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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 NewsSlate Money - The Fiscal Genie
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Anna Szymanski discuss the economic ramifications of the election, China blocking the Ant IPO, and the Department of Justice’s…
Slate NewsWhat Next - TBD | How the Gig Economy Won in California
Companies like Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash have always argued that their workers are independent contractors, not employees. This distinction has been crucial in…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - How the Gig Economy Won in California
Companies like Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash have always argued that their workers are independent contractors, not employees. This distinction has been crucial in…
Slate NewsPolitical Gabfest - President Joe Biden???
Professor Nate Persily of Stanford-MIT's HealthyElections.org joins the Gabfest to discuss vote counting and election lawsuits. Emily, John and David also…
Slate NewsWhat Next - What We Know So Far
There’s still a lot that’s unclear about one of the most contentious elections in recent history. Here’s what we do know: that many pollsters overestimated the…
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Political Gabfest - Slate Plus Special: Counting the Votes
You can tweet suggestions, links, and questions to @SlateGabfest. The email address for the Political Gabfest is gabfest@slate.com. (Email may be quoted by…
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What Next - And Now We Wait
We still don’t have a winner for the 2020 presidential election. It’s all coming down to states where vote-counting is happening slowly, amid a flurry of…
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What Next - First-Timers: An NBA Player's First Time Voting
Larry Nance Jr. is an NBA player for the Cleveland Cavaliers. He’s also a first-time voter. After the NBA players’ ranks exploded with activism this summer…
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What Next - First-Timers: A True Independent Voter
Jeffrey Yaw lives in the Fingerlakes region of upstate New York. He’s a recent convert to Catholicism who attended the March for Life back in January. He’s…
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What Next - A Giant Test for Election Law
With just one day to go and several hundred lawsuits around the election still swirling about, which legal cases are raising major red flags? And how could…
Slate NewsAmicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - The Canaries in the Coal Mine of Justice
Episode Notes: Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Sherrilyn Ifill, president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, to discuss voting…
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Slate Money - All Policies are Economic Policies
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Anna Szymanski discuss the effect of the US president on the economy, dual interest rates and whether or not PetSmart and Chewy…
Slate NewsWhat Next - TBD | The Fight Against Election Day Falsehoods
The 2016 general election changed the way we think about information online and its power to sway results. Four years later, Americans will vote amid a surge…
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What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - The Fight Against Election Day Falsehoods
The 2016 general election changed the way we think about information online and its power to sway results. Four years later, Americans will vote amid a surge…
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Political Gabfest - Almost
Here are some references from this week’s show: David Wasserman for the Cook Political Report: “What One Florida County Could Tell Us About a ‘Gray Revolt’ on…
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What Next - Our Pandemic Winter
There’s actually good news about this virus. Unfortunately, that doesn’t mean you’re safe. Guest: Ed Yong, staff writer for The Atlantic. Slate Plus members…
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What Next - Still Fighting for Breonna Taylor
Attica Scott is the only black woman in Kentucky’s state legislature. It turns out, that doesn’t make advocating for Breonna Taylor much easier. Guest…
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What Next - First-Timers: A New Citizen Votes
Rafa Lombardino wasn’t planning on becoming a citizen. Originally from Brazil, Rafa has spent nearly two decades in America content with her green card. After…
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What Next - What Happens to the Pro-Choice Movement Now?
The pro-choice movement is in the wilderness. For activists serving women on the margins, that’s been clear for years. Guest: Laurie Bertram Roberts, executive…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - The American Contest
Regardless of the outcome of the election, the Supreme Court has already entered a new era. Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Heather Cox Richardson for a…
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Slate Money - Little Googlettes
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Anna Szymanski discuss the antitrust case against Google, the life and death of Quibi, and Purdue Pharma’s $8.3 billion fine. In…
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Political Gabfest - Last Debate of Donald Trump’s Career
Slate Plus members get a bonus segment on the Gabfest each week, and access to special bonus episodes throughout the year. Sign up now to listen and support…
Slate NewsWhat Next - TBD | A Historic Case Against Google
It’s been 22 years since the federal government last brought a meaningful legal challenge to a big tech company. Back then, when the Justice Department sued…
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What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - A Historic Case Against Google
It’s been 22 years since the federal government last brought a meaningful legal challenge to a big tech company. Back then, when the Justice Department sued…
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Political Gabfest - A Thursday Message
Slate's Political Gabfest will be published on Friday this week. Listen to this 15 second note to find out why! You can tweet suggestions, links, and questions…
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What Next - Is an Upset Brewing in Iowa?
Iowa is home to less than 1% of the U.S. population. So why is this year’s Senate race the 2nd most expensive in U.S. history? Democrats hope to use all that…
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What Next - It’s Still Worth Panicking About the Election
With less than two weeks to go until Election Day, maybe you’re feeling a little uneasy. Jim Newell says, despite Biden’s consistent lead in the polls, you…
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What Next - First-Timers: Out of Prison and Finally Able to Vote
Winning November’s presidential election will likely mean turning out a whole host of people who have never voted before. In our new series, First-Timers, we…
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What Next - Conflict Over COVID Restrictions in Orthodox Brooklyn
A spike in COVID cases this fall led to new restrictions in several parts of New York. Many of these locations were home to Orthodox Jewish communities which…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - The Litmus Test
Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Ilyse Hogue, the president of NARAL Pro-Choice America and the author of The Lie that Binds to discuss the Senate Judiciary…
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Slate Money - Comfortable Pants Auction
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Anna Szymanski talk tax evasion at Vista Investment Group, the issues with company performance reviews and auction theory. In the…
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Political Gabfest - Empty Notepad
Emily, John and David discuss Barrett’s confirmation hearings; the First Amendment and disinformation; and the latest election machinations. Here are some…
Slate NewsWhat Next - TBD | Facebook Flips on Holocaust Denial
Two years ago, Mark Zuckerberg held up Holocaust denial as an example of the type of speech that would be protected on Facebook. The company wouldn’t take down…
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What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Facebook Flips on Holocaust Denial
Two years ago, Mark Zuckerberg held up Holocaust denial as an example of the type of speech that would be protected on Facebook. The company wouldn’t take down…
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What Next - A Former Coronavirus Task Force Member Speaks
Olivia Troye spent nearly two years in Trump’s White House. In that time, she sat in on meetings about natural disasters, border security - and the coronavirus…
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What Next - Democrats, Take The Stimulus Deal Already
The White House, Senate Republicans and the House Democrats are all on completely separate pages about another coronavirus relief package. With the election…
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What Next - Kelly Loeffler Picked the Wrong Fight
Earlier this summer, Senator Kelly Loeffler leaned into a war of words with the WNBA. She may have underestimated her opponents. Guest: Amira Rose Davis…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - What Progressives Got Wrong About the Judiciary
Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Robert Raben, a former senior Hill staffer, former assistant attorney general in Bill Clinton’s Department of Justice, and founder…
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Slate Money - China’s Gilded Age
Professor Yuen Yuen Ang joins Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Anna Szymanski to discuss her book China’s Gilded Age: The Paradox of Economic Boom and Vast…
Slate NewsWhat Next - TBD | What Landlords Have on You
Over the last decade, born from the chaos of the 2008 financial crisis, automated tenant screening has grown into a billion-dollar industry. Now, nine out of…
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What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - What Landlords Have on You
Over the last decade, born from the chaos of the 2008 financial crisis, automated tenant screening has grown into a billion-dollar industry. Now, nine out of…
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Political Gabfest - Spitting Into a Sheet of Plexiglass
Emily, John and David discuss the White House virus outbreak, vice-presidential debate, and Senate races Here are this week’s cocktail chatters: Emily: Matt…
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What Next - The Fight Over Voting Access in Texas
Who will be able to cast a vote in Texas? And will Texans be able to figure that out before election day -- or after? Guest: Emma Platoff, justice and politics…
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What Next - How Much Is Mike Pence to Blame?
If Vice President Mike Pence does agree to show up at the debate on Wednesday in Salt Lake City, he’ll have plenty to answer for -- in particular, why the…
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What Next - Scandal and COVID Strike a Tight Senate Race
We have a sitting senator with a COVID-19 positive test. We have his opponent, admitting to an extramarital affair. And we have a surge in mail-in ballots…
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What Next - The Superspreader In Chief
The president has tested positive for COVID. Does he realize what that means for the rest of us? Guest: Slate’s Will Saletan, author of Bearing Right. Slate…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Testing the Election
Dahlia Lithwick is joined by election law professor Rick Hasen of UC Irvine, author of Election Meltdown, for an update on the state of the election given the…
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Slate Money - Razzle-Dazzle to Juke the Algos
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Anna Szymanski discuss Trump’s taxes, controversy at Coinbase, and spoofing. In the Slate Plus segment: Palantir. Email…
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Political Gabfest - Slate Plus Special: The President Has COVID
In this special episode of Slate's Political Gabfest, Emily, John and David talk about President Trump's coronavirus diagnosis and what happens next. Here are…
Slate NewsWhat Next - TBD | The Attack on Florida’s Latino Voters
Since the beginning of the pandemic, Spanish-speaking voters in Florida have been exposed to a steady uptick in falsities and conspiracy theories. This…
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What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - The Attack on Florida’s Latino Voters
Since the beginning of the pandemic, Spanish-speaking voters in Florida have been exposed to a steady uptick in falsities and conspiracy theories. This…
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Political Gabfest - What We WILL Know on Election Night
Here are some notes and references from this week’s show: Russ Buettner, Susanne Craig and Mike McIntire for the New York Times: “Long-Concealed Records Show…
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What Next - This Devastating School Year
There have been instances in the past when kids did not go to school for long periods of time. The history and research show that it’s devastating for kids…
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Political Gabfest - Bonus: Would you Shut Up Man
In this special bonus episode Emily, John and David debrief and decompress after the first presidential debate of 2020. You can tweet suggestions, links, and…
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What Next - The Bottom Line on Trump’s Taxes
Donald Trump has spent the last four years refusing to release his tax returns. When the New York Times published 20 years worth of them, it revealed a…
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What Next - The Most Important Question in Tonight's Debate
When you settle in to watch the Presidential debate tonight, maybe you’ll be listening to hear how Trump talks about the New York Times story regarding his tax…
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What Next - Who Is Amy Coney Barrett?
Over the weekend, President Trump announced that Amy Coney Barrett would be his pick to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court. What can we…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - The Senate Judiciary Committee and Boxing Kangaroos
Dahlia Lithwick is joined by the Nation’s justice correspondent Elie Mystal and Slate’s Mark Joseph Stern for some hard truths about the future of the Supreme…
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Slate Money - Who’s Exercising?
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Anna Szymanski discuss the FinCEN files, Buzzfeed News and ICIJ’s big report on money laundering and banks, the economic stress…
Slate NewsWhat Next - TBD | A Vaccine Won’t Be the End
As of Sept. 24, there are 42 vaccines in clinical trials on humans. At least 92 others are being developed but have not yet gone to trial. For months, the…