The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich

Friends,

Today, in honor of Memorial Day weekend, we take a deep dive into the common good versus its antithesis — Trumpism. We look at what’s happened to the common good, why Trumpism is attractive to so many these days, and how the common good can be resurrected.

Please grab a cup, pull up a chair, and join the conversation. (Also, if so moved, take our poll.)

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Friends,

Today Heather and I look at the Trump trial and everything it entails, including the moral squalor of Donald J. Trump and all who have sold their integrity to support him — including Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas. Please join us, and, if so moved, take our poll.

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Friends,

Today Heather and I take a hard look at the Trump trials, the latest from Gaza, and RFK Junior’s brain-eating parasite, among other things.

Please bring up a chair, grab a cup of coffee, and (if so moved) take our poll.

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Friends,

Today, Heather and I examine whether the protests against Israel’s slaughter in Gaza, now roiling university campuses across America, will harm Biden’s chances of being reelected next November. We also look at state anti-abortion laws — which now apply to 1 out of 3 American women of childbearing age — and consider how much they’ll harm Trump in November.

Please pull up a chair, grab a cup of coffee, and, if so moved, take our survey. (And May the 4th be with you.)

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Friends,

Today Heather and I take a deep dive into why so many Americans are supporting a neofascist for president. Trump is the consequence rather than the cause of several major problems that have worsened over four decades — problems that have undermined the American middle class and caused a substantial number of people to become angry, anxious, and cynical.

Please pull up a chair, grab a cup of coffee, and (if so inclined) take our poll.

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Friends,

Today, Heather and I discuss what to expect from the Trump trial currently underway in New York, as well as other pending Trump trials. And Speaker Mike Johnson’s newly found discovery of bipartisanship, which is driving the extremist right “Freedom Caucus” crazy.

Please pull up a chair and join us, and consider taking our poll.

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Friends,

Today we have a special guest to help us understand why food prices continue to go through the roof: Michael Pollan. Pollan is author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma, How to Change Your Mind, The Botany of Desire, and other books. He and Eric Schlosser (whose new piece in The Atlantic, “Do We Really Want a Food Cartel?” is also a must-read), are just out with a new documentary available for streaming now, “Food Inc. 2,” which explains how giant corporations have taken over what we eat.

We’ve asked Michael to tell us what steps we can take — as consumers and citizens — to reclaim our own nutrition.

Please pull up a chair, grab a cup, and join us. Consider taking our poll below:

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Friends,

Welcome back to our Saturday coffee klatch, where today Heather and I look at the similarities between Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump, and the importance of Joe Biden’s standing up to both of them.

Please pull up a chair, grab a cup, and (if so moved), take our weekly klatch poll:

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Friends,

Welcome back to our Saturday coffee klatch, where Heather and I review the highs and lows of the week.

Today we look at the role of big money in the presidential races of both parties. And with Tax Day looming, we also ask what’s in store when the Trump tax cuts (mostly for the wealthy and big corporations) run out next year? What sort of tax reforms are possible if Biden is reelected and Democrats take over both houses of Congress? Our guest today, appropriately, is tax expert Solana Rice.

And, of course, we talk about the new Beyoncé album (how could we not?).

Please grab a cup, pull up a chair, and join us. (And take our poll.)

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Dear friends,

Today Heather and I examine the potential bankruptcy of Trump’s finances as well as the bankruptcy of his mind. Please pull up a chair, grab a cup of coffee, and join us.

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