Ezra Klein is one of the most influential voices representing the left-wing of American politics. He is a columnist for the NY Times and host of The Ezra Klein Show. Derek Thompson is a writer at The Atlantic and host of the Plain English podcast. Together they have written a new book titled Abundance that lays out a set of ideas for the future of the Democratic party.
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0:00 – Episode highlight
3:08 – Introduction
6:37 – Left-wing vs right-wing politics
15:58 – Political leaders on the left and the right
40:34 – Internal political divisions
43:34 – AOC
54:54 – Political realignment
1:06:37 – Supply-side progressivism
1:13:47 – Wealth redistribution
1:23:54 – Housing problem
1:40:13 – Regulation and deregulation
1:56:47 – DOGE, Elon, and Trump
2:55:50 – Sam Harris
3:05:28 – Future of America
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