All posts tagged "Robert Reich"

Former Clinton administration Labor Secretary Robert Reich had some harsh words about former President Donald Trump's competency with the economy on Wednesday's edition of MSNBC's "The ReidOut."

This came in the middle of a discussion on the two parties' economic records, and how Vice President Kamala Harris, who recently unveiled an ambitious economic agenda for her presidential campaign, has a penalty with voters, who trust Republicans more on the economy despite most recessions occurring under Republican presidents.

"Robert, you know, what happens with a Democrat versus a Republican is, when Trump says, 'I'm just going to magically make the economy better,' the media goes, 'Okay, that sounds good.' When a Democrat says, 'I'll do a $3,500 tax credit for newborns,' they go, 'How are you going to pay for that?' Right?" said anchor Joy Reid. "You, on your social media, often say there's an obvious answer to how it's paid for, but let's indulge our friends in my wonderful profession and ask, how would those ideas be funded?"...

Progressive economist Robert Reich called Fox News host Bill O'Reilly out on Wednesday, challenging him to a debate and accusing him of poisoning political conversation in the country.

Economist Robert Reich found himself slightly agreeing with former Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum in an interview with Bill Moyers, arguing that while he doesn't support "equality of results," the problem with the U.S. financial system is a lack of equality when it comes to opportunity.

Economist, author and political commentator Robert Reich appeared on "Conan" on Monday night and discussed the ongoing issue of wealth inequality in the United States. He explained to host Conan O'Brien that the country currently has the widest gap between rich and poor of any nation outside of the developing world.

A study conducted by Echo Research and Makovsky found that the "Occupy Wall Street" movement had an impact on marketing and communications executives at financial services firms.

Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich and The Nation's Ari Melber argued Wednesday on MSNBC about whether President Barack Obama should have embraced super PACs.