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Can Andrew Yang Fix Our Two-Party Dumpster Fire?

2021/11/10
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一位专注于健康素养和患者-医生沟通的家庭医学教授和研究者。
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Barry Weiss: 本期节目讨论了美国两党政治的困境，以及杨安提出的通过组建第三党——前进党来改革政治体制的方案。Weiss 指出，两党利用种族问题操纵选民，媒体也加剧了社会两极分化。他认为，最近的选举结果显示，民主党的一些政策与大多数选民的意愿相悖，媒体精英阶层更关注内斗而非解决实际问题。 Andrew Yang: 杨安在节目中分享了他参与总统竞选和纽约市长竞选的经历，以及他对媒体偏见的看法。他认为，媒体机构存在设置议程的行为，选择性地报道某些候选人，以达到某种政治目的。他还谈到了他在竞选期间遇到的挑战，以及他对民主党现状的看法。他认为，民主党需要进行深刻的反思，因为其一些政策并不被大多数选民所支持。他批评了民主党将选举失利归咎于选民的无知和偏见，而非自身政策的失败。 Andrew Yang: 杨安详细阐述了他组建前进党的初衷和目标。他认为，两党制度的弊端已经日益显现，许多美国人希望寻求替代选择。前进党的目标并非是掌控一切，而是改善政治体制，促进政治理性化。他主张采用等级选择投票制和公开初选，以改变政治激励机制，让政治家更关注民生问题，减少党派之争。他还谈到了他对经济问题的看法，以及前进党对经济政策的改革主张。他认为，应该改变经济指标的衡量方式，关注民生福祉，而不是仅仅关注GDP的增长。

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Andrew Yang discusses his journey from presidential candidate to forming a new third party, Forward, and his plans to challenge the two-party system.

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First, Andrew Yang ran for President, and he could barely get mainstream media’s attention. Then, he ran for Mayor of New York City, and suddenly, his every move was being scrutinized. 

Following those two failed campaigns Andrew announced that he was leaving the Democratic Party altogether and announced the formation of a new third party, Forward, this past October. Today, a conversation on how, and why, Yang plans to take on the two-party system, and what last week’s elections tell us about the political temperature of the country. Plus, universal basic income, Dave Chapelle, open primary voting, establishment politics, The New York Times, the left wing of the Democrats, cryptocurrency, and Confederate statues. 

  

Andrew’s new book is called, “Forward: Notes on the Future of Our Democracy.”

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