2023/09/30

Friends,Good morning, and welcome back to my Saturday coffee klatch with Heather Lofthouse (executive director of Inequality Media Civic Action), where we examine the highs, lows, and even lower points of the previous week. Please pull up a chair, grab a cup, and join us. This morning we look at:— The life and death of Senator Dianne Feinstein (who was a friend to both of us). What’s her legacy likely to be?— The pending shutdown. Is Kevin McCarthy toast?— This week’s Republican debate. Does anyone

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21:27

Why Trump wants a chaotic government shutdown, a...

The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich ·

2023/09/23

Friends,Good morning, and welcome back to my Saturday coffee klatch with Heather Lofthouse (executive director of Inequality Media Civic Action), where we examine the highs, lows, and even lower points of the previous week. This morning we examine:— Kevin McCarthy’s Republican House mess. Will there be a shutdown? Almost certainly. Who’ll be blamed? Why is Trump pushing for this? — The UAW strike. When will it be resolved? Who’ll be blamed? Why is Trump hoping for a long strike? — Bonus question:

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20:18

What do polls mean anyway?

The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich ·

2023/09/10

Friends,Good morning, and welcome back to my Saturday coffee klatch with Heather Lofthouse (executive director of Inequality Media Civic Action), where we examine the highs, lows, and even lower points of the previous week. This morning we examine:— The awful polls showing Donald Trump running neck-and-neck with Joe Biden. How is that possible? Should we be concerned? — Biden as much more progressive than Bill Clinton or Barack Obama. Why don’t people see this? Why do young people think Biden is

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18:30

Labor Day weekend, Bob’s bad cold, Trump’s bad...

The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich ·

2023/09/03

Friends,Good morning, and welcome back to my Saturday coffee klatch with Heather Lofthouse (executive director of Inequality Media Civic Action), where we examine the highs, lows, and even lower points of the previous week. Today we look at:— The “Goldilocks” economy — inflation is coming down, but we’re not heading into a recession. Yesterday’s jobs report showed continuous buoyant growth of jobs. Why?— The Labor Department’s new overtime rule will help millions of workers. (Why Bob wants to write

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20:07

Trump sucks the oxygen out of the week: His arrest,...

The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich ·

2023/08/27

Friends,Good morning, and welcome back to my Saturday coffee klatch with Heather Lofthouse (executive director of Inequality Media Civic Action), where we examine the highs, lows, and even lower points of the previous week. Pull up a chair and grab a mug shot.This morning we’re looking at:— Trump’s arraignment in Georgia on Thursday, and his brazen use of imagery and marketing to circumvent rational thought. Is this the tactic of a fascist?— The Republican primary debate Wednesday evening, which

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18:56

Trump, the upcoming Republican primary debate on Fox...

The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich ·

2023/08/20

Friends,Good morning, and welcome back to my Saturday coffee klatch with Heather Lofthouse (executive director of Inequality Media Civic Action), where we examine the highs, lows, and even lower points of the previous week. This morning we’re looking at:— Trump’s FOURTH indictment, this one in Georgia, and why it could be the one that sends him to jail. — The upcoming Republican primary debate, and why Trump’s simultaneous “counter-programming” with Tucker Carlson on Elon Musk’s Twitter/X may

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25:39

The walls closing in on Trump

The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich ·

2023/08/13

Friends,Good morning, and welcome back to my Saturday coffee klatch with Heather Lofthouse (executive director of Inequality Media Civic Action), where we examine the highs, lows, and even lower points of the previous week. This morning we’re looking at:— Merrick Garland’s appointment of a special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden. Will this hurt or help Joe Biden? — Judge Tanya Chutkan’s threat to take “whatever measures are necessary” to stop Trump from intimidating potential witnesses in his

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23:55

Trump, Jobs, and Musk

The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich ·

2023/08/06

Friends,Good morning and welcome back to my Saturday coffee klatch with Heather Lofthouse (executive director of Inequality Media Civic Action), where we examine the highs, lows, and even lower points of the previous week. This morning we’re looking at:— The Trump arraignment in Washington on Thursday. What was notable? What does it suggest about Trump’s future?— Friday’s jobs report. Are we about to have a “soft landing” — getting inflation down to 2 percent while avoiding a recession? And if so,

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70:30

Heather and I debut before a live audience!

The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich ·

2023/07/30

Friends,Welcome back to our Saturday coffee klatch, where Heather Lofthouse (executive director of Inequality Media Civic Action, and my former student) and I discuss the highlights and lowlights of the week.Today we share with you our discussion before a live audience at the San Francisco Arts and Lectures series. We focus on:— Parallels between what occurred in the midterm elections of 2022 and the midterms of 1954 (the first election I focused on, when I was eight years old). — How political

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21:58

The pending Trump indictment: Where will it end?

The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich ·

2023/07/23

Friends,Welcome back to our Saturday coffee klatch, where Heather Lofthouse (executive director of Inequality Media Civic Action, and my former student) and I discuss the highlights and lowlights of the week.Today, on our roster:— The pending Trump indictment for his attempted coup. When will it drop? What does it mean? Will it strengthen democracy or drive us farther apart? Where will this end?— The “unitary executive” theory that Trump will likely utilize should he be reelected, along with several

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19:53

This isn’t just about Trump

The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich ·

2023/07/16

Welcome back to another Saturday coffee klatch with Heather Lofthouse, where we examine the lows and even lowers of the previous week. Today on our roster:— The Hollywood strike, and what it really means for the new economy.— The FTC’s setback on its attempt to stop Microsoft from acquiring Activision, and what it means for the new economy. — The good news on inflation, and what it means for Biden (and why the Fed should relax now and stop raising interest rates).— Special Counsel Jack Smith has

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22:04

Trump is getting Trumpier and Biden, more Bidenish

The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich ·

2023/07/09

Welcome back to another Saturday coffee klatch with Heather Lofthouse, where we examine the lows and lowers of the previous week. Today on our roster:— Jobs, the economy, and Bidenomics. With everything going well, why are Americans so unhappy?— The presidential sweepstakes. Should we worry that Trump is even more outrageous but seemingly physically strong, while Biden is competent but seemingly frail? — The Supreme Court’s continued rightward drift. If it continues to move in a direction counter to

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