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Ezra Klein

Ezra Klein

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    Latest articles by Ezra Klein

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    This is how much you need to be in the wealthiest 1%This is how much you need to be in the wealthiest 1%
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    Ever wondered how much money you needed to make the cutoff for the wealthiest 1 percent? How about to be in the wealthiest 20 percent?

    By Ezra Klein
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    This is my best advice to young journalistsThis is my best advice to young journalists
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    And it’s not depressing!

    By Ezra Klein
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    Barack Obama: The Vox conversationBarack Obama: The Vox conversation
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    Obama on American politics and the economy. Part one of the conversation.

    Politics
    Obama: we need to eliminate the routine use of the filibusterObama: we need to eliminate the routine use of the filibuster
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    “The filibuster in this modern age probably just torques it too far in the direction of a majority party not being able to govern.”

    By Ezra Klein
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    Like Uber, but for the Republican presidential nominationLike Uber, but for the Republican presidential nomination
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    Jeb Bush isn’t running as a conservative. He’s running as a Republican technocrat.

    By Ezra Klein
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    The Democratic establishment is uniting behind Hillary ClintonThe Democratic establishment is uniting behind Hillary Clinton
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    Hillary Clinton hires another top Obama White House official.

    By Ezra Klein
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    Washington only cares about deficits when they’re politically convenientWashington only cares about deficits when they’re politically convenient
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    The truth about deficit panics.

    By Ezra Klein
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    Obamacare is costing way less than expectedObamacare is costing way less than expected
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    The federal government is spending less on health care with Obamacare than it expected to spend without Obamacare. That’s remarkable.

    By Ezra Klein
    Politics
    Republicans want to generously subsidize Obamacare in blue statesRepublicans want to generously subsidize Obamacare in blue states
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    It’s an unusual bargaining position: give us what we want or we’ll give you hundreds of billions of dollars and get nothing in return!

    By Ezra Klein
    Media
    What Andrew Sullivan’s exit says about the future of bloggingWhat Andrew Sullivan’s exit says about the future of blogging
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    Social media is threatening to kill the conversational web.

    By Ezra Klein