Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 2023-11-14
Books mentioned on Are Democrats Whistling Past the Graveyard?
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Steadfast Democrats
Steadfast Democrats by Ismail K.
Recommended“there's a great book called steadfast Democrats that talks about how the black vote is always so high because that's the only socially acceptable vote in that Community because you always are black in America”
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Politics and the English language
Politics and the English Language is a celebrated essay by George Orwell that critiques the degradation of language and argues for clear, honest communication as a tool against political conformity and deceit.
Recommended“it's by George Orwell and it's called politics in the English language I think that the way we talk about all these things makes us less able to solve problems and we' just be better to have honest conversation”
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Tyranny, Inc
Tyranny, Inc.
Recommended“there's a new book called tyranny Inc by someone who endorsed Trump before but actually looked at the Modern American labor situation and sees clearly what someone in the labor movement or someone who's actually paying attention to what work life is like how it's basically a dictatorship”
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Crashed
Crashed by J.
Recommended“and the third is one actually I that you brought to my attention which is the book crashed by Adam TW which I think should open the aperture for people about how our economy all of these decisions are connected to the world in a way that makes everything make a lot more”
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