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Ezra Klein

Ezra Klein

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    Latest articles by Ezra Klein

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    Why “essential” workers are treated as disposableWhy “essential” workers are treated as disposable
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    SIEU president Mary Kay Henry on essential jobs, organizing, and the future of work.

    By Ezra Klein
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    Why are liberals more afraid of the coronavirus than conservatives?Why are liberals more afraid of the coronavirus than conservatives?
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    Covid-19 and the complex politics of fear.

    By Ezra Klein
    The president’s job is to manage risk. But Trump is the risk.
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    Trump was a gamble. It’s not paying off.

    By Ezra Klein
    We don’t have a president, or a plan
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    60 days into the coronavirus crisis, the White House does not have a plan, a framework, a philosophy, or a goal.

    By Ezra Klein
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    Jenny Odell on nature, art, and burnout in quarantineJenny Odell on nature, art, and burnout in quarantine
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    How the artist and writer is thinking about this moment.

    By Ezra Klein
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    An unusually honest conversation about wielding political power, with Rep. Pramila JayapalAn unusually honest conversation about wielding political power, with Rep. Pramila Jayapal
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    The co-chair of the House Progressive Caucus on how to save the economy, and the harsh realities of Congress.

    By Ezra Klein
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    What should the media learn from the coronavirus?What should the media learn from the coronavirus?
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    Covid-19 exposed weaknesses in our media ecosystem. Can we fix them?

    By Ezra Klein
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    Congressional Democrats are governing from the minorityCongressional Democrats are governing from the minority
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    “They don’t want the federal government to work and we do”: the Democrats’ stimulus dilemma.

    By Ezra Klein
    Bill Gates’s vision for life beyond the coronavirus
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    Covid-19

    Bill Gates saw the coronavirus coming. Here’s his plan to beat it.

    By Ezra Klein
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    Madeline Miller on myth, nostalgia, and how power corruptsMadeline Miller on myth, nostalgia, and how power corrupts
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    An epic conversation with one of the most acclaimed novelists of our generation on The Ezra Klein Show.

    By Ezra Klein