The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich

Friends,Today we celebrate, toast America, and try to explain what happened this week. It wasn’t the inevitable midterm swing of the pendulum against the party in power, or the economy, or even just Trump. It was anti-establishment fury at a rigged system.We also discuss whether Democrats can deliver on their promises to unrig the system and deliver for Americans. Please pull up a chair, grab a cuppa, and join the conversation. We hope to see as many of you klatchers as possible at our one-night-only live watchalong of The Work in Progress film on Tuesday, November 17, at 5:00 p.m. PT / 8:00 p.m. ET. I’ll be there with Heather, who produced the film, and other members of the film team. We’ll gather to watch the film together, answer your questions, and celebrate rediscovering our common humanity. Please mark on your calendars for November 17 and click the green button below to sign up! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertreich.substack.com/subscribe

Friends, It’s the day after a historic midterm election. I took some time with my colleagues Heather Lofthouse and Vishal Shankar to debrief, unpack the election results, and talk about where we go from here. Thanks for joining us.RRP.S. If you’re interested in learning more about our new film, visit theworkinprogressfilm.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertreich.substack.com/subscribe

Friends, Three days before the beginning of the end of Trump and all he stands for — let us hope and pray — Heather and I take a close look at what the midterm elections hold, what Trump is doing (and trying to do) to undermine them, what Elon Musk is doing (and trying to do) to poison them, and what we all must do in the days ahead. So please pull up a chair, grab a cuppa, and join in the conversation. RRPS: On Wednesday, the day after the midterms, please join Heather and me for a live Coffee Klatch Special at 5:00 p.m. PT / 8:00 p.m. ET, where we’ll unpack the election results. I’ll send out the link here on Substack that day. And please join us for a free one-night-only “live watchalong” of our new film, the The Work in Progress, on Tuesday, November 17 at 5:00 p.m. PT / 8:00 p.m. by signing up here.Happy Halloween This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertreich.substack.com/subscribe

My good friend Anand Giridharadas is out with a wonderful new book, Man in the Mirror, and today I had an opportunity to talk with him about it. One of the things I enjoy most about talking with Anand is how his mind works. He always sees the larger points that surround and give meaning to what’s happening around us. He’s both a journalist and a thinker, a writer and a public philosopher. In Man in the Mirror, Anand recounts a murder in the New York subway — a story that was treated in the media as a passing tragedy — but under Anand’s gaze turns into an extraordinarily insightful look into America today. Please watch our conversation. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertreich.substack.com/subscribe

Friends,Ten days away from the midterms, the two most vile people in the United States (in the world?) — Elon Musk and Donald Trump — are plotting how to take over the elections. Musk is pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into Republican races and Trump is using the Justice Department to try to decertify Democratic wins even before they occur. But as Heather and I explain, they won’t succeed. Please pull up a chair, grab a cuppa, and join in the conversation. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertreich.substack.com/subscribe