Robert Reich

A lot of attention has been going to social values - abortion, gay rights, other divisive issues - but economic values are equally important.

Evidence suggests jobs are crucial not only to economic well-being but also to self-esteem.

Walmart isn't your average mom-and-pop operation. It's the largest employer in America. As such, it's the trendsetter for millions of other employers of low-wage workers.

I wish to be useful, and every kind of service necessary to the public good becomes honorable by being necessary.

If you look at my CV, just about everything I have done has come through a publicly funded institution; it is a career entirely built on that sort of support.

If you look at my CV, just about everything I have done has come through a publicly funded institution; it is a career entirely built on that sort of support.