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Derek Thompson: Democrats Must Change
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April 11, 2025
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1:07:01Now PlayingDerek Thompson of The Atlantic urges Democrats to embrace pro-growth policies in his new book.
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Is the Democratic Party ready to embrace growth, innovation, and building? In this episode of Just Asking Questions, Reason’s Liz Wolfe and Zach Weissmueller sit down with Atlantic writer and Abundance co-author Derek Thompson to talk about why the left needs a course correction. Thompson makes the case that Democrats must move beyond redistribution and regulation, and instead champion policies that increase housing, clean energy, infrastructure, and scientific progress.
We dive into why liberal states like California struggle to build, how union politics and environmental red tape stall progress, and whether it’s possible for Democrats to become the party of abundance. Thompson explains how Donald Trump’s populism has ironically made free trade more popular—and why liberalism must rebrand itself around growth, not scarcity.
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