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After the Trump administration launched a massive Immigrations and Customs Enforcement operation in Minnesota, protesters gathered to defend immigrant neighbors. Renee Nicole Good, a mother of a six year old, showed up with her wife and dog to film altercations between officers and community members. What happened next changed everything. Guest: Jon Collins, senior reporter on the Minnesota Public Radio News race, class and communities team. Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to…
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Slate NewsWhat Next - Is Biden To Blame for the Student Debt Mess?
The Biden administration’s plan to forgive federal student loan debt has been stalled, perhaps indefinitely, by the Supreme Court’s decision in Biden v…
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What Next - Beyond Biden vs. Trump
America’s winner-take-all electoral system casts third-party candidates as spoilers—but what would it take to open the door to not just a third party, but a…
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What Next - Slow Burn: A National Disgrace
In honor of the holiday, enjoy this episode from our colleagues at Slow Burn. What Next resumes regular programming tomorrow. Anita Hill’s accusations launched…
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What Next - Justice Roberts Takes Back the Court
Unpopular decisions and multiple scandals involving lavish, undisclosed gifts from conservative megadonors have the Supreme Court handing down decisions under…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Turning Your Face Into Your Ticket
Even if you like the convenience of your phone unlocking after it reads your face, there are reasons to be wary of the TSA bringing facial recognition…
Slate NewsAmicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - MAGA SCOTUS Is Back
This episode is a part of Opinionpalooza. Slate’s coverage of Supreme Court decisions. We consider this coverage so essential that we’re taking down the…
Slate NewsSlate Money - How The Affirmative Action Ruling Changes Corporate America
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Elizabeth Spiers take on the Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action. They also talk about the (very good!) marketing…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - The Never-Ending Cancer Drug Shortage
A shortage of basic chemotherapy drugs to treat cancer is jeopardizing the care of hundreds of thousands of patients. The drugs aren’t expensive, or…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - The End of Affirmative Action
This episode is a part of Opinionpalooza. Slate’s coverage of Supreme Court decisions. Thank you to our Slate Plus members for making this episode available to…
Slate NewsPolitical Gabfest - Live in Washington D.C. with Governor Wes Moore
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz are live and on stage with Maryland Governor Wes Moore and also discuss the Supreme Court’s…
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What Next - Would You Join the Army for US Citizenship?
To shore up sagging enrollment, the U.S. military is doing what American industry does—looking to immigrants to fill out their numbers. Once a faster way to…
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What Next - Why We Have to Take RFK Jr. Seriously
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s politics, such as they can be parsed, are a mix of conspiracy theories and vibes. But in a post-Trump landscape, and with RFK polling…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Moore v Harper Was a Win for Democracy, A Big Loss For Donald Trump
This episode is a part of Opinionpalooza. Slate’s coverage of Supreme Court decisions. Thank you to our Slate Plus members for making this episode available to…
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What Next - We Need to Talk About Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy has always had his eyes on one job - Speaker of the House. But after Republicans won Congress’s lower chamber by a razor thin majority, the…
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What Next - The Failed Coup in Russia
For months, Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has been railing against his own country’s military leadership. It all came to a head this weekend – when the…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Can Ozempic Cure Addiction?
Semaglutide, better known by its brand name Ozempic, has been making headlines as a weight loss drug – despite only having FDA approval to treat diabetes. Now…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Supreme Court Politics One Year On From Dobbs
This episode is a part of Opinionpalooza. Slate’s coverage of Supreme Court decisions, and the other legal happenings in June. We consider this coverage so…
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Slate Money - The NCAA is…What, Exactly?
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Anna Szymanski break down the last two years of the college sports economy. Players can get paid for their name, image, and…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - The U.S. vs Amazon Prime
On Wednesday, the Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon, accusing the online giant of “tricking and trapping people into recurring subscriptions.” The complaint…
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Political Gabfest - Not THAT President Kennedy
Here are some notes and references from this week’s show: Keziah Weir for Vanity Fair: “How Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Became the Anti-vaxxer Icon of America’s…
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What Next - Is Planned Parenthood Stepping Up?
Saturday marks the one-year anniversary of the end of Roe – a historic decision that’s led to long lines, clinic closures, and a flood of abortion bans across…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Samuel Alito and The Billionaire
This episode is a part of Opinionpalooza. Slate’s coverage of Supreme Court decisions. Thank you to our Slate Plus members for making this episode available to…
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What Next - Why There’s a Cop at Your Kid’s School
It’s been one year since the Uvalde school shooting – and while Texas hasn’t passed any gun control legislation, it has passed a measure aimed at “hardening…
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What Next - They Pledged to Stop Sex Abuse. Instead, They Targeted Women.
Last week, the Southern Baptist Convention held its annual meeting in New Orleans – and its main order of business was to tighten the reins on what women can…
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What Next - Slow Burn: America's Blackest Child
In honor of the Juneteenth holiday, What Next presents the first episode of the new season of Slate's Slow Burn, "Becoming Justice Thomas." What Next will be…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - The George Soros Succession
One son was preparing to take over George Soros’s multi-billion-dollar empire. Then, there was a falling out, and a new heir-apparent was chosen. Who is Alex…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - SCOTUS Wants To Drain The Swamp, Too
This episode is a part of Opinionpalooza. Slate’s coverage of Supreme Court decisions. We consider this coverage so essential that we’re taking down the…
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Political Gabfest - Gabfest Reads: The Case for Treating Animals With Dignity
Emily Bazelon talks with author Peter Singer about his updated and re-released book, Animal Liberation Now. The classic text has been an integral part of the…
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Slate Money - Could Global Inequality Actually Be…Good?
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss what the decline in global economic inequality really means for our future, why you shouldn’t…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Reddit’s Rolling Blackouts
Across Reddit, thousands of forums have gone “private” and effectively disappeared. Users are protesting the site’s plan to capitalize on its data, which has…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Is A New Supreme Court Emerging?
This episode is a part of Opinionpalooza. Slate’s coverage of Supreme Court decisions. Thank you to our Slate Plus members for making this episode available to…
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Political Gabfest - What Could Judge Cannon Do?
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the federal case against Donald Trump involving national-security documents, Atlanta’s Cop…
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What Next - After They Testified: The Rabbi Leading an Interfaith Fight for Trans Rights
Red-state resident, religious, and proud of his trans son, a Missouri rabbi has testified more times than he can count in front of the state government over…
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What Next - The Culture Wars Curriculum
Homeschooling is more popular than ever — and for decades, it’s been seen as a haven by a movement of conservative Christians. But isolating children from the…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Can Trump Outrun The Law?
This episode is a part of Opinionpalooza. Slate’s coverage of Supreme Court decisions. Thank you to our Slate Plus members for making this episode available to…
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What Next - How This Trump Trial Is Different
Donald Trump heads back to court, facing federal charges over the handling of sensitive documents after his presidential term ended. While the indictment looks…
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What Next - The Liberal Case Against Affirmative Action
If the Supreme Court rules against affirmative action for certain racial groups, as expected, how will colleges and other institutions create diverse student…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Are You Ready For A.I. Generated Actors?
As “deep fakes” have demonstrated, it’s getting easier and easier to swap an actor for a digital likeness—something that contributed to the Screen Actors Guild…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - The Trump Indictment
This episode is a part of Opinionpalooza. Slate’s coverage of Supreme Court decisions. We consider this coverage so essential that we’re taking down the…
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Slate Money - The SEC’s Crypto Crackdown
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers talk about the SEC lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase. Then they are joined by Slate’s own Henry Grabar for a…
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What Next - Amicus: Did John Roberts Really Just Save Voting Rights?
With a surprising decision on voting rights coming down this week from the Supreme Court, What Next is presenting this special bonus episode from our…
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Political Gabfest - Trump Is Indicted – Again
In a Gabfest Special Edition, David Plotz, John Dickerson, and Emily Bazelon discuss Donald Trump’s indictment on charges relating to classified documents and…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Is Crypto Toast?
This week, the SEC sued Binance, the largest crypto exchange in the world, and Coinbase, the largest crypto exchange in the US. Is it a sign that the glory…
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Political Gabfest - Chris Christie Kamikaze Campaign
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the latest three Republicans battling for the presidential nomination; Oklahoma’s approval of…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Did John Roberts Really Just Save Voting Rights?
This episode is a part of Opinionpalooza. Slate’s coverage of Supreme Court decisions. Thank you to our Slate Plus members for making this episode available to…
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What Next - After They Testified: The Drag King Who Loves Performing for Kids
Deep in the heart of Texas, they performed in drag, for kids and enthusiastic crowds. But as state legislation moved to ban drag performances, they stopped lip…
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What Next - How Putin’s Chef Became Putin’s Butcher
How Yevgeny Prigozhin and his Wagner Group became essential to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine—and one of Russia’s most vocal critics. Guest: Brian Taylor…
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What Next - Can the Feds Lower Your Rent?
Housing prices have skyrocketed, from the usual hot spots in New York and San Francisco, out to the until-recently-affordable places like Boise, Idaho and…
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What Next - Do Work Requirements Work?
Last week, Congress finally passed a debt ceiling deal. Part of that deal included expanding the work requirements for government assistance programs like…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Tech’s Newest Trillion Dollar Company
Until recently, Nvidia was a company known for graphics cards—a brand name among gamers but not necessarily the general public. But as part of the A.I. boom…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - How SCOTUS Enabled The Explosion of Anti-Trans Laws
This episode is a part of Opinionpalooza. Slate’s coverage of Supreme Court decisions. We consider this coverage so essential that we’re taking down the…
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Slate Money - The Economic Tale of the Writers Strike
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers talk about the ongoing WGA strike, the latest news on the Fed’s fight against inflation, and how CEOs are…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - When Your Childhood Was Their Content
When someone posts a photo of you online without your consent, it should be easy to have it taken down or confront the person who posted it. But what if the…
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Political Gabfest - Kevin McCarthy, Hercules of Capitol City
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the debt-ceiling deal; the Russia-Ukraine war with the Atlantic’s Kori Schake @KoriSchake…
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What Next - After They Testified: The Trans Pharmacist Who Went Viral
As the fight for trans rights, including gender-affirming medical care, heads through state legislation, activists and medical providers are stepping up to…
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What Next - New Sex Abuse Charges Roil the Catholic Church
After a long-delayed five-year investigation, the Illinois attorney general Kwame Raoul released the report on sexual abuse in the Illinois Catholic church…
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What Next - Covering the Supreme Court
Right-wing activists have been waiting for a Supreme Court like this one, willing to hand down unpopular, reactionary opinions on guns, abortion, and voting…
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Slate Money - Succession S4 Ep10: Fairly Explosive Mega-F***
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers are joined by NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik to discuss the series finale of Succession. It…
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What Next - Decoder Ring: Why You Can’t Find a Damn Parking Spot
From our colleagues at Decoder Ring: Parking is one of the great paradoxes of American life. On the one hand, we have paved an ungodly amount of land to park…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - The Trouble With TikTok Songs
How the music streaming business opened the door to billions of dollars in fraud. Guest: Ashley Carman, Bloomberg News reporter covering the podcasting, music…