Economics In Wonderland : Robert Reich’s Cartoon Guide

Anyone who watches the former U.S. Secretary of Labor and The Daily Show and CNBC commentator’s podcast, viewed on his Inequality Media website, has seen Reich’s informal lectures on student debt, social security, and gerrymandering, which he accompanies by quickly drawing cartoons to illustrate his major points. Collected here, for the first time, are short essays, edited from his presentations, and Reich’s clean-line, confident illustrations, created with a large sketchpad and magic marker. Economics in Wonderland clearly explains the consequences of the disastrous policies of global austerity with humor, insight, passion, and warmth, all of which are on vivid display in words and pictures.
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• theguardian .com/commentisfree/2020/dec/09/inequality-free-market-myth-billionaires  (‘ Robert Reich : Inequalities of income, wealth and political power continue to widen across all advanced economies. This doesn’t have to be the case. But to reverse them, we need an informed public capable of seeing through the mythologies that protect and preserve today’s super-rich no less than did the Divine Right of Kings centuries ago. ‘)
• twitter .com/RBReich/status/1328551882139127808 (‘ Robert Reich : Should you be interested, I’ll be taking with @donlemon in a few moments to talk about what’s next for the economy.  Yes ‘)
• twitter .com/RBReich/status/1328556168919224320 (‘ 16-11-2020, SCOOP: Ga. SoS Raffensperger says Sen. Lindsey Graham pressured him to toss legal ballots.  If this is true, it’s a serious federal crime. At the least, Lindsey Olin Graham should be impeached. ‘)
• nationalpress .org/training/poverty-and-inequality-a-discussion-with-robert-reich (‘ Don’t miss, Monday, Nov. 16, 1 p.m. Eastern, Poverty and Inequality with Robert Reich ‘)
• twitter .com/RBReich/status/1328204308169494529 (‘ 16-11-2020, Robert Reich : Trump is becoming increasingly irrelevant. Yes, he still poses a threat and we must remain vigilant. But, for the most part, we can ignore his tweets and petty outbursts. It’s a good feeling. Let’s embrace it. ‘)
• twitter .com/RBReich/status/1328124709506990080 (‘ If there’s a national emergency with more than 1,000 Americans dying each day, and the president who is ignoring it has been voted out of office, and the incoming president will make it his highest priority, shouldn’t there be some constitutional way to speed up the change? ‘)
• theguardian .com/commentisfree/2020/nov/14/donald-trump-concede-election-republican-donors-covid (‘ The president-elect aspires to find a moderate middle ground. This will be difficult because there’s no middle. The real divide is no longer left versus right but the bottom 90% versus the oligarchy...They’d have to show white working-class voters how badly racism and xenophobia have hurt them as well as people of color. And change the Democratic narrative from kumbaya to economic and social justice… there’s no alternative. Robert Reich ‘)
• twitter .com/RBReich/status/1327799186209771520 (‘ 14-11-2020, If we are serious about achieving equality and protecting voting rights in America, it’s time to abolish the Electoral College.’)
• twitter .com/RBReich/status/1327672650995478530 (‘ 14-11-2020, Trump’s lies have no chance of overturning Biden’s landslide victory. But that’s not the point. He’s trying to convince his supporters that the election was illegitimate, and we need to set the record straight. Robert Reich ‘)
• twitter .com/RBReich/status/1327388134942801922 (‘ 13-11-2020, listen to Robert Reich : Trump is dismantling the guardrails. His attempted coup will fail but its consequences will be corrosive. ‘)
• twitter .com/RBReich/status/1327323790079008768 (‘  13-11-2020, Robert Reich : So let me get this straight: Mitch McConnell refuses to accept the presidential election results, but has no problem accepting the results of his own reelection in Kentucky? ‘)
• twitter .com/RBReich/status/1327041648384110592 (‘ 12-11-2020, Robert Reich : Can there be criminal negligence toward an entire nation? ‘)
• twitter .com/jonfavs/status/1326252949677379584 (‘ 10-11-2020, All of this can be true: 1) Trump wants to steal the election 2) Most Republican politicians seem happy to serve as either willing accomplices or hapless bystanders 3) They will not succeed 4) (This time) Jon Favreau, Robert Reich @RBReich ‘)
• twitter .com/RBReich/status/1325908947287511040 (‘ video, 9-11-2020, Robert Reich :  Joe Biden will be our next president, but Trump will not concede. He’s trying to litigate through the courts, push GOP officials to substitute his own electors, and whip up his base. Here’s what to look out for in the coming months, and why his plan won’t work… Listen to Robert Reich… ‘)
• theguardian .com/commentisfree/2020/nov/08/joe-biden-donald-trump-election-healing-robert-reich (‘  The nation was already divided when Trump became president – by race and ethnicity, region, education, national origin, religion and class. But he exploited these divisions to advance himself. He didn’t just pour salt into our wounds. He planted grenades in them…   Robert Reich ‘)
• twitter .com/RBReich/status/1325211415322484736 (‘ 7-11-2020, Message from Robert Reich : If this were happening in another country, the State Department would put out a statement siding with the people and decrying the regime for not accepting the results ‘)
• twitter .com/RBReich (‘ THANK YOU, Robert Reich, Professor Berkeley, 7-11-2020  ‘)
• twitter .com/RBReich/status/1324834867494805505 (‘ 6-11-2020, Robert Reich : Don’t panic or get sucked into Trump’s manufactured chaos. The Constitution and federal law establish a clear timeline for how electoral votes are processed, and when the new president takes office. Joe Biden’s pathway to victory is clear. He will be our next president. Youpi! ‘)
• twitter .com/RBReich/status/1324493091336695808 (‘ Joe Biden is leading Donald Trump by 3,595,876 votes. He has the most votes of any presidential candidate in history. And yet we still don’t know if he’ll become the next president.The Electoral College is a sham; Abolish the Electoral College  ‘)
• twitter .com/RBReich/status/1324075510779928576 (‘ Listen Robert Reich : Say it with me : Abolish the Electoral College. ‘)
• twitter .com/RBReich/status/1323817332393664513 (‘ 3-11-2020, Robert Reich : Reminder: We will not get the results tonight. Don’t let the horse race media coverage and repeated “Breaking News” chyrons get to you. Stay calm, drink water, and wait it out. Robert Reich @RBReich, Reichrobertreich .org  ‘)
• twitter .com/RBReich/status/1323903798927073281 (‘  Robert Reich : Every vote must be counted. Trump’s strategy has always been. 1) Declare victory on partial results. 2) Sue to stop a full count. 3) Accuse Democrats of fraud. 4) Foment violence & division. 5) Rely on the Supreme Court to rule in his favor. Count the votes. ‘)
• twitter .com/RBReich/status/1322599142489665538 (‘ 31-10-2020, Reminder: Voter intimidation is illegal. Know your rights. And if you encounter any issues at the polls, call the national Election Protection hotline.**English: 866-OUR-VOTE; Español: 888-VE-Y-VOTA; Asian Languages: 888-API-VOTE; Arabic: 844-YALLA-US, Robert Reich @RBReich, Reichrobertreich .org ‘)