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October 17, 2026
Trump’s Midterm Madness | The Coffee Klatch for Saturday, October 17, 2026
With Michael Lahanas-Calderón, W. Kamau Bell, and yours truly, Robert Reich
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October 16, 2026
How the AI Data Center Construction Boom is Hurting You
Friends,
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October 16, 2026
Trump’s Moral Squalor
Affordability is important but we must also demand common decency from our president
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October 15, 2026
What would a REAL “America First” Agenda Look Like?
Just about the opposite of Trump’s
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October 15, 2026
Defund Musk!
Friends,
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October 14, 2026
Office Hours: What’s his “October Surprise”?
He said there’d be a “big surprise” coming up.
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October 13, 2026
The Plot to Remove Him
Could happen sooner than you think
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October 13, 2026
The Twin Evils: Unaffordability and Corruption
Democratic candidates are connecting the affordability crisis to corruption. If Dems get the chance to govern, they’ll need to attack both.
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October 12, 2026
Trump’s and Vance’s Islamophobic Target
Violating Justice Department rules, they raided her apartment today — just 22 days before she faces reelection. If they regain control of the House, Dems must investigate this abuse of power.
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October 12, 2026
“Wealth and Poverty” Class 4: Why your income increasingly depends on where you live
Widening inequalities of place
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October 12, 2026
He’s not on the ballot, but his ego is
That’s enough to seriously damage Republican candidates
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October 11, 2026
Caption contest: TV
Friends,
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October 11, 2026
Sunday thought: The Beginning of the End or the End of the Beginning?
Friends,
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October 10, 2026
Trump’s Midterm F*ck-up | The Coffee Klatch for Saturday, October 10, 2026
With Heather Lofthouse, Vishal Shankar, and yours truly, Robert Reich
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October 10, 2026
Public Sadism
Trump’s and Hegseth’s barbaric decision to live-stream an execution
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October 9, 2026
Who’s Are the Real Villains in America?
Friends,
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October 9, 2026
Pay to Play to Play to Pay
How the system now works
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October 8, 2026
What Happens When Billionaires Control Our Media?
They silence criticism of the President who grants them favors
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October 8, 2026
Is Trump to blame for explosive diarrhea, too?
Yes. His cuts in food safety have literally caused a shitshow.
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October 7, 2026
Why Californians Want a Billionaire Tax (but May Not Get One)
The Lesson here?
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October 7, 2026
Office Hours: How Long Will He Last?
And what will cause Trump to leave office?
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October 7, 2026
If you’re considering shopping on Amazon on “Amazon Prime” days …
Please reconsider.
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October 6, 2026
A Short History of Protest
With Annie Leonard
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October 6, 2026
Here’s How to Reduce the Existential Risks
If there’s no other way
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October 5, 2026
“Wealth and Poverty” Class 3: Globalization, technological change, and you
The jobs of the future
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October 5, 2026
The Central Question of Power in America
Can we reverse the power shift that began four decades ago? This is the biggest question lurking behind the midterm campaigns.
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October 4, 2026
The emergence of shareholder capitalism
Friends,
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October 4, 2026
Caption contest: Hole
And last week’s winner
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October 4, 2026
Sunday thought: What’s Up With Kansas?
The power of kitchen-table economics
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October 3, 2026
Is a Reckoning Coming? | The Coffee Klatch for Saturday, October 3, 2026
With Heather Lofthouse and yours truly, Robert Reich
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