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Robert Reich

Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich's new book is called Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few

What Germany’s got that America doesn’t

Economics

Other capitalist nations can offer the US a few lessons on how to shrink the widening income gap.

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What jobs are going away? What jobs will survive?

Business

Robert Reich: Government budget cuts could make job crisis worse

Business, Economics and Jobs

Bailout bill goes to the White House

Global Politics

A Green New Deal

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Robert Reich on why we need a government takeover of BP

Global Politics

Robert Reich explains that a takeover of BP is the only way to ensure that the public’s interest is met, but should the federal government really have ownership over our energy industries?

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A green new deal

Environment

Franklin D. Roosevelt launched his New Deal in the first hundred days of his administration. Will President-elect Barack Obama embark on an ambitious green New Deal when he takes office?

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Robert Reich

Business, Economics and Jobs

Faith talks to Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor and now Professor of Public Policy, about the state of the economy.

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