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Ezra Klein

Ezra Klein

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    Latest articles by Ezra Klein

    Technology
    The Vox Media-Re/code deal, explained by Vox Media’s CEOThe Vox Media-Re/code deal, explained by Vox Media’s CEO
    Technology

    Jim Bankoff, CEO of Vox Media, wrote a helpful explainer of the Re/code acquisition, so we’re posting it here.

    By Ezra Klein
    Climate
    Read Bernie Sanders’s populist, policy-heavy speech kicking off his campaignRead Bernie Sanders’s populist, policy-heavy speech kicking off his campaign
    Climate

    “This campaign is going to send a message to the billionaire class. And that is: you can’t have it all.”

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Why Obamacare makes me optimistic about US politicsWhy Obamacare makes me optimistic about US politics
    Politics

    Want to feel terrible about American politics? Look at Obamacare. Want to feel pretty good about it? Look at Obamacare.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    How “secrecy” is hurting Obama’s trade dealHow “secrecy” is hurting Obama’s trade deal
    Politics

    The deal isn’t really secret, but it’s just secret enough to look terrible.

    By Ezra Klein
    Technology
    Thoughts on Facebook-GötterdämmerungThoughts on Facebook-Götterdämmerung
    Technology

    The problem isn’t revenue; it’s innovation.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    One tweet that shows the insane rates Hillary Clinton got paid for speechesOne tweet that shows the insane rates Hillary Clinton got paid for speeches
    Politics

    She made enough to join the top one percent in a single day of speeches.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    The attacks on George Stephanopoulos are getting the problem backwardThe attacks on George Stephanopoulos are getting the problem backward
    Politics

    Clinton donors weren’t donating to the Clinton Foundation because they’re biased toward the Clintons; they were donating to the Clinton Foundation because they want the Clintons to be biased toward them.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Paul Krugman and the “Monday Night Football” theory of CEO payPaul Krugman and the “Monday Night Football” theory of CEO pay
    Politics

    CEOs, who watch a lot of football, noticed those salaries — and started saying to themselves, “Why not me?”

    By Ezra Klein
    Congressional dysfunction
    archives
    By Ezra Klein
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    Why one top economist thinks Obama’s trade deal is worth passingWhy one top economist thinks Obama’s trade deal is worth passing
    archives

    Adam Posen was with liberals on monetary policy, but he thinks they’re wrong about TPP.

    By Ezra Klein