Tag: save the economy
By Jo Comerford. Tuesday, June 30 2015
On July 18 and 19, thousands of MoveOn members will join Teach-ins to Save the Economy! Over the last several months, MoveOn has worked with Robert Reich to break down some of the solutions to the challenges we face in taking back our economy–from making work family-friendly, to creating Medicare for all, to ending mass […]
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Economic Justice | economy | house party | Robert Reich | save the economy
By Brian Stewart. Thursday, June 25 2015
Dear fellow MoveOn member, Big News: Tuesday night, I’ll be on a special call with Anna Galland and fellow MoveOn members like you to talk about what’s next for The Big Picture: Ideas to Save the Economy and our upcoming national teach-ins. Click here for information and to RSVP. Now for our last video in […]
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money in politics | Robert Reich | save the economy | The big picture
By Brian Stewart. Sunday, June 21 2015
Dear fellow MoveOn member, The best shot we’ve got at saving our broken health care system is to expand Medicare for all Americans. But first, we have to make something very clear: Medicare critics are wrong. They say that Medicare is a problem. In fact,Medicare is more efficient than private health insurance. It’s the solution. […]
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Medicare | Robert Reich | save the economy | The big picture
By Brian Stewart. Wednesday, June 17 2015
Dear fellow MoveOn member, There is nothing just about our criminal justice system. It’s racist and destructive. It’s not making us safer. And it’s a disaster for our economy. Please watch End Mass Incarceration now to see what we can and must do. End Mass Incarceration is the latest in the “Big Picture” series I’m […]
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mass incarceration | Robert Reich | save the economy | The big picture
By admin. Wednesday, June 10 2015
Dear fellow MoveOn member, Here’s a big-picture idea: instead of investing in dirty fuels, let’s start charging polluters for poisoning our skies and then invest the revenue so that it benefits everyone. Every ton of carbon that’s released into the atmosphere costs our nation between $40 and $100, and we release millions tons of it […]
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Climate | Polluters | pollution | Robert Reich | save the economy | The big picture
By admin. Friday, June 5 2015
Dear fellow MoveOn member, To prevent the rise of a new aristocracy, we need to raise the estate tax—a tax on inherited wealth. And we need to do it now. The richest 1 percent of Americans hold 42 percent of our nation’s wealth.1 We haven’t seen this concentration of wealth since the Gilded Age of […]
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estate tax | Robert Reich | save the economy | The big picture
By admin. Thursday, May 28 2015
Dear fellow MoveOn member, There is one solution to skyrocketing inequality that most of the TV talking heads love to ignore: Unions! It’s no surprise. Without unions, big companies like Walmart or Amazon can cut benefits, allow unsafe working conditions, slash wages, and pocket the massive profits. Well, I’m not afraid to talk about how […]
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labor | Labor Unions | Robert Reich | save the economy | The big picture | Unions
By Brian Stewart. Tuesday, May 26 2015
Dear fellow MoveOn member, More money out of your pocket. Less money for our communities. All so big corporations can pad their bottom lines. Most Americans believe it’s time to end corporate welfare. If you agree, I need you to watch and share this video right now. No more handouts for Big Oil, no more […]
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corporate welfare | Robert Reich | save the economy | The big picture
By admin. Tuesday, May 26 2015
Dear fellow MoveOn member, More money out of your pocket. Less money for our communities. All so big corporations can pad their bottom lines. Most Americans believe it’s time to end corporate welfare. If you agree, I need you to watch and share this video right now. No more handouts for Big Oil, no more special tax […]
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economy | Robert Reich | save the economy
By admin. Tuesday, May 19 2015
Dear fellow MoveOn member, There is only one way to truly tame Wall Street, so that everyday Americans like you and me don’t end up losing our jobs or our savings or our homes. You won’t see this solution on mainstream TV. Please watch and share it now. This is the fourth idea in our […]
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big ideas | Robert Reich | save the economy