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'Abundance,' the book I cowrote with Ezra Klein, has received sharp pushbac ... Show More
Nov 18
How Superintelligent AI Could Upend Work and Politics
Many AI experts believe that some time in the next few years, we will build something close to artificial general intelligence (AGI), a system that can do nearly all valuable cognitive work as well as or better than humans. What happens to jobs, wages, prices, and politics in tha ... Show More
58m 43s
Oct 16
Zohran Mamdani Explains His Rise
<p>Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani’s come-from-behind victory in this summer’s Democratic primary for New York City mayor is already the stuff of political legend. But in many ways, the most intriguing phase of his campaign has been the period since then, as he has labored, painstakin ... Show More
52m 39s
Jun 2025
How The Democrats Lost Labor And Found Capital, with David Sirota
<p>The Democratic Party has become too focused on appeasing its billionaire donors and has failed to communicate its commitment to the working class, argues long-time political journalist David Sirota. The question moving forward, he says, is if the party can ever refocus its bra ... Show More
49m 36s
May 2025
How Democrats Forgot To Be Normal, with Joan Williams
<p>Back in 2016, Joan Williams, distinguished professor of law (emerita) at UC Law San Francisco, wrote an essay for the <i>Harvard Business Review</i> on why President Donald Trump attracted so many non-college voters. It went viral with almost four million views, becoming the m ... Show More
43m 46s
Nov 2024
Is Bernie Right that Democrats Abandoned the Working Class?
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In this episode of ‘Two Outspoken,’ Mehdi and Owen find plenty to both agree and disagree about, from the role of the economy in the Dems’ landslide defeat, to the impact of misinformation and media bias. The ... Show More
35m 29s
Oct 2024
Episode 209: Popularism and the "Poll-Driven" Democrat as Cover for Conservative Policy Preferences
<p>"Calls for Transforming Police Run Into Realities of Governing in Minnesota," cautioned The New York Times in 2020. "Democrats Face Pressure on Crime From a New Front: Their Base," claimed the paper of record again, in 2022. "How Biden's recent actions on immigration could add ... Show More
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