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Why the Left Should REJECT Ezra Klein's "Abundance" Garbage
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May 29, 2025
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May 29, 2025
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1:42:04Now PlayingThis abundance panel, which been weeks in the making, is well timed: A new poll shows that voters prefer populist messaging to "abundance" messaging by a significant margin, throwing advocates of Abundance -- a new book by Ezra Klein & Derek Thompson-- into a tizzy. So what is "Abundance" anyway, & why has left-twitter been so antagonistic to the ideology? Are pro-Abundance advocates like Matt Yglesias, Ezra Klein, & Derek Thompson right when they say the left's critiques are only vibe based, or is the left raising legitimate concerns about a corporate-backed, astro-turfed campaign intended to syphon off genuine populist anger? We've assembled the authors of three of the best abundance-critical op-eds to discuss. It's the most comprehensive and specific explanation of why the left should reject the "abundance" framing you're likely to hear.
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