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Back to SearchElizabeth Warren has a plan for this, too
Episode 316
In January, Sen. Elizabeth Warren was the first presidential candidate to release a plan for combatting coronavirus. In March, she released a second …
5 years, 11 months ago
What social solidarity demands of us in a pandemic
Episode 315
There is no doubt that social distancing is the best way to slow the spread of the coronavirus. But the efficacy of social distancing (or really any …
5 years, 11 months ago
Coronavirus has pushed US-China relations to their worst point since Mao
Episode 314
The COVID-19 pandemic is a grim reminder that the worst really can happen. Tail risk is real risk. Political leaders fumble, miscalculate, and bluste…
5 years, 11 months ago
Is the cure worse than the disease?
Episode 313
"We cannot let the cure be worse than the problem itself!"
That was President Donald Trump, this week, explaining why he was thinking about lifting co…
5 years, 11 months ago
An economic crisis like we’ve never seen
Episode 312
“What is happening,” writes Annie Lowrey, “is a shock to the American economy more sudden and severe than anyone alive has ever experienced.”
It’s a…
5 years, 11 months ago
"The virus is more patient than people are"
Episode 311
Ron Klain served as the chief of staff to vice presidents Al Gore and Joe Biden. In 2014, President Barack Obama tapped him to lead the administratio…
5 years, 11 months ago
A master class in organizing
Episode 310
The Bernie Sanders campaign is an organizing tour-de-force relative to the Joe Biden campaign; yet the latter has won primary after primary — with ev…
5 years, 11 months ago
Weeds 2020: The coronavirus election
This week, President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential contenders Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders each gave separate speeches in response to a ra…
5 years, 11 months ago
Dan Pfeiffer on Joe Biden, beating Trump, and saving democracy
Episode 308
Before becoming the co-host of Pod Save America, Dan Pfeiffer spent most of his adult life in Democratic Party politics, which included serving as Wh…
5 years, 11 months ago
Are you a "political hobbyist?" If so, you're the problem.
Episode 307
Obsessively following the daily political news feels like an act of politics, or at least an act of civics. But what if, for many of us, it’s a repla…
6 years ago