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Robert Reich: AI, the Economy, and the Future of Democracy: What I Told the Class of 2026
May 24, 2026
The Class of 2026 is graduating into a gloomy economy, uncertain job prospects due to AI, and a democracy hanging by a thread.
But there’s still reason to hope. Here’s what I told 2026 UC Berkeley graduates.