Monday, 10 April 2023

Robert Reich on Current Politics


"Under Republican authoritarianism, power is its own justification. Recall that in 2018, after Wisconsin voters elected a Democratic governor and attorney general, the Republican legislature and the lame duck Republican governor responded by significantly cutting back the power of both offices."  https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-happens-when-supermajorities?utm_source=substack&utm

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