Live From DC: Turning Middle-Out Economics into Good Politics


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Apr 08 2025 54 mins   261

Timid tweaks won’t fix a broken economy. From Nick Hanauer’s blunt critique of Democratic incrementalism to a candid conversation with Representatives Ro Khanna, Delia Ramirez, and Jim Himes on how Democrats can reclaim working-class trust by embracing economic populism and fighting for real change, this episode brings you inside the 2025 Middle Out Economics conference, where the message was clear: Go big or get out of the way.


Moderator: Harold Meyerson, The American Prospect

Rep. Jim Himes, 4th congressional district, Connecticut

Rep. Ro Khanna, 17th congressional district, California

Rep. Delia Ramirez, 3rd congressional district, Illinois


Further reading:


Measuring the Income Gap from 1975 to 2023


Adieu to Laissez-Faire Trade


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