Right-wing populism thrives on scarcity. The answer is abundance. But a politics of abundance will work only if Democrats confront where their approach has failed. This audio essay is adapted from my forthcoming book, “<a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Abundance/Ezra-Klein/9781668023488">Abundance</a>,” which I wrote with Derek Thompson. You can preorder it <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Abundance/Ezra-Klein/9781668023488">here</a>. And learn more about our book tour <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/p/abundance-tour">here</a>.
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Right-wing populism thrives on scarcity. The answer is abundance. But a politics of abundance will work only if Democrats confront where their approach has failed. This audio essay is adapted from my forthcoming book, “Abundance,” which I wrote with Derek Thompson. You can preorder it here. And learn more about our book tour here.

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