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Abundance

How We Build a Better Future

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Abundance

By: Ezra Klein, Derek Thompson
Narrated by: Derek Thompson, Ezra Klein
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND SCHRODERS BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2025

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND OBAMA BOOK OF THE YEAR

'A must-read for progressives' BARACK OBAMA
'Downing Street's current hot read' ANDREW MARR
'Forceful, quick-moving, important' FINANCIAL TIMES

The threat to liberal democracy isn't just autocrats - it's a lack of effective action by so-called progressives.

We have the means to build an equitable world without hunger, fuelled by clean energy. Instead, we have a politics driven by scarcity, lives defined by unaffordability and public institutions that no longer deliver on big ideas. It's time for change.

Bestselling authors Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson have spent decades analysing the political, economic and cultural forces that have led us here. In this once-in-a-generation intervention, they unpick the barriers to progress and show how we can, and must, shift the political agenda to one that not only protects and preserves, but also builds. From healthcare to housing, infrastructure to innovation, they lay out a path to a future defined not by fear, but by abundance.

©2025 Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson (P)2025 Simon & Schuster Audio Economic History Economics Political Science Politics & Government Inspiring Capitalism
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I'm not sure how I ended up selecting this book. If nothing else, it gave me an insight into the perspectives of people with whom I profoundly disagree.

Heavy on ideology, light on evidence.

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I liked the idea of getting out of the tradicional “small vs big state” debate and instead focusing on how the government should intervene to foster what the society is lacking.

However, they often look at the problem from the perspective that the US lost the edge on certain areas as if that was the problem to fix. I wish they had focused more on the benefits for the world as a whole and on the cross country collaboration required to overcome the biggest problems of our society.

Good read, but overly focused on the benefits for the US

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what could be a negative story is actually a work a positivity that makes one really think

real stories told in a structure of common sense

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This book has made me see many more chinks of light within these darker times. Actionable solutions to the complexities of our existence and current crises.

Inspiring book, exactly what we need to think about right now. Must MUST read.

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Every politician in the western world should read this book. Well written and shockingly relevant for Norway as well as US.

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