“The Economy Is Rigged”: Robert Reich on Zohran Mamdani, The Democratic Party, Inequality, and Trump

Image: Campaign poster for Zohran Mamdani. Image source: Zohran for New York City. Amy Goodman and Nermeen Shaikh interview Robert Reich. Transcript here: Democracy Now. Watch full show here: Democracy Now – June 26, 2025.

We speak with former Labor Secretary Robert Reich about the victory of Zohran Mamdani in the New York Democratic primary for New York mayor, the rise of Donald Trump, and the role of big money in politics. “This is the one thing that I agree with Donald Trump about: The economy is rigged — but it’s rigged against working-class people. And I think Mamdani understood that. He understood that people have got to want a change, but also they want affordability. They want an economy that is working for them.” […]

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