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Ezra Klein

Ezra Klein

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    Latest articles by Ezra Klein

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    Why we can’t buildWhy we can’t build
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    America’s inability to act is killing people.

    By Ezra Klein
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    Why Bernie Sanders lost and how progressives can still winWhy Bernie Sanders lost and how progressives can still win
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    7 takeaways from a conversation with progressive data expert Sean McElwee on The Ezra Klein Show.

    By Ezra Klein
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    Scott Gottlieb on how, and when, to end social distancingScott Gottlieb on how, and when, to end social distancing
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    The former FDA commissioner doesn’t think the US is going to return to normal anytime soon.

    By Ezra Klein
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    How Joe Biden won over Bernie Sanders — and the Democratic PartyHow Joe Biden won over Bernie Sanders — and the Democratic Party
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    Joe Biden and the power of transactional politics.

    By Ezra Klein
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    I’ve read the plans to reopen the economy. They’re scary.I’ve read the plans to reopen the economy. They’re scary.
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    There is no plan to return to normal.

    By Ezra Klein
    It’s time to move past employer-based health insurance
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    The coronavirus shows tying health insurance to jobs is a disaster. Let’s fix it.

    By Ezra Klein
    Elizabeth Warren has a plan for this, too
    Podcast
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    “When you have a plan and people can see it, they can start making their plans,” Warren says.

    By Ezra Klein
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    What social solidarity demands of us in a pandemicWhat social solidarity demands of us in a pandemic
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    Sociologist Eric Klinenberg on why social distancing isn’t enough.

    By Ezra Klein
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    The coronavirus has pushed US-China relations to their worst point since MaoThe coronavirus has pushed US-China relations to their worst point since Mao
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    “The relationship is in free fall.”

    By Ezra Klein
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    What both the left and the right get wrong about the coronavirus economic crisisWhat both the left and the right get wrong about the coronavirus economic crisis
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    Financial historian Adam Tooze on the lessons policymakers need to learn, and fast.

    By Ezra Klein