After George Floyd

Episode 428

Jane, Dara, and Matt on America's dual reckonings with racism and police impunity

Resources:

"It's Time To Bust Police Unions" by Peter Suderman, Reaso…

6 years ago

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Defund the police?

Episode 427

Ezra and Matt on reformism vs radicalism and reimagining law enforcement

Hosts:

Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox

Ezra Klein (…

6 years ago

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The global class war

Episode 426

Barron's economics commentary Matt Klein explains what's really behind international trade conflicts

Guest:

Matthew C. Klein (@M_C_Klein) Senior Write…

6 years ago

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Tweeting through it

Episode 425

Ezra and Matt on Trump's war on social media, plus Joe Biden's policy agenda.

*This episode was recorded on Thursday, May 28th, 2020.

Resources:

"Twitte…

6 years ago

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Joe Biden ain't black

Episode 424

Jane, Dara, and Matt on gaffes and the racial politics of 2020

Resources:

"Do Joe Biden’s “you ain’t black” comments ultimately matter?" by Fabiola Cin…

6 years ago

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The stimulus failure

Episode 423

Ezra and Matt on Trump's pseudo-federalism and Pelosi's strange aversion to automatic stabilizers.

Resources:

"Nancy Pelosi says Democrats opted agains…

6 years, 1 month ago

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Actual enumeration

Episode 422

Dara, Jane, and Matt take a look at America's first pandemic Census.

Resources:

"The pandemic may leave communities of color undercounted in the census…

6 years, 1 month ago

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The psychology of opening up

Episode 421

Ezra and Matt on the deep roots (or not) of the lockdown debate.

Resources:

"Experts’ 7 best ideas on how to beat Covid-19 and save the economy" by Mat…

6 years, 1 month ago

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Will the economy bounce back?

Episode 420

Dara, Jane, and Matt on the road ahead for the worst labor market since the Great Depression.

Resources:

"As deaths mount, Trump tries to convince Amer…

6 years, 1 month ago

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Reopening without a plan

Episode 419

Ezra and Matt on America's lost month and what happens next.

Resources:

"April was another lost month for Trump’s coronavirus response" by German Lopez…

6 years, 1 month ago

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