The Sum of Us
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2 episodesWhat Does Abdul El-Sayed Believe?
Abdul El-Sayed recommends Heather McGee's book as a great account of how racial division prevents the building of collective public goods, noting Ezra Klein has previously hosted McGee on the show. El-Sayed says it helps frame the political questions that will need answering in a Medicare for All debate.
Get Situated for Success (with Angela Duckworth)
Kim Scott briefly recommends The Sum of Us by Heather McGee during a discussion of wealth inequality, describing it as being about how an economy grows better when everyone participates and shrinks when 90% of people are excluded. The mention arises in the context of a broader conversation about feeding greed versus shared prosperity.
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