Globalization and free trade do spur economic growth, and they lead to lower prices on many goods.
Robert ReichAverages don't always reveal the most telling realities. You know, Shaquille O'Neal and I have an average height of 6 feet.
Robert ReichYou ask, "Could we have an honest discussion about earnings insurance?" I think we could, if people understood that the alternative was to build up a backlash against global capital, against free trade, against technological change.
Robert ReichToday, for good or ill, people are thinking about many social problems from the standpoint of their own kitchen tables. I think the way to begin a conversation with people about what's going on is to address their daily experiences, and what their fears and frustrations, as well as their exhilarations, are.
Robert Reich