Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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I've spent a lifetime teaching young people — and I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world.

These are the most important lessons I've learned along the way.

Thank you to @AmericanswhotellthetruthOrg for collaborating on this piece with the team at Inequality Media, and for their important advocacy. You can learn more about them, and view a recent portrait and profile they wrote about me, at americanswhotellthetruth.org/portraits/robert-reich