Pod Save America What Will Democratic Governance Look Like? + Lina Khan (Crooked Con)
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Nov 23, 2025 
Sen. Brian Schatz, a Hawaii representative, discusses Senate strategies to prioritize healthcare affordability. Sen. Ruben Gallego from Arizona pushes for a $20 minimum wage while addressing key policy challenges. Rep. Pramila Jayapal shares House goals focusing on accountability and structural reforms. Lina Khan, the former FTC Chair, dives into antitrust enforcement against big tech and consumer protections, highlighting risks from corporate monopolies and advocating for renewed oversight amid rising AI concerns.
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Affordability As The Core Political Argument
- Democrats must present a clear vision of how they'll lower everyday costs to win voters back.
- Affordability on healthcare, housing, and childcare is the political hinge the speakers emphasize.
Make ACA Subsidy Extension First Priority
- Prioritize extending ACA tax credits immediately to prevent 24 million people losing affordable coverage.
- Treat quick, tangible wins as political and moral imperatives rather than abstract policy battles.
Raise Minimum Wage To Win Back Voters
- Pass a plainly framed federal minimum wage increase to $20/hour and peg it to inflation.
- Use a single clear bill to brand Democrats as the pro-worker party and win back working-class voters.