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113 | Jonathan Cohn: Why the Ten Year War Over Obamacare Explains Everything About American Politics Apr 01, 2021

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We’ve built a special Bookshop selection on Obamacare, healthcare, and Medicare for All: https://bookshop.org/lists/the-realignment-episode-113-obamacare-healthcare-reform-and-the-medicare-for-all-debate Jonathan Cohn, a senior national correspondent at HuffPost and the author of The Ten Year War: Obamacare and the Unfinished Crusade for Universal Care, joins The Realignment to offer the definitive account of Obamacare’s successes and failures, the history of healthcare reform in America, and what the law’s survival despite countless attempts at repeal and unified Republican control of government says about the state of both parties.

112 | Josh Rogin: Inside Trump, Xi, and Biden’s Battle for the 21st Century Mar 30, 2021

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We’ve built a special booklist selection of 10 books to understand the U.S. and China: https://bookshop.org/lists/the-realignment-episode-112-u-s-china-book-list Josh Rogin, Washington Post columnist and author of Chaos Under Heaven: Trump, Xi, and the Battle for the 21st Century, joins The Realignment to discuss U.S.-China relations under Obama, Trump, and Biden, how Trump and the CCP’s leadership misunderstood each other, why both country aren’t in a state of cold war, and more...

111 | Admiral James Stavridis: What Could a World War with China Look Like? Mar 25, 2021

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Realignment Bookshop list of Admiral Stavridis and Elliot Ackerman’s book recommendations on the U.S. and China: https://bookshop.org/lists/2034-admiral-james-stavridis-and-elliot-ackerman-book-recommendations Admiral James Stavridis, former Supreme Allied Commander at NATO and co-author (with Elliot Ackerman) of 2034: A Novel of the Next World War, joins The Realignment to offer a warning about the consequences “sleepwalking” into a military conflict with China along with the legacies of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and how dysfunction in the U.S. political system impacts foreign policy.

110 | Alec MacGillis: Winning and Losing in Amazon’s “One-Click” America Mar 23, 2021

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Subscribe to The Realignment Substack: https://therealignment.substack.com/ Check out our Bookshop store: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Alec MacGillis, senior reporter for ProPublica, joins The Realignment to discuss Fulfillment: Winning and Losing in One-Click America, how the rise and dominance of Amazon tells the story of 21st century America, and the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on educations and workers.

109 | Alex Kantrowitz: Are We About to Enter the Roaring 20’s? + Join The Realignment & Big Technology Podcast on Clubhouse on 3/18 Mar 18, 2021

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Join our Thursday (3/18) Clubhouse event featuring Marshall, Saagar, Alex Kantrowitz, Jane Coaston, and Joe Weisenthal: https://www.joinclubhouse.com/event/M4wpJeka Alex Kantrowtiz, writer and host of the Big Technology newsletter and podcast, rejoins The Realignment to discuss our new collaboration on Clubhouse and whether the (*knocks on wood*) post COVID 2020’s will be the new Roaring 20’s.

108 | Ross Douthat: America Before and After the Pandemic Mar 16, 2021

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Ross Douthat, New York Times columnist and author of The Decadent Society: America Before and After the Pandemic, returns to The Realignment to discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic will lead America towards catastrophe, renaissance, or further decadence. https://douthat.substack.com/p/the-pandemic-and-the-decadent-society

107 | Michael Brendan Dougherty: Populism’s Just Getting Started Mar 11, 2021

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Michael Brendan Dougherty, Senior Writer at National Review, Visiting Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and author of My Father Left Me Ireland, joins The Realignment to unpack the state of populism in the West, make the case for natalism, and discuss the challenges of the Biden era.

106 | Kevin Roose, Futureproof: 9 Rules for Humans in the Age of Automation Mar 09, 2021

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Kevin Roose, technology columnist for The New York Times and host of “Rabbit Hole,” joins The Realignment to discuss how automation will change the workplace, why white-collar workers should fear for their jobs, and how to deal with America’s “reality crisis.”

105 | Mike Solana: What’s the Matter with San Francisco? Mar 04, 2021

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Mike Solana, author of the Pirate Wires Substack newsletter and Vice President at Founders Fund, joins The Realignment to discuss San Francisco’s fractious relationship with the tech industry, the importance of local politics, and what individuals and industries owe their communities.

104 | Cal Newport: Reimagining Work in an Age of Communications Overload Mar 02, 2021

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Check out our Bookshop store to find all of Cal's books: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Cal Newport, author of A World Without Email: Reimagining Work in an Age of Communication Overload, joins The Realignment to discuss how email broke the workplace, remote-work during COVID, and how to pursue “digital minimalism” and “deep work.”

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