Robert Reich is on CNN now, urging the dems to embrace populism

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and progressivism. i hope they're listening.

[prairierose]

1. Well, he wrote that book a year or more ago....

I don't hink they listened for the last election cycle. It is a very good book.

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2. let's hope they read it in time for 06. nt

[tridim]

3. Robert Reich was one of my favorites in the Clinton admin.

He's such a smart person.

[imenja]

5. I always liked him too

[Eric J in MN]

4. He was a supporter of NAFTA. Where was his populism then? NT

NT

[hollowdweller]

8. I love Reich I'd vote for him for Pres. As far as NAFTA as I recall

he said that free trade was the way of the future. Machinery and stuff could change borders, so in order to compete we needed to have the most healthy, most well educated work force so companies would come here. However since we are not really doing much with education, and nobody is doing a damn thing to reduce health insurance costs we are not really competing.

[Eric J in MN]

11. We can have a healthy, well-educated work force with or without NAFTA (nt)

NT

[podnoi]

16. Reich needs a little nudge

I agree with the previous poster. Reich is well intentioned. Not one of the "bad guys". But he really bought into, and I think still strongly supports, NAFTA.

NAFTA is "survival of the fittest" or "survival of the richest" any way you cut it. Hyper competion eventually turns the working class into robots. We can't have social justice without promoting the local economy.And everyone is not a "rocket scientist" with a mind that is comfortable racing at 300mph, you have to take care of every leg of society.

[hollowdweller]

19. We can't have social justice without promoting the local economy.

Amen!! The jobs we save may be our own!

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17. i thought he was trying to get regulations for nafta. nt

[robbedvoter]

6. Talks pretty but was one of the first to urge Gore to concede the election

On public radio no less. No hero of mine.

[zann725]

7. Is that 'Reich' as in "Third Reich?"

...naw, just coincidental I'm sure.

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9. it's an unimportant coincidence, and i'm not sure why you'd focus on it.

he was one of the few true progressives in Clinton's cabinet.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

10. I would rather they embraced libaralism.

Hitler, Mussolini, and the Boob-in Chief are populists.

[Clark2008]

14. Not in the traditional sense, they're not

Populists are for the people.

Hitler, Mussolini and Shrub PRETEND they're for the people, but, in fact, were/are for themselves and anything it takes to keep the power.

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18. true populism, not the kind manufactured by tyrants. nt

[bobedwards]

12. Move Left

The Party needs to move further left if we hope to win anymore elections.

[Clark2008]

13. This really should be a no-brainer

but, apparently, the DNC/DLCers don't understand this concept.

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15. you'd think so, wouldn't you? but apparently urging the party to develop

a backbone and integrity, and embrace true progressive ideals...is just too much to ask. (at least according to some here on DU)