Producer Martin Iveson, known to the world as Atjazz, has returned with an ambitious new project, a 27-track set titled “Starbase 17.”

The album gathers the musical ideas he has refined across his career and pushes them forward into a deeply textured future. It is immersive, layered and beautifully constructed.

The track we are about to hear features the voice of Sio, and she brings a haunting elegance that sits right in the pocket of Atjazz’s production. Here’s “Tentative.” My Pick of the Week. 

Atjazz featuring Sio with “Tentative,” from the album “Starbase 17.”

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For The Progressive Underground, I’m Chris Campbell. Peace. 

To counter President Donald Trump’s agenda, liberals aren’t discussing democracy. They’re talking about the issue of affordability.

Last year, Congressional Democrats fought a previous budget bill on the grounds that peoples’ healthcare costs would rise if it passed. In November, Democrats ran across the country — and won — on reducing the cost of living. Last month, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer unveiled a plan to make America more affordable. 

But what, exactly, is an affordability agenda? And how are politicians trying to resolve the affordability crisis?

EJ Dionne is a New York Times opinion writer, a professor at Georgetown University, and a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. He joined Robyn Vincent to discuss.

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