If Gavin Newsom runs for president in 2028, remember whose side he was on in the fight to rein in the wealth and power of billionaires in California.

Katie Zacharia lasted barely half a Scaramucci.

I actually feel sorry for her.

Hear me out.

Will the billionaires manage to block states’ attempts to raise their taxes?

Is this the fastest a press secretary has ever gotten fired?

And what does the chilling raid on Ilhan Omar’s home mean for our democracy?

Join us on this week’s Coffee Klatch to unpack it all. youtu.be/PJffxE6x2Lc

Do we owe each other anything as members of the same society?

This is the first question we have to ask ourselves if we want to understand inequality.

Super PACs & dark money groups have spent $2B+ on this year's elections — the most ever for a midterm cycle.

That includes hundreds of millions in misleading ads from AIPAC, crypto, AI, and Elon Musk's political machine.

But organized people can still defeat organized money.

In 2024, Trump campaigned on "ending inflation on Day One."

Two years later, the affordability crisis is even worse than when he returned to office — thanks to his policies.

This is a rough September inflation report.

-Biggest monthly jump since May
-Higher than expected inflation AND core inflation
-Core Inflation for the past 3 months is running at well over a 3% annualized pace...that's problematic
-Inflation (3.7%) totally wiping out wage gains diesel prices are the major driver, but also big jumps in airfares, used car prices, recreation, medical and apparel. The energy shock is spreading.

It’s 21 days until the US midterms: This is How We Win

My latest for The Guardian: theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

I’ll be joining Bernie Sanders, Stacey Abrams, Paul Krugman, Naomi Klein, Mehdi Hasan, Rebecca Solnit and others for How We Win, a weekly Guardian opinion newsletter.

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Democrats will have their hands full if they take back control of Congress.

Historian @TimothyDSnyder argues that there’s one issue they must take on first — or else they’re handing Trump a massive gift.

There's exactly three weeks to go until Election Day.

It's never too late to start fighting Trump's fascism. Here are some ideas.

Trump has canceled Biden-era law enforcement actions against 200+ corporations accused of wrongdoing, according to Public Citizen.

Corporations that have benefited have previously given $210 million in contributions and pledges to Trump's super PAC and GOP PACs.

Everything is for sale.

Before you cast your midterm ballot, remember that THIS is what Trump is spending YOUR money on.

If Democrats regain control of Congress, they will need to focus not only on alleviating high prices but also on eliminating a major cause of those high prices — Trump's pay-to-play corruption and cronyism.

robertreich.substack.com/p/the-crucial-…

Trump's corruption and lawlessness are beyond anything this country has ever seen.

If we want to end his self-dealing and abuse of power, we must elect candidates in the midterms who support these 10 Commandments for a Better Government.

Elon Musk has spent at least $276 million since July to boost Republican candidates, a record-breaking sum.

That’s just 0.028% of his total net worth.

Oligarchs can rig the system at the expense of everyone else, and only spend pennies doing so.

We must get Big Money out of politics.

I urge you to support Ilhan Omar’s campaign for reelection.

If Democrats regain control of the House, they must investigate this flagrant abuse of power against her by Trump, Vance, and the Department of Justice.

robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-and-v…

Trump is angrier, more erratic, and more dangerous than ever — and those closest to him know it.

How close are we to his own cabinet using the 25th Amendment against him?

Here's how it might go down.

Living a moral life in an age of bullies requires collective action; it cannot be done alone. Each of us must organize and participate in a vast network of moral resistance. From this solidarity we will grow stronger. This is what our current moment requires.

AIPAC's Super PAC spent a record-setting $30 MILLION in Michigan's Senate primary to try to stop Abdul El-Sayed.

Now they're spending AGAIN to boost his GOP opponent.

We must show them that organized people will always beat organized money.