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Andrew Yang on why our politicians and two-party system "fail us"

Andrew Yang says policies like Medicare for All and lower drug pricing, while popular with the public, can't go forward because the current system doesn't incentivize compromise in policy-building for lawmakers. "The tough thing is, for a very signif...

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Members of Congress, journalists and analysts share their takes on Washington

Andrew Yang's case for a new voting system: "Take it from a guy who lost a ranked-choice election"
1:11

Andrew Yang's case for a new voting system: "Take i ...
"There is no easy out": Why America's deep political divide will continue for 20 years
25:07

"There is no easy out": Why America's deep politica ...
Can a two-party coalition save our democracy?
1:57

Can a two-party coalition save our democracy?
How Republicans became an ethnonationalist party run by an authoritarian
2:08

How Republicans became an ethnonationalist party ru ...
How this scientist approaches the climate crisis in a politically divided world
29:34

How this scientist approaches the climate crisis in ...
Climate scientist explains why extreme weather is becoming catastrophic: "It's a threat multiplier"
3:11

Climate scientist explains why extreme weather is b ...
A scientist's approach, big and small, to fighting climate change
2:21

A scientist's approach, big and small, to fighting ...
This scientist knows how to get climate change skeptics to care about the environment
2:26

This scientist knows how to get climate change skep ...
Tarana Burke of Me Too hopes the Texas abortion ban will spark organizing
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Tarana Burke of Me Too hopes the Texas abortion ban ...
Mary Trump to Democrats: Stop legitimizing Donald Trump
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Mary Trump to Democrats: Stop legitimizing Donald Trump
Mary Trump wants to heal us from the trauma caused by her uncle Donald
24:46

Mary Trump wants to heal us from the trauma caused ...
Mary Trump warns that her uncle Donald is still empowered
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Mary Trump warns that her uncle Donald is still em ...
Carol Anderson discusses why the Second Amendment is not about guns
2:39

Carol Anderson discusses why the Second Amendment i ...
Carol Anderson breaks down the history and anti-Blackness of the Second Amendment
28:10

Carol Anderson breaks down the history and anti-Bla ...
Ben Rhodes on what led to Trump and the current Republican Party
3:41

Ben Rhodes on what led to Trump and the current Rep ...
Ben Rhodes writes about why democracy is threatened around the world in After the Fall
26:23

Ben Rhodes writes about why democracy is threatened ...
Chris Matthews has a political insider take on This Country
2:50

Chris Matthews has a political insider take on This ...
Chris Matthews on the past, present, and hope for the future of This Country
22:08

Chris Matthews on the past, present, and hope for t ...
Senator Mazie Hirono on the uptick of anti-Asian hate crimes
2:33

Senator Mazie Hirono on the uptick of anti-Asian ha ...
Senator Mazie Hirono's "Heart of Fire" comes from her mother
22:08

Senator Mazie Hirono's "Heart of Fire" comes from h ...
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