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Five fake crises

The GOP has manufactured them to deflect our attention from the real crisis

Robert Reich
May 30, 2023
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Friends,

Republican leaders have mastered the art of manufacturing crises to divert the public’s attention from the real crisis of our era — the siphoning off of income, wealth, and power by a small group at the top.

Consider the fake fears they’ve been whipping up:

1. “Woke.” Florida’s governor (and now Republican presidential candidate) Ron DeSantis has…

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