Trump is threatening the basic needs of poor Americans. How low he has sunk | Robert Reich

The president has put Snap benefits in jeopardy amid a fight over Medicaid. The nation has lost its moral authority

The Democrats had a great day on Tuesday. It's crucial that they hone their economic message for next year's midterms to focus on affordability and fairness.

Trump is doing the opposite. Although a federal court ordered him to continue to provide food stamps to about 42 million low-income Americans who depend on them, Trump threatened to deny them anyway until the end of the government shutdown.

Robert Reich, a former US secretary of labor, is a professor of public policy emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a Guardian US columnist and his newsletter is at robertreich.substack.com. His new book, Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My America, is out now