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Robert Reich on Abuse of Power in U.S. Politics: “Trump Is Bully of Bullies”

Episode 7307 | 18m 20s

The U.S. has undergone a multitude of dramatic shifts since President Trump's return to the White House, Former Clinton Secretary of Labor Robert Reich says this is the result of a series of economic and political choices made by the U.S. over the past 50 years - all detailed in Reich's recent memoir "Coming Up Short." The author joins Walter Isaacson to explain.

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