Robert Reich's Blog
Robert Reich was the nation's 22nd Secretary of Labor and is a professor at the University of California at Berkeley. His latest book is "Supercapitalism." This is his personal journal.



Tuesday, November 03, 2009
How Obama Can Convince Congress to Enact a Larger Stimulus, and Why He Must

The Administration's biggest economic mistake so far was to badly underestimate last January how bad the employment situation would become by Fall. As a result, it low-balled the stimulus -- settling for a plan that, while avoiding even worse job losses, didn't go nearly far enough.

Obama has to return to Congress, seeking a larger stimulus.

America’s dealings with Pakistan may be increasing the risk of radicalization.


Swat Valley;
Taliban In the tumultuous days leading up to the Pakistan Army’s ground offensive in the tribal area of South Waziristan, which began on October 17th, the Pakistani Taliban attacked what should have been some of the country’s best-guarded targets.

November 29, 2008
Let The Red States Secede
This is a little bit old news now but I wanted to mention it.

On his radio program Glenn Beck said States should secede from America to protest bailouts:

By Holly Sklar | Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune News Services
Wall Street is doing to America what private equity firms did to Simmons Bedding and many other productive companies. Taking control with borrowed money, stripping assets, slashing jobs and cashing out.