Served Cold: Reich Versus Clinton, Bradley Versus Corzine

This weekend brought two reminders that what happens in politics is often, more than anything, about the past.

On Friday, Robert Reich formally endorsed Barack Obama, a decision that was greeted as noteworthy since Reich was an old Oxford chum of Bill Clinton’s and served as the 42nd president’s first labor secretary. He also scored Read More

Robert Reich for Obama

The Obama campaign just announced that Robert Reich, who served as Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton, is endorsing Barack Obama.

Here’s part of what Reich wrote (where else?) on his blog:

I believe that Barack Obama should be elected President of the United States.

Although Hillary Clinton has offered solid and Read More

On Jury Trials

The Future of Success , by Robert Reich. Alfred A. Knopf, 289 pages, $26.

Before he became Bill Clinton’s Secretary of Labor, Robert Reich wrote an early analysis of the New Economy, The Work of Nations (1991),which gave many Americans their introduction to the globalized labor market, vagabond capital and the gap between rich and Read More

Anxiety Amidst Plenty: A Nervous-Making New Economy

The Future of Success , by Robert Reich. Alfred A. Knopf, 289 pages, $26.

Before he became Bill Clinton’s Secretary of Labor, Robert Reich wrote an early analysis of the New Economy, The Work of Nations (1991),which gave many Americans their introduction to the globalized labor market, vagabond capital and the gap between rich and Read More