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This is a must-read. Ruy Teixiera and John Judis are the coauthors of the still hotly debated 2002 The Emerging Democratic Majority. (I have my own pretty strong views on the matter.) In the intervening 15 years, their takes on the central premise of that book have diverged significantly. Here Judis interviews Teixeira about his new book The Optimistic Leftist: Why the 21st Century will be Better Than You Think.

Read Ruy and John’s conversation right here.

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