10 IDEAS TO SAVE THE ECONOMY: STRENGTHEN UNIONS

Dear FRIEND,

There is one solution to skyrocketing inequality that many of the TV talking heads love to ignore.

Well, I'm not afraid to talk about it—and I'm relying on you to get the word out. Please watch and share now:

More economic growth, higher wages, shared prosperity—all by doing one simple thing. And here's a hint: 50 or 60 years ago, it was considered obvious.

The first step is to spread the word by sharing this message right now, because MoveOn will be campaigning for the idea that gets the most traction in our Big Picture series.

This video is the latest in the "Big Picture: Ten Ideas to Save the Economy" series I'm working on with MoveOn. And MoveOn has committed to campaigning on the ideas that get the most traction. So if you believe in fair pay for a hard day's work, you won't want to skip watching and sharing this video. 
Thanks for all you do. 

–Robert Reich

The TRUTH will set you FREE.

NEWSLETTERS TODAY...RE-INVENT EDUCATION...... Friday, May 22, 2015

Dear FRIEND,

Elementary school students waking at 2 a.m. with nightmares about high-stakes tests. Middle schoolers stuck in crowded classrooms in underfunded schools. College grads whose reward for surviving it all is a lifetime of debt.

Our broken education system is squashing passion for learning, eroding the love of teaching, and grinding up generations of young people. It's time to reinvent education, and I need your help to get the word out.

Watch and share "Reinvent Education," video #5 in my Big Picture series with MoveOn.

Powerful special interests see schools only as sources of potential profit, and they blame the same hard-working teachers who buy supplies out of their own pockets for all of the problems in American education. The last thing they want is for millions of Americans to see this video.

Please watch and share today, and not only will you help shed light on commonsense solutions—you will be voting for MoveOn to campaign on reinventing education, in close partnership with our allies. 

Here's what American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten had to say about the video: "Reich's strategy to reinvent public education is a sensible, actionable way to give children the schools and services they need to succeed. Count me in."

If you want to fight for the future of education, please watch and share now. 

Thanks for all you do.

–Robert Reich

The TRUTH will set you FREE.

Don't end up losing our jobs or our savings or our homes.

Dear Friend,

There is only one way to truly tame Wall Street, so that everyday Americans like you and me don't end up losing our jobs or our savings or our homes.

You won't see this solution on mainstream TV. Please watch and share it now.

This is the fourth idea in our series, "The Big Picture: Ten Ideas to Save the Economy." And while it may seem like a big, crazy idea to the Washington beltway crowd, it's actually totally reasonable—and we've done it before.

If you want to make it real, I encourage you to watch and share the video today—because MoveOn will be launching campaigns on the ideas in this series that win the most shares from members like you.

Thanks for all you do.

–Robert Reich

The TRUTH will set you FREE.

Flat wages and the end of pensions have left millions of Americans facing a retirement crisis.

Dear Friend,

Flat wages and the end of pensions have left millions of Americans facing a retirement crisis. Already, nearly half of our parents, grandparents, and great grandparents would live in poverty if it weren't for Social Security.

There is a simple solution, and it starts with defending Social Security from the right wing's lies. That's exactly what I do in the third video of the ten-part Big Picture series, and I need your help spreading the word.

The corporate media won't cover this. I need you to watch and share Expand Social Security now: 

In the coming weeks, MoveOn and I will bring you seven more commonsense ideas that have the power to make our economy work for everyone. We'll be relying on you to tell us which ideas you like most by sharing them with your friends and family.

MoveOn will launch full-blown campaigns—in solidarity with organizations doing important work every day—on the ideas that members like you are excited about and share with your friends and family. So make sure to watch and vote—by sharing—to help us get these ideas in front of millions of Americans! 

Thanks for all you do.

–Robert Reich

The TRUTH will set you FREE.

Commonsense ideas to save the economy

Dear Friend,

If you want MoveOn to campaign on expanding Social Security, I need you to vote now.

Watch Expand Social Security, the powerful new video in our Big Picture series, and click "share" if you want MoveOn to make this idea a priority: 

Over the next few weeks, MoveOn and I will roll out ten short, powerful videos explaining commonsense ideas to save the economy. As you can imagine, these ideas aren't popular with the corporate media—so I'm relying on you to get them in front of millions of people.

MoveOn will also campaign in solidarity with organizations doing important work every day on the idea that gets the most shares. So by hitting "share" right now, you're voting to make expanding Social Security a priority. 

Thanks for all you do.

–Robert Reich

The TRUTH will set you FREE.

No one should have to choose between providing for their family and being a good parent

Politicians talk a good deal about the "importance of family," but they need to do a much better job delivering. No one should have to choose between providing for their family and being a good parent. 

In the second three-minute video in our Big Picture series, MoveOn and I lay out four game-changing ideas that will help—a lot.

Over the next weeks, MoveOn and I will bring you more commonsense ideas that have the power to make our economy work for everyone. We'll be relying on you to tell us which ideas you like most by sharing them with your friends and family. 

Thanks for all you do. 

–Robert Reich

P.S. In case you missed it, once you've watched Help Working Families, be sure to check out the timely Fight for $15, which you can access through the website

The TRUTH will set you FREE.

Fight for $15 in the Big Picture

MoveOn will campaign for the ideas with the most shares.

Like this idea? Share it with your friends by clicking one of the buttons above. Not only will you help build support nationwide, you'll be voting for MoveOn to campaign to make it a reality.

Fight for $15 in the Big Picture

Breaking news: New York state may raise fast-food workers' pay to $15 an hour. Right now, there are adult breadwinners who work full-time, or more than full-time, and still live in poverty. But everyone should be able to afford to pay their rent and feed their family, and a $15-an-hour wage is the place to start.

The TRUTH will set you FREE.