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Former labor secretary robert reich sits down with heather lofthouse, executive director of inequality media, to discuss some of the key. In february 2018, his book the common good was published. Reichs recipe for a just society the new york times. For the many, not the few perhaps no one is better acquainted with the intersection of economics and politics than robert b. Robert reich is one of the most beloved and influential voices in progressive politics today.
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