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Ezra Klein

Ezra Klein

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    Inequality is highest in Democratic districtsInequality is highest in Democratic districts
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    But that’s not why Democrats care more than Republicans about income inequality.

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    How politics makes us stupid
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    Why the government should provide internet accessWhy the government should provide internet access
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    Susan Crawford, Former Special Assistant to President Obama on Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy, talks to Ezra Klein about how the internet is too important to be left to the private market.

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    How Obamacare’s individual mandate worksHow Obamacare’s individual mandate works
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    How does the individual mandate work and why is the Obama administration so confident in it? Watch the video to find out.

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    How is the world getting better?How is the world getting better?
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    What if I told you the last 50 years had been the best in the history of the world? Now what if I showed you the data to back it up?

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    Author Elizabeth Kolbert on the sixth exinctionAuthor Elizabeth Kolbert on the sixth exinction
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    There have been five moments in the history of the planet defined as mass extinctions, when the diversity of life on Earth plummets. Author Elizabeth Kolbert thinks we may be headed for another.

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