Slate Money - Free Britney
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Stacy-Marie Ishmael discuss the apparently abusive conservatorship of Britney Spears, the failures of COVAX and worldwide vaccine distribution, and Peter Thiel’s shocking Roth IRA.
In the Plus segment: Small businesses in the pandemic.
Mentioned in the show:
“The Darker Story Just Outside the Lens of Framing Britney Spears,” by Sara Luterman for the New Republic
“A Beautiful Idea: How COVAX Has Fallen Short,” by Ann Danaiya Usher for the Lancet
Email: slatemoney@slate.com
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli.
Twitter: @felixsalmon, @EmilyRPeck, @s_m_i…
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