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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Abundance (new book): <a href="https://amzn.to/4iZ1S8J">https://amzn.to/4iZ1S8J</a>
Ezra&#8217;s X: <a href="https://x.com/ezraklein/">https://x.com/ezraklein/</a>
Ezra&#8217;s Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/ezraklein">https://instagram.com/ezraklein</a>
Ezra&#8217;s YouTube: <a href="https://youtube.com/EzraKleinShow">https://youtube.com/EzraKleinShow</a>
The New York Times: <a href="https://nytimes.com/by/ezra-klein">https://nytimes.com/by/ezra-klein</a>
Derek&#8217;s X: <a href="https://x.com/dkthomp">https://x.com/dkthomp</a>
Plain English (podcast): <a href="https://www.theringer.com/podcasts/plain-english-with-derek-thompson">https://www.theringer.com/podcasts/plain-english-with-derek-thompson</a>
The Atlantic: <a href="https://theatlantic.com/author/derek-thompson/">https://theatlantic.com/author/derek-thompson/</a>
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OUTLINE:
(00:00) &#8211; Introduction
(03:17) &#8211; Sponsors, Comments, and Reflections
(10:33) &#8211; Left-wing vs right-wing politics
(19:54) &#8211; Political leaders on the left and the right
(44:29) &#8211; Internal political divisions
(47:29) &#8211; AOC
(58:50) &#8211; Political realignment
(1:10:32) &#8211; Supply-side progressivism
(1:17:42) &#8211; Wealth redistribution
(1:27:50) &#8211; Housing problem
(1:44:09) &#8211; Regulation and deregulation
(2:00:43) &#8211; DOGE, Elon, and Trump
(2:59:46) &#8211; Sam Harris
(3:09:24) &#8211; Future of America
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