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- Out of sight, out of mind
Dara, Jane, and Matt explore how Trump “fixed” the asylum crisis.
Links to resources discussed:
“Trump's Asylum Policies Sent Him Back to Mexico. He Was Kidnapped Five Hours Later By a Cartel.” by Emily Green, Vice
“Letter to the Orlando Sentinel” by Zora Neale Hurston
“Student-Teacher Racial Match and Its Association With Black Student Achievement: An Exploration Using Multilevel Structural Equation Modeling” by Lisa M. Yarnell & George W. Bohrnstedt (white paper Matt referenced toward the end)
“School Desegregation and Black Teacher Employment” by Owen Thompson (white paper)
Hosts:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics reporter, Vox
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica
More to explore:
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52 min - ABCDebate
After Vox's Tara Golshan reviews the third Democratic debate, Matthew Yglesias explains how Joe Biden wins even when he loses.
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29 min - 50 shades of Green New Deal
Vox climate reporter David Roberts joins Jane and Matt live in Seattle to break down the 2020 candidates' climate change plans.
Hosts:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics reporter, Vox
David Roberts (@drvox), Writer, Vox
More to explore:
Subscribe for free to the Ezra Klein Show, a Vox podcast where Ezra brings you far-reaching conversations about hard problems, big ideas, illuminating theories, and cutting-edge research.
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1 hr 27 min - A plan to revive American unions
SEIU President Mary Kay Henry joins Matt to explain her push for sectoral bargaining.
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
Mary Kay Henry (@MaryKayHenry) , International President, Service Employees International Union (@SEIU)
More to explore:
Subscribe for free to the Ezra Klein Show, a Vox podcast where Ezra brings you far-reaching conversations about hard problems, big ideas, illuminating theories, and cutting-edge research.
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57 min - The left’s path to power
Data for Progress co-founder Sean McElwee explains his strategy for a left-wing takeover of American politics, and the data-driven path to winning elections.
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
Sean McElwee (@SeanMcElwee) , Co-founder, Data for Progress
More to explore:
Subscribe for free to the Ezra Klein Show, a Vox podcast where Ezra brings you far-reaching conversations about hard problems, big ideas, illuminating theories, and cutting-edge research.
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1 hr 2 min - Trump's primary challengers
Jane, Dara, and Matt talk about Donald Trump’s potential 2020 presidential primary challengers — Joe Walsh, Bill Weld, Justin Amash, and others, and what their bids mean for the post-Trump future. We also ruminate on a white paper exploring potentially racist hiring practices.
Links to resources discussed:
“Former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld explains why he’s primarying Donald Trump” by Jane Coaston, Vox
“The problem with primarying Trump” by Jane Coaston, Vox
“Former Rep. Joe Walsh, once a Trump supporter and conspiracy theorist, is running for president” by Jane Coaston and Sean Collins, Vox
“Decades before Trump, Marion Barry fooled D.C.” by Jane Coaston, MTV News
“Ex-Newark Mayor Is Accused of Misusing Campaign Funds” by Richard Pèrez-Peña, New York Times
White paper
Hosts:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
Ezra Klein (@ezraklein), Editor-at-large Vox
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics reporter, Vox
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica
More to explore:
Subscribe for free to the Ezra Klein Show, a Vox podcast where Ezra brings you far-reaching conversations about hard problems, big ideas, illuminating theories, and cutting-edge research.
About Vox:Vox is a news network that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines.
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56 min - The case for foreign policy restraint
Emma Ashford, a research fellow in defense and foreign policy at the Cato Institute, joins Matt for a wide-ranging discussion on China and the Middle East, the United States’ relationship with Russia since the Cold War, and the defense budget. They also explore the difference between restraint and realism, and whether or not President Donald Trump is an isolationist.
More to explore:
Subscribe for free to the Ezra Klein Show, a Vox podcast where Ezra brings you far-reaching conversations about hard problems, big ideas, illuminating theories, and cutting-edge research.
About Vox:Vox is a news network that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines.
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59 min - Trump's latest trade war
Ezra, Jane, and Matt talk about Trump's approach to China and what his critics get right and wrong.
Links to resources discussed:
“Making China Great Again” by Evan Osnos, The New Yorker
“The past 3 wild days in Trump’s trade war with China, explained” by Matthew Yglesias, Vox
“Trump’s puzzling trade war with China, sort of explained” by Matthew Yglesias, Vox
“Why Elizabeth Warren is declaring war on an obscure trade policy” by Danielle Kurtzleben, Vox
“Elizabeth Warren’s vision for changing America’s trade policy, explained” by Matthew Yglesias, Vox
“The progressive case for free trade” by Hilary Matfess, Vox
“The weak defenses of Elizabeth Warren’s trade plan” by Daniel W. Drezner, Washington Post
White paper
Hosts:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias),
Senior correspondent, Vox Ezra Klein (@ezraklein),
Editor-at-large Vox Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics reporter,
VoxDara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica
More to explore:
Subscribe for free to the Ezra Klein Show, a Vox podcast where Ezra brings you far-reaching conversations about hard problems, big ideas, illuminating theories, and cutting-edge research.
About Vox:Vox is a news network that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines.
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58 min - Does America need trade deals?
Yale's Hilary Matfess joins Matt to debate Elizabeth Warren's trade proposals, and the role of trade policy in progressive politics.
Recommended reading:
“The progressive case for free trade” by Hilary Matfess
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57 min - Slavery and its legacy
Jane, Dara, and Matt discuss the 1619 project and its critics
Related reading:
“The 1619 Project” New York Times Magazine
“Henry Clay, Edward Baptist, and the Whipping Machine” by Bradley A. Hansen
“Cotton, Slavery, and the New History of Capitalism” by Alan L. Olmstead and Paul W. Rhode
“Capitalism and Slavery” by John J. Clegg, New York University
“Slavery and Anglo-American capitalism revisited” by Gavin Wright, Stanford University
White paper
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Explain It to Me is the hotline for the issues that matter to your life. Send us your questions about health, personal finance, relationships, and anything else that matters to you. Host Jonquilyn Hill will take you on a journey to find the answers, whether it's to the halls of Congress or the local bar. You’ll get the answers you were looking for, and sometimes ones you didn't expect — and always with a dose of humor. New episodes every Sunday. Part of Vox and the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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