Heather Cox Richardson in Conversation with Robert Reich

journalismAug 25, 202626868

Robert Reich hosted historian Heather Cox Richardson in a Substack conversation today examining the origins and rise of Trumpism. They traced the decline of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s working-class Democratic coalition to a series of shifts beginning with Lewis Powell’s 1971 memo to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Supreme Court’s money-in-politics decision Buckley v. Valeo in 1976, and House Democrats’ embrace of corporate funding in the early 1980s. Reich recalled his frustrations as secretary of labor in the 1990s with corporate or “moderate” Democrats and cited his 1994 Democratic Leadership Council speech warning that a two-tiered society could produce a demagogue. Richardson and Reich said that element of a working-class Democratic Party is now reemerging. They also argued that rightwing Republicans have used the demonization of women as a tool for aggregating political power.

Robert Reich

@rbreich.bsky.social

I'm very excited to be chatting right now with one of my favorite historians, @hcrichardson.bsky.social. Join us! open.substack.com/live-stream/...

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Carol ❄️7

This was fabulous. Thank you both so much for doing this. You are both so valuable to us all and greatly appreciated! Know you are both extremely busy, but you could not do this too often for the rest of us :) CC @hcrichardson.bsky.social

Silvia S.3

I enjoyed it very much. Thank you both and I look forward to the next time you're together.

raventerp1.bsky.social2

Ask her about how the far left helped to elect a NAZI in Germany. www.newstatesman.com/world/europe...

Coko2

You are both my favorites! 💙

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👀👆Thank you for a highly informative; balanced and focused discussion ✔️

NodeZ3r0™1

Sounds like an important discussion. Let's learn and act together to challenge injustice. 🌍✨ https://project2032.us?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=signalboost&utm_campaign=imperialism_military_industrial_pentagon

@kcwinters.bsky.social

In this 250 to 250 from @hcrichardson.bsky.social & team, Joshua Turek, Iowa House Rep & candidate for the U.S. Senate, recounts the Dust Bowl, the 1930s environmental catastrophe that drove families from the Great Plains & taught America the value of soil conservation. youtu.be/Kx-w6QeXgic?...

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Carol Stephen

@carolstephen.bsky.social

A8. Here are a few influencers I like: * Heather Cox Richardson does her homework and posts diligently about history and politics every day. * Dr. Vonda Wright writes about women’s issues. * Dr. Daniel Sugai is a board-certified dermatologist. #DigiBlogChat

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PKs Powerfromspace1 🚀 Last Angry Bernie Brother cast adrift 😒

@powerfromspace1.bsky.social

@hcrichardson.bsky.social #LiveStream #Politics Chat, August 25, 2026 @ 6PM 🕕 EST www.youtube.com/live/5TdLezl...

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A Little Night Musing

@alilnightmusing.bsky.social

OK, this is from a substack post by historian Heather Cox Richardson. She gives her sources at the end of the post. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-24-...

Over the weekend, the growing fury over Trump and his administration led to an uproar over a report in the New York Times by Maggie Haberman and Annie Karni about a meeting in
the past weeks between House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner. The journalists said the meeting was about "potential areas of common ground," a vague description that led a clearly nervous House speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to warn Kushner: "You better not bet against the House Republicans."

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70andexhausted.bsky.social

@70andexhausted.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/live/JjZ9I62... Two of my favorite erudite giants in conversation. A MUST listen.

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Patricia Ashlock

@pashlock.bsky.social

US two tiered society invited demagoguery of maga cult of personality. www.youtube.com/live/JjZ9I62...

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John W Lewis

@johnwlewis.com

Heather Cox Richardson may be generating a substantial proportion of the income of Substack! #DigiBlogChat

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Richard Silvia

@yesrising.bsky.social

Definitely need part 2 with @hcrichardson.bsky.social and @rbreich.bsky.social After speaking to "how we got here" they were about to discuss how we can bring society back on track when they ran out of time. Please have a watch. Hopefully we'll see them back soon! www.youtube.com/live/JjZ9I62...

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grantsodiosa.bsky.social

@grantsodiosa.bsky.social

Live feed: like a box of chocolates. Maybe you get lucky Well informed opinions with clarity www.youtube.com/live/JjZ9I62...

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Drip Dry 🔞

@jackalstyle.bsky.social

Heather Cox Richardson also has some great videos and coverage if you don't already know about her!

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B. R. Erdmann

@msnberd.bsky.social

Heather and Robert discuss how we got into the current mess. substack.com/@robertreich...

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John Walling

@johnki7yra.bsky.social

I get a daily newsletter from www.dropsitenews.com They post also but the newsletter is more condensed. bsky.app/profile/drop... Heather Cox Richardson gives context to the news www.youtube.com/@heathercoxr... ..

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Gma4paws

@gma4paws.bsky.social

Explains much of how we got here. In Conversation with Heather Cox Richardson robertreich.substack.com/p/in-convers...

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Sue Baird

@suzb.bsky.social

I thought about you when hearing the news. Thanks for your terrific talk today with Heather Cox Richardson. Hope you do more.

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