A few years ago, I said greedy egg producers like Cal-Maine were using their market power to deliberately drive up egg prices. My right-wing critics fried me for saying this — but now they all have egg on their face.

The wealth of the richest 0.1 percent of Americans has more than doubled since 2019. If that doesn't convince you we need a wealth tax, renowned economist Gabriel Zucman will. Watch.

Tim Snyder is correct: If Democrats want to regain working people, they must disavow Big Money and tackle our corrupt system. There’s no way the party can speak for or represent the working class in America if it's beholden to corporate interests.

The subjugation of women is part of a neo-fascist, warrior culture going all the way back to the 1930s. It was on full display during Pete Hegseth’s military speech this week.

Another dismal jobs report. Trump’s meeting with AI billionaires. And a crisis of accountability from the top down. We unpack it all on a brand new episode of the Coffee Klatch. Join us: piped.video/a_yUsUxYO1E

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 325-to-1 Trickle-down economics was always a sham. Nothing has ever trickled down.

The Trump administration was too stupid to realize that cutting food safety programs and firing thousands of public servants would have shitty consequences. Watch.

Americans are relearning the lesson we learned during the Gilded Age of the late 1890s, when robber barons ran the government and the economy for their own benefit: Oligarchy is incompatible with the common good. I'm hopeful we'll respond with a new progressive movement.

The financial pain is real: Wage growth fell to 3% (y/y) in September. That's the lowest in 5 years. Wage growth: 3% Inflation: ~3.4% Inflation has eaten up all wage gains for the average worker since April. Many people are having to make hard choices about what to buy and what to skimp on right now. Yes, consumption is still strong (mainly due to wealthier Americans and people dipping into savings or credit cards), but a lot of people have to think hard about every dollar they spend. Notable: Wages only ticked up 0.1% in the month of September. That was the weakest monthly gain since December 2025.

A new survey finds majorities of Democratic AND Republican voters support capping prescription drug costs, banning surprise medical bills, and stopping corporations from buying up homes. @BedoyaUSA explains how economic populism can reshape our politics.

Starting today, some of the cruelest changes to food stamps and Medicaid from Trump and Republicans' big, ugly bill go into effect. Here's what you need to know.

This photo says everything about the explosion of extreme wealth and its influence on society. Such a concentration of wealth and power in a few hands is unprecedented and dangerous. 🧵

Why, despite everything that's happening, am I still hopeful about America? Here's what I told Michael Lewis.

Feeling the squeeze after paying your rent today? There’s a way for you and millions of other tenants to fight back against skyrocketing rental housing costs: tenant unions. @TenantFed's @taraghuveer explains what they are and how you can start your own.

If Democrats want to win the midterms, they should be focusing on ONLY two things in these last few weeks before November 3 — and show how they’re connected. Let me explain... robertreich.substack.com/p/t…

Some thoughts on the California wealth tax:

Samuel Alito has recused himself from a Supreme Court climate case, after ethics watchdogs uncovered his fossil fuel stockholdings. Instead of relying on the justices to occasionally do the right thing, we need Congress to enact real SCOTUS reform.

Thank you, President Trump for bringing together the Oligarchs who run our country. While working families struggle to survive due to your disastrous policies, they are now worth over $1.7 trillion, including: Elon Musk: $920 billion Jeff Bezos: $368 billion Mark Zuckerberg: $250 billion Jensen Huang: $200 billion Obscene.