while multinationals were making record profits. job growth in the 2000s was the lowest of any decade ever recorded by the federal government. and quote, real middle class incomes fell from 2000 to 2007, another first in u.s. recordkeeping. that's amazing. we were told that if we just give big business what they want, they would hire here. and we would be better off. that proved to be untroo uh. so why is the president getting ready to make the same case tomorrow night? and a democratic president at that? those are important questions. joining me now is answer some of those questions is robert reich. he's a professor at uc berkeley and the author of "after shock -- the next economy in america's future." let me start by asking you about this concept of u.s. businesses.