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The Realignment

Ep. 76: Matt Stoller on Power, Tech, and How to Solve Wealth Gaps

The Realignment

The Realignment

Technology, News Commentary, National Security, Marshall Kosloff, International Relations, News, Public Policy, Economics, Politics, Saager Enjeti, U.s. Politics, Policy

4.82.5K Ratings

🗓️ 19 November 2020

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Matt Stoller, Director of Research at the American Economic Liberties Project, returns to The Realignment to discuss the prospects for a Biden administration, wealth gaps, and lessons from the Obama presidency.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Saga and Marshall here, welcome back to the Realignment.

0:03.2

We are very excited to introduce our guest today.

0:11.8

It is the great Matt Stolar.

0:13.4

He's been on the podcast twice before, but we just can't resist getting his takes.

0:18.0

Originally, we booked him to just talk about what do you expect from a Joe Biden America?

0:23.7

And it's funny because it just quickly went off the rails in several different directions.

0:28.5

It opens with a monologue.

0:30.6

One of the best monologues I have ever heard about how power and governance actually works

0:35.9

in Washington.

0:37.1

What progressives in particular miss about that, then we talk a little bit about tech.

0:41.6

And we get into a fascinating debate discussion, whatever the hell you want to call it, about

0:45.9

reparations and the nature of universal programs and how to solve wealth gaps in America

0:52.0

today.

0:53.0

So in effect, it was the most Matt Stolar of the Stolar episodes that we've done so far,

0:57.4

and I really love this discussion.

0:59.0

Yeah, the most important part was his quick defense of the Miami Dolphins as a good football

1:04.0

team.

1:05.0

I think that is the second time there's been a sports reference on the podcast, so we are

1:08.6

working on increasing the frequency of those sorts of things.

1:12.5

You're going to see in 2021 a new, improved, much more down to earth realignment, obviously.

1:18.8

We'll work in a third one by January.

1:21.0

So as you guys know, we are always getting and requesting awesome questions from everyone.

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