Robert Reich

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The real reason we’re in a national emergency

Trump is creating national emergencies to gain more power. In the process, he’s subjecting millions to real harm.

Robert Reich
Apr 07, 2025
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Friends,

It’s hard to remember that only 10 weeks ago, the American economy was quite good, our foreign relations were on the whole positive, we were on the way to dealing with climate change with subsidies for wind and solar energy, and we still lived in a democracy.

Today, all that is disappearing. The economy is in acute danger, our relationships with…

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