We are eight weeks from a momentous election. If Joe Biden wins, he must work to redistribute income – and power
On Labor Day weekend, eight weeks before one of the most consequential elections in American history, it’s useful to consider the inequalities of income and wealth that fueled Donald Trump’s victory four years ago – and which are now wider than ever.
Related: Speaking for Myself review: Sarah Sanders writes one for the Trump team
Trump speaks the language of authoritarian populism but acts in the interests of America’s emerging oligarchy
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Robert Reich, a former US secretary of labor, is professor of public policy at the University of California at Berkeley and the author of Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few and The Common Good. His new book, The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It, is out now. He is a columnist for Guardian US
Continue reading…We are eight weeks from a momentous election. If Joe Biden wins, he must work to redistribute income – and powerOn Labor Day weekend, eight weeks before one of the most consequential elections in American history, it’s useful to consider the inequalities of income and wealth that fueled Donald Trump’s victory four years ago – and which are now wider than ever. Related: Speaking for Myself review: Sarah Sanders writes one for the Trump team Trump speaks the language of authoritarian populism but acts in the interests of America’s emerging oligarchy Related: Wildfires rage, Covid spreads: in California, life as we knew it has disappeared | Dana Frank Robert Reich, a former US secretary of labor, is professor of public policy at the University of California at Berkeley and the author of Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few and The Common Good. His new book, The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It, is out now. He is a columnist for Guardian US Continue reading…
