'The Interview': Robert Reich Thinks the Baby Boomers Blew It

《面试》:罗伯特·赖克认为婴儿潮一代搞砸了

The Daily

2025-07-26

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  • I'm Anna Martin, the host of the Modern Love podcast.

  • In every episode,

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  • From the New York Times, this is The Interview.

  • I'm David Marchese.

  • For more than 40 years, Robert Reich has been banging a drum about rising inequality in America.

  • He did it as a member of three presidential administrations,

  • including a stint as labor secretary under President Clinton,

  • and as a revered professor at UC Berkeley, Brandeis, and Harvard.

  • Currently, he's talking about inequality online.

  • He's somewhat improbably become a new media star.

  • He's built a devoted audience of millions across Substack, TikTok, and Instagram.

  • All along, Reich has warned that inequality, in various forms,

  • chips away at social trust, diminishes democracy, and creates openings for populist demagogues.

  • That's why I wanted to talk to Reich about this political moment,