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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 - Was the Kyle Rittenhouse Verdict Inevitable?
Last August, then-17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse and fatally shot two people and wounded another with a semi-automatic rifle during a protest in Kenosha…
Slate NewsSlate Money - Succession: "Clown Town"
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What Next - Inflategate
How many times a day do you hear the word “inflation” now? Many items are getting more expensive, but what’s actually driving those price increases? And are we…
Slate NewsAmicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Everybody Wants to Be Scalia
Dahlia Lithwick is joined by leading environmental lawyer and Harvard professor Richard Lazarus , author of The Rule of Five: Climate History at the Supreme…
Slate NewsSlate Money - Arriving Today
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Stacy-Marie Ishmael are joined by author Christopher Mims to talk about his new book, Arriving Today, what’s really…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Space Junk! (And Space Wars?)
Over the weekend, Russia tested a new weapon—a type of missile that can fly into space and destroy a satellite in orbit. The test created thousands of pieces…
Slate NewsPolitical Gabfest - No Joe Mojo
John, Emily and David discuss Biden’s approval numbers, authoritarianism on the rise, and they are joined by author Jay Caspian Kang to talk about his new…
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What Next - Can Beto O’Rourke Fail Up?
Beto O’Rourke is running to replace Greg Abbott as governor of Texas. Though it’s his first time in this particular race, you’d be forgiven for thinking…
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What Next - The Battle Over San Francisco’s Schools
After dragging its feet on reopening schools this winter, the San Francisco Unified School District school board is under fire. Their every decision is being…
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What Next - Is the FBI’s Surveillance of Muslims Really a State Secret?
Members of an Orange County mosque noticed a new convert was asking some strange questions. He turned out to be an FBI informant. Will the Supreme Court allow…
Slate NewsSlate Money - Succession: “Belligerent Zucchini”
Slate Money is obsessed with Succession, HBO's wonderful drama about the lives of the superrich Roy family. So, every Monday, we'll be discussing the previous…
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What Next - “I Quit My Job Today”
You’ve likely heard about the great resignation -- this moment when millions of workers across the country have handed in their notice. Sometimes, people left…
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Slate Money - Billionaire Slap Fight
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Stacy-Marie Ishmael talk about the deconglomeration of Johnson & Johnson and General Electric, the impact worker…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - The Kid-Vaccine Holdouts
A recent poll showed that about a third of parents of younger children would get their kids vaccinated, a third would not, and the final third said they wanted…
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Political Gabfest - Presidents Are Not Kings and Plaintiff Is Not President
John and David are joined by guest host Ruth Marcus to discuss Biden’s infrastructure win, Trump’s January 6 obstruction, and the Rittenhouse trial. Here are…
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What Next - The Astroworld Tragedy
Last Friday, a surging crowd killed at least eight people and left hundreds injured at Travis Scott’s music festival Astroworld in Houston. Public uproar over…
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What Next - A Controversial New Plan to Fight Homelessness
The Los Angeles City Council has passed a new policy giving Council members the power to target specific encampments for cleanup. While the effort might…
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What Next - Has Minneapolis Given Up on Police Reform?
Minneapolis voters have rejected a referendum to dissolve and replace their police department by a dramatic 12-point margin. The election result reflects a…
Slate NewsSlate Money - Succession: “Goons and Stooges and Rough-Jacks”
Slate Money is obsessed with Succession, HBO's wonderful drama about the lives of the superrich Roy family. So, every Monday, we'll be discussing the previous…
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What Next - Do Vaccine Mandates Work?
In mid-October, Mayor Bill DeBlasio announced that New York City municipal workers would have just nine days to get the COVID vaccine or risk being put on…
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Political Gabfest - Gabfest Reads: Kirsten Powers, Saving Grace
John Dickerson talks with Kirsten Powers about her new book Saving Grace: speak your truth, stay centered and learn to coexist with people who drive you nuts…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Guns on the Subway and Vigilantes in Texas
Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Elizabeth Wydra, President of the Constitutional Accountability Center, a think tank, law firm, and action center dedicated to the…
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Slate Money - Twelve Gallons of Milk
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Stacy-Marie Ishmael talk about a recent CNN segment claiming milk has gone from $1.99 per gallon to $2.79 per gallon…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - How Schools Surveil Your Kids
In schools across the country, tighter digital controls were put in place to keep kids on task during the pandemic. Are they here to stay? Guests: Priya Anand…
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Political Gabfest - Red All Over
NYTimes columnist Ross Douthat joins the show to help untangle the implications of the off-year elections and John, Emily and David discuss the Supreme Court…
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What Next - Is It Time for Democrats to Panic?
Democrats suffered major losses in local and state elections this week. Are the results a harbinger for the party’s fate heading into the 2022 midterms? Guest…
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What Next - White Supremacy on Trial in Charlottesville
It’s been over four years since white supremacists gathered in a violent and deadly demonstration in Charlottesville, Virginia. Now, nine people are suing the…
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What Next - A Rust-Belt City Might Elect a Socialist
India Walton won the Democratic primary for Mayor of Buffalo, New York, in June. Her victory put her on track to become the first socialist mayor in the city’s…
Slate NewsSlate Money - Succession: "Caucasian Rich Brain"
Slate Money is obsessed with Succession, HBO's wonderful drama about the lives of the superrich Roy family. So, every Monday, we'll be discussing the previous…
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What Next - How Long Can Mark Zuckerberg Be King?
The public scrutiny applied to Facebook has been building for years, as the company grows its user base faster than its ability to regulate its content. But…
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Slate Money - Backdoor to Monarchy
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Stacy-Marie Ishmael talk about Facebook’s transformation to Metaverse, how the billionaire income tax would work (and…
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What Next - TBD | Why Are Bots Buying Sneakers?
The bots aren’t just buying cool sneakers. They’re buying concert tickets. Tickets to basketball games and Broadway shows. At the beginning of the pandemic…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Why Are Bots Buying Sneakers?
The bots aren’t just buying cool sneakers. They’re buying concert tickets. Tickets to basketball games and Broadway shows. At the beginning of the pandemic…
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Political Gabfest - Is Facebook Evil?
Emily, John and David talk about the Facebook Papers; Building Back (somewhat) Better; and are joined by author Pamela Paul to talk about the trivial and…
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What Next - Why I Quit Advising Kyrsten Sinema
Last week, five members of Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s Veterans Advisory Council publicly stepped down. In their resignation letter, they claimed that they were…
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What Next - Is Bill Gates to Blame for Lagging Vaccinations?
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation funds many, if not most, of the world’s global health initiatives, so much so that the Foundation has become one of the…
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What Next - The Afghans Who Got Out
Sharifa Abbasi knows exactly what it’s like to board a plane to a new country. She immigrated from Afghanistan to the U.S. with her family in 1993. Now, she’s…
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Slate Money - Succession: “Snake Linguini”
Slate Money is obsessed with Succession, HBO's wonderful drama about the lives of the superrich Roy family. So, every Monday, we'll be discussing the previous…
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What Next - A Brazen Kidnapping in Haiti
Last weekend, 17 foreign missionaries living in Haiti were taken hostage by a criminal gang demanding million-dollar ransom payments. Kidnappings have become…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - The Supreme Court’s Role in Police Violence
Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Dean Erwin Chemerinsky of Berkeley Law School at the University of California to discuss a pair of brief opinions from the Supreme…
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Slate Money - Will You Accept These Cookies?
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Stacy-Marie Ishmael talk about ad tracking and big changes at Apple, what’s going on with tuna bonds, and big…
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What Next - TBD | Honey, I Sold the House to Zillow
Between April and June of this year, Zillow bought nearly 4,000 homes. And they had no intention of holding onto them. The plan was to flip houses, often and…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Honey, I Sold the House to Zillow
Between April and June of this year, Zillow bought nearly 4,000 homes. And they had no intention of holding onto them. The plan was to flip houses, often and…
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Political Gabfest - Great Resignation
Emily, John and David discuss Steve Bannon’s contempt of Congress, supply chain woes, and Americans pro-actively leaving their jobs. Here are some notes and…
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What Next - How Immunity for Cops Ends
Once an obscure legal doctrine, the practice of qualified immunity for police has drawn widespread public scrutiny in the past year. But as mainstream support…
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What Next - Is Trump Still On Virginia’s Ballot?
Virginia’s gubernatorial election is just weeks away, with former Virginia governor, Democrat Terry McAuliffe, vying against newcomer Republican Glenn…
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What Next - How Should We Remember Colin Powell?
Colin Powell, known as a “trailblazer” and “pathbreaker” in his military career, leaves behind a complicated legacy. The four-star general became a household…
Slate NewsSlate Money - Succession: "Weevils in the Flour Sack"
Slate Money is obsessed with Succession, HBO's wonderful drama about the lives of the superrich Roy family. So, every Monday, we'll be discussing the previous…
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What Next - No One's Got Mail
Democrats spent months fretting last year about the Postal Service and the fate of democracy. Now the Democrats are in charge. So why is the mail slowing down?…
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Slate Money - Felix Hates Polls
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Stacy-Marie Ishmael talk about spoiled customers acting out, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva and the scandal plaguing…
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What Next - TBD | The Return of Hacktivism
Over the last month, the domain company Epik and the streaming service Twitch have fallen prey to massive-scale hacks. The hackers revealed not just email…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - The Return of Hacktivism
Over the last month, the domain company Epik and the streaming service Twitch have fallen prey to massive-scale hacks. The hackers revealed not just email…
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Political Gabfest - Death of Democracy
Emily, John and David discuss the ways that U.S. democracy is in peril, the Democrats‘ strategy woes, and they are joined by author Andrea Elliott to talk…
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What Next - The Strike That Could Paralyze Hollywood
For as glamorous as Hollywood often seems, the workers behind the scenes rarely experience the star treatment. They do everything from sound design and makeup…
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What Next - Is Someone Brain-Zapping American Operatives?
The Havana Syndrome sounds like something straight out of a spy novel: microwaves are being directed towards U.S. embassies, causing hearing loss, headaches…
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What Next - When Airbnb Takes Over Your Neighborhood
Galveston is a small island off the south east coast of Texas. It’s become a hot spot for short term rentals through start-ups like Airbnb but what the city…
Slate NewsSlate Money - Succession: Next Cove Please, Julius!
Slate Money is obsessed with Succession, HBO’s wonderful drama about the lives of the superrich Roy family. So, every Monday we’ll be discussing the previous…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - The Trump Court and the Roberts Court
Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Professor Lee Epstein, who studies judicial behavior using empirical legal research, to try to figure out what’s unprecedented…
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Slate Money - Trillions
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Stacy-Marie Ishmael are joined by Robin Wigglesworth to talk about his new book Trillions. They get into active…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Will the Facebook Whistleblower Make a Difference?
The last month has seen a steady drip of leaked documents from inside Facebook, each seemingly more damning than the next. This week, the whistleblower behind…