# Robert Reich Calls Out Corporate Power Threatening US Democracy [Uncut Full Conversation Rewind]

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Published: 2026-03-27T21:30:00+00:00
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Synopsis: Robert Reich Shares Plan To Combat Income Inequality Now Exclusive: Renowned economist Robert Reich talks to Laura Flanders about his latest book "Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My America"**: highlighting the need for swift action to address concentrated wealth and corporate power threatening US democracy, with insights from his 18 books, including bestsellers "Aftershock" and "The System". (original air date September 14, 2025) “More than a century ago, we had the first Gilded Age in the United States . . . We had the equivalent of billionaires, the equivalent of Elon Musk . . . Why would we not have another Progressive Era as a response to the Gilded Age? We are now in the second Gilded Age.” - Robert Reich Guest: Robert Reich: Former Secretary of Labor; Professor Emeritus, University of California Berkeley; Author, Coming Up Short: My Memoir of America Full Conversation Release: While our weekly shows are edited to time for broadcast on Public TV and community radio, we offer to our members and podcast subscribers the full uncut conversation. These audio exclusives are made possible thanks to our member supporters. Become a member today, go to https://Patreon.com/LauraFlandersandFriends Watch the special report on YouTube; PBS World Channel Sundays 11:30am ET, and on over 300 public stations across the country. Listen: Episode cut airs on community radio stations across the country.

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