Robert Reich
22nd Secretary of Labor and Co-Founder of Inequality Media, Robert Reich, discusses his new book, The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It, during a livestream interview on October 1, 2020.
More Robert Reich Videos
Robert Reich on the impact of inequality and oligarchy in American politics (29:45) |
SHORT: Robert Reich reflects on last 40 years in American politics, how the system got rigged, what we can do about it. (8:00) |
SHORT: Robert Reich on rebalancing economics. Not about more government, but who government is for. System is currently rigged by the super rich. (2:49) |
SHORT: Progressive Forum founder Randall Morton introduces Robert Reich during live online interview. (3:15) |
Background
Robert B. Reich is the Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley. He has served four presidents including Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, and Bill Clinton, under whom he served as Secretary of Labor. For President Obama, he was a member of his economic advisory board. Time magazine named him among the "10 Best Cabinet Members of the Century.” The Wall Street Journal placed him sixth on its list of “Most Influential Business Thinkers.” He has written 15 books, including The Work of Nations, which has been translated into 22 languages. He co-created the award winning films Inequality for All and Saving Capitalism, which are streamable. He blogs at robertreich.org.
Robert Reich Updates
- "Robert Reich: America’s Real Divide Isn’t Between Red And Blue — But Oligarchy And Democracy." Houston Public Media, September 25, 2020
- "Former Labor secretary Robert Reich to speak on ‘the system’ at Houston livestream event." Houston Chronicle, September 25, 2020
- Books by Robert Reich
- Robert Reich Blog
This event was sponsored by the generosity of Don Griffin and Mary Cubanski.