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Ezra Klein

Ezra Klein

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    How do you pronounce “Baquet”?How do you pronounce “Baquet”?
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    It’s “back-EH”.

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    Why can’t we have more graduation speeches?Why can’t we have more graduation speeches?
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    For instance, what if people were able to give good advice in February?

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    Be careful what you believe about the TimesBe careful what you believe about the Times
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    Most of the stories right now are probably wrong, or at least incomplete.

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    Democracy is flatliningDemocracy is flatlining
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    Is America becoming an oligarchy where the average citizens has little to no power?

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    McDonald’s mythical $2.9 million coffee billMcDonald’s mythical $2.9 million coffee bill
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    It’s amazing that we ended up blaming the 81-year-old woman with third degree burns.

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    Barack Obama’s surprising lesson for MillennialsBarack Obama’s surprising lesson for Millennials
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    Millennials faith in the presidency has dropped 12 points since 2010.

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    Timothy Geithner: the Vox conversationTimothy Geithner: the Vox conversation
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    The former Secretary of the Treasury sat down with Ezra Klein for a wide-ranging discussion of how Team Obama avoided a second Great Depression, the toll his job took on his family, and that time he called Dinesh D’Souza a dick.

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    The big benefit of Seattle’s $15 minimum wageThe big benefit of Seattle’s $15 minimum wage
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    We can learn a lot from a high minimum wage.

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    Wealth inequality is dangerous for AmericaWealth inequality is dangerous for America
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    Ezra Klein explains in just a little over 2 minutes.

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    Competent women, bypassed by overconfident menCompetent women, bypassed by overconfident men
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    Ezra Klein talks with Claire Shipman about how the current workplace culture prefers overconfidence, the gap in confidence between men and women, and how both are changing as the world struggles to grow more equitable.

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