EPISODE · Aug 11, 2025 · 10 MIN

Fmr. Sec. Robert Reich

from The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert · host CBS

Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich argues that reversing the Citizens United decision is key to reclaiming America's democracy, and that a new progressive era would follow as a result. He also comments on the societal factors that may have opened a path to the presidency for Donald Trump, and argues that America veered off the path of progress in the 1980s. Reich's book, "Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My America," is available now.

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