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Ezra Klein

Ezra Klein

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    Latest articles by Ezra Klein

    Politics
    This heartbreaking photo drives home why Ahmed Mohamed’s arrest was such a travestyThis heartbreaking photo drives home why Ahmed Mohamed’s arrest was such a travesty
    Politics

    Let’s count the ways Ahmed Mohamed’s arrest was a horrible mistake.

    By Ezra Klein
    Ta-Nehisi Coates: “For African Americans, unfreedom is the historical norm”
    Poverty

    On the eve of his latest piece, Ta-Nehisi Coates talks to Vox about how racism leads to poverty, poverty leads to mass incarceration, and mass incarceration leads to racism.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Why Bernie Sanders’s rise is more impressive than Donald Trump’sWhy Bernie Sanders’s rise is more impressive than Donald Trump’s
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    Politics

    #FeeltheBern.

    By Ezra Klein
    archives
    Why Vox didn’t run a piece endorsing “the repugnant conclusion”Why Vox didn’t run a piece endorsing “the repugnant conclusion”
    archives

    A word on Vox’s policy around freelance, and whether there’s a litmus test around certain issues.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Why it might be good for Hillary Clinton if Joe Biden runsWhy it might be good for Hillary Clinton if Joe Biden runs
    Politics

    In the absence of a competitive race the media can cover, they’re just covering Hillary Clinton’s scandals.

    By Ezra Klein
    Explainers
    China’s stock market crash: 11 things you need to knowChina’s stock market crash: 11 things you need to know
    Explainers

    China’s problems go much deeper than just its stock market.

    By Ezra Klein and Max Fisher
    Books
    How Google convinced China’s Communist Party to love science fictionHow Google convinced China’s Communist Party to love science fiction
    Books

    China’s leaders used to fear science fiction. Then they went to Google.

    By Ezra Klein
    Technology
    There is a better way to read on the internet, and I have found itThere is a better way to read on the internet, and I have found it
    Technology

    I have seen the future of internet reading, and it is glorious.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Why the next Republican president won’t touch ObamacareWhy the next Republican president won’t touch Obamacare
    Politics

    Even if they win, Republicans are never going to pass these Obamacare replacement plans.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    I read Donald Trump’s immigration plan, and it’s even crueler than I expectedI read Donald Trump’s immigration plan, and it’s even crueler than I expected
    Politics

    This would be a disaster for immigrants if it were enacted. But it’s a disaster for the Republican Party even if it’s not.

    By Ezra Klein