Higher education isn't just a personal investment. It's a public good that pays off in a more competitive workforce and better-informed and… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
Too many young people graduate laden with debts that take years, if not decades, to pay off. — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
When corporations get special handouts from the government, subsidies and tax breaks, it costs you. It means you have to pay more… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
When top executives get huge pay hikes at the same time as middle-level and hourly workers lose their jobs and retirement savings,… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
Economies are risky. Some industries rise, and others implode, like housing. Some places get richer, and others drop, like Atlantic City. Some… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
As public schools deteriorate, the upper-middle class and wealthy send their kids to private ones. As public pools and playgrounds decay, the… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
We need to expand Social Security to prevent the looming retirement crisis, and we can do it simply by asking billionaires to… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
Only if everyone buys insurance can insurers afford to cover people with preexisting conditions or pay the costs of catastrophic diseases. — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
During three decades from 1947 to 1977, the nation implemented what might be called a basic bargain with American workers. Employers paid them enough… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
A leader is someone who steps back from the entire system and tries to build a more collaborative, more innovative system that will work… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
The faith that anyone could move from rags to riches - with enough guts and gumption, hard work and nose to the grindstone -… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
If you give up on politics, you're giving up on democracy. And if you give up on democracy, you're basically saying to the moneyed… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
Given that ever-broadening array of options and alternatives, as consumers and investors, we are often bewildered. We need guidance. That's where today's brands come… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
I knew Hillary Clinton from undergraduate days and was enormously impressed with her. She was a terrific energy and enthusiasm, and a great organizer.… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
Public employees should have the right to bargain for better wages and working conditions, just like all employees do. — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
Community colleges are great bargains. They avoid the fancy amenities four-year liberal arts colleges need in order to lure the children of the middle… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
