4+ hour, 26+ min ago  (730+ words) I keep getting phone calls from politicians wanting to know what I make of the extraordinary victories at the polls this week of young Democratic Socialists. Here's what I tell them: The most powerful force in both the Republican and…...

23+ hour, 25+ min ago  (794+ words) The real way to read the immigration decisions the Supreme Court issued today is not to see them solely as losses for immigrants to the United States or the rights of immigrants. They are much larger losses. They are losses…...

22+ hour, 28+ min ago  (471+ words) Nothing makes Trump angrier than being humiliated. Humiliation involves public shame, which Trump's malignant narcissism cannot abide. But Trump is facing humiliation after humiliation. They're causing him to lose his mind even faster than before. The Iranian regime knows this,…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (239+ words) Robert Reich | Substack Office Hours: How Will Trump's War Be Viewed by Midterm Voters? Will Republican candidates be penalized by the war's failure? We're coming to the end of Trump's war in Iran, mainly because Trump is under huge pressure…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago  (611+ words) In December 2025, Trump axed today's holiday " Juneteenth, the official celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation " from the free admission days at the more than 100 national parks across America. He also axed Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a free admission day....

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (122+ words) Robert Reich | Substack Office Hours: The Platner Paradox The underlying question goes well beyond Platner I keep having conversations with Democrats and progressives who disagree with each other about a fundamental issue. I'll call it the "Platner Paradox" because the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (223+ words) The USA has a BIG birthday to celebrate! So, of course, Trump is trying to cash in and make it ALL ABOUT HIMSELF. This year's 250th anniversary events, commemorating our Founding Fathers saying NO KINGS, were supposed to be planned by…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (456+ words) Once a year " around our mutual birthdays " I have a long and prized phone call with a dear old (and getting older) friend. This year's came yesterday. One thing about dear old friends is they'll tell you things about yourself…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (812+ words) Elon Musk has just become the world's first trillionaire. Donald Trump is America's first dictator. But they have more in common than their economic and political dominance. To describe both as selfish narcissists would be a wild understatement. Both are…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (208+ words) Trump again claims victory in Iran. He's claimed victory before, but now he has a so-called "agreement" with Iran. That agreement, which appears to be no more than a memo of understanding " that is, a set of principles to which…...