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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 - Media Media
Edmund Lee, media journalist for The New York Times, joins the Slate Money hosts to discuss the demented rollercoaster that is Tesla stock, The New York Times’…
Slate NewsAmicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Election Meltdown, Part 3
In the third part of this special five-part series of Amicus, Dahlia Lithwick is joined by election law professor Rick Hasen to unpack the bag of dirty tricks…
Slate NewsWhat Next - WN TBD: Iowa’s App-ocalypse
On Monday, the Iowa caucuses went off the rails. As the hours stretched into days, and still the results remained unclear, a new piece of election technology…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Iowa’s App-ocalypse
On Monday, the Iowa caucuses went off the rails. As the hours stretched into days, and still the results remained unclear, a new piece of election technology…
Slate NewsPolitical Gabfest - The Most Abusive and Destructive
John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon and David Plotz discuss the Iowa debacle, Mitt Romney’s impeachment vote, and Trump’s expanded immigration ban. For this week’s…
Slate NewsWhat Next - Michael Bloomberg’s Shot
Michael Bloomberg has toyed with running for president many times. He has the money and the political clout, but 2020 is the first time he’s thrown all his…
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What Next - A Wake-Up Call From Iowa
The Iowa caucuses on Monday were a mess. Only 71 percent of precincts were reporting by late Tuesday night. Rick Hasen says, we’re just lucky this disaster…
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What Next - Why Don’t D.C. Residents Count?
This episode originally aired in October 2019. Growing up in D.C. during the civil rights era made the fight for D.C. statehood deeply personal for civil…
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What Next - This Week In Impeachment: A ‘Bullet Proof’ President
On Friday, Senate Republicans blocked efforts to hear new witnesses and evidence in the impeachment trial of President Trump. The decision signals an…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Election Meltdown, Part 2
In the second part of a special five-part series of Amicus, Dahlia Lithwick is joined by election law professor Rick Hasen to take a close look at what…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Impeachment's Aftermath
Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Barbara McQuade, professor of law at the University of Michigan and former U.S attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, to…
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Slate Money - Brexit Day
Izabella Kaminska, editor of FT Alphaville, joins the Slate Money hosts from London to discuss Brexit Day, ESG (environmental, social and governance) and LIBOR…
Slate NewsWhat Next - WN TBD: Why Is the U.S. Scared of Huawei?
Recently a special delegation of senior Trump administration officials arrived in the U.K. Their mission? To convince prime minister Boris Johnson to bar…
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What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Why Is the U.S. Scared of Huawei?
Recently a special delegation of senior Trump administration officials arrived in the U.K. Their mission? To convince prime minister Boris Johnson to bar…
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Political Gabfest - 49 years and 364 days of Plotz
David, Emily and John discuss outlandish impeachment defenses, the approaching Iowa caucuses, and the Supreme Court allowing the “public charge” rule to go…
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What Next - Who's Excited About Joe Biden?
Joe Biden’s presidential campaign is making two arguments in the last few days before the Iowa caucuses. One is all about the heart—you know Joe, you love Joe…
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What Next - A Threat to the Separation of Church and State
Republican lawmakers in Montana came up with a plan to help taxpayers fund scholarships for private schools, including religious ones. But Montana’s…
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What Next - A Radical Voter Suppression Tactic
Back in July, President Trump addressed the nation from the Rose Garden. The Supreme Court had just ruled that the 2020 census could not ask the citizenship…
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What Next - This Week in Impeachment: Finally, Some Answers
The House impeachment managers have wrapped up their oral arguments. The president's legal team is getting started. The only question now, will key witnesses…
Slate NewsAmicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Election Meltdown, Part 1
Despite winning the Electoral College vote in 2016, President Donald Trump still claimed widespread voter fraud had robbed him of millions of votes. In the…
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Slate Money - Speaking of Terrifying...
The Slate Money hosts discuss such terrifying topics as facial recognition technology, the coronavirus, and Australian bushfires. Plus: SmileDirectClub. Email…
Slate NewsWhat Next - WN TBD: Which Tech Companies Are Doing the Most Harm?
Last week, Slate published The Evil List, an expansive attempt to document the most concerning tech companies around the world, according to the experts. Some…
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What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Which Tech Companies Are Doing the Most Harm?
Last week, Slate published The Evil List, an expansive attempt to document the most concerning tech companies around the world, according to the experts. Some…
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Political Gabfest - Nobody Likes Him
David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson discuss Trump on trial, the Democratic primary race, and Mohammed bin Salman’s hacking of Jeff Bezos. For this…
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What Next - How Virginia’s Gun Rally Dodged a Bullet
Earlier this week, gun rights activists arrived outside the capitol building in Richmond, Virginia to rally against proposed gun control laws. Some people…
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What Next - The Rules of This Impeachment
On Tuesday, the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump began in earnest in the Senate. The debate over the rules of engagement lasted into the early…
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What Next - Why Trump’s Anti-Refugee Policy Could Backfire
A new executive order from the Trump administration was meant to curb refugee resettlement and further polarize the country. But most Republican governors have…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - A Trial That's Not A Trial
Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Neil Eggleston, White House Counsel during the last three years of the Obama Administration. He also represented the Office of the…
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Slate Money - Trans-Pacific Tractor Beams
The Slate Money hosts discuss the newest trade deals, Visa buying Plaid and the Rooney Rule. Plus: Nike Vaporfly shoes. Email: slatemoney@slate.com Twitter…
Slate NewsWhat Next - WN TBD: The Silicon Valley Dream Was Always a Fantasy
In 2013, Anna Wiener moved from New York to San Francisco to join the city’s booming tech scene. Over the course of four years, she worked at three companies…
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What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - The Silicon Valley Dream Was Always a Fantasy
In 2013, Anna Wiener moved from New York to San Francisco to join the city’s booming tech scene. Over the course of four years, she worked at three companies…
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Political Gabfest - If You Want Her Out
David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson discuss new impeachment revelations, the Warren-Sanders rift, and Bill Barr going after Apple’s encryption. For…
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What Next - The Trouble With the Warren-Sanders Beef
After Tuesday’s Democratic debate, the beef between Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders spilled over onto national television. Derecka Purnell has been…
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What Next - Australia’s Fires and the Upside of Anger
Australia and the United States have a lot in common: politicians who still deny climate change, a supremely powerful energy industry, and a growing sense of…
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What Next - What Mike Pompeo Does For Trump
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has had some serious staying power in the Trump administration. Now with the impeachment trial on the horizon, he’s become even…
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What Next - What Happened to Lindsey Graham?
Before President Donald Trump took office, Lindsey Graham was willing to reach across the aisle to work on big issues like immigration reform and climate…
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Slate Money - Megxit
The Slate Money hosts discuss what a split with the Royal Family means for Meghan and Harry financially, how Trump’s wine tariff will mess with the industry…
Slate NewsWhat Next - WN TBD: How Targeted Ads Started Watching Us All
In 2019, for the first time, more advertising money went toward targeted digital ads in the U.S. than on radio, television, cable, magazine, and newspaper ads…
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What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - How Targeted Ads Started Watching Us All
In 2019, for the first time, more advertising money went toward targeted digital ads in the U.S. than on radio, television, cable, magazine, and newspaper ads…
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Political Gabfest - Bomb Iran--We’ve Had a Bomb Iran Edition Before
Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and David Plotz, with Iran expert Suzanne Maloney discuss Iran, the Democratic presidential race, and John Bolton. For this…
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What Next - Will Voter Suppression Backfire in Florida?
Over a year ago, Florida residents approved the restoration of voting rights for approximately 1.4 million ex-felons in the state. But in the months since…
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What Next - Why It’s So Easy To Start A War
Presidents have always skirted the rules when it comes to gaining authorization from Congress to use military force. President Donald Trump’s direction to kill…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - What Is Impeachment For?
In a conversation taped live at the Aspen Institute, Dahlia Lithwick speaks to former acting solicitor general of the United States Neal Katyal about…
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What Next - Bernie Could Win This Thing
Right now, when it comes to fundraising, it certainly looks like Bernie Sanders is winning. In the last three months, his campaign has raised more money than…
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What Next - Trump Chooses War
In a little over a week, tensions in the Middle East have gone from high to fever pitch. What started with one American civilian contractor in Iraq being…
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Slate Money - The Big Mistake of The 2010s
The Slate Money hosts discuss the news from Iran and its effect on oil prices, the biggest mistakes in the past decade of government policies, and the legacy…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Buckle Up, John Roberts
Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Slate’s own Mark Joseph Stern to discuss Chief Justice John Roberts’ New Year’s resolutions on the judiciary, impeachment, and…
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What Next - This Week in Impeachment: A Senate Trial in Limbo
President Donald Trump was impeached in the House of Representatives just over two weeks ago. There’s just one hitch: The articles of impeachment that were…
Slate NewsWhat Next - WN TBD: Do Algorithms Make Sentencing Fairer?
Around the country, states are employing algorithms to help reduce prison populations and predict recidivism. This week, we hear from a Wisconsin judge with…
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What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Do Algorithms Make Sentencing Fairer?
Around the country, states are employing algorithms to help reduce prison populations and predict recidivism. This week, we hear from a Wisconsin judge with…
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Political Gabfest - Good Trouble
Emily Bazelon, David Plotz and Josie Duffy Rice discuss impeachment fatigue, the twin canaries of anti-Semitism and philo-Semitism, and the incredible John…
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What Next - Billionaires’ Favorite Tax Reform
When President Trump passed his tax overhaul in 2017, Democrats and Republicans were excited about the prospect of one specific provision. ‘Opportunity zones’…
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What Next - Three Stories We Can't Stop Thinking About
As 2019 comes to a close, What Next is checking back in on three stories we did this year. From a power struggle in Venezuela to a border wall dispute in…
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Slate Money - Cautionary Tales
Tim Harford joins Slate Money to discuss his new podcast Cautionary Tales, Christmas cards and the black market for Chinese sand. Hosted on Acast. See…
Slate NewsWhat Next - WN TBD: A Landmark Privacy Law Takes Effect. Now What?
On January 1st, a new law will grant Californians the right to see, delete, and stop the sale of personal information collected by tech companies. But the…
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What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - A Landmark Privacy Law Takes Effect. Now What?
On January 1st, a new law will grant Californians the right to see, delete, and stop the sale of personal information collected by tech companies. But the…
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Political Gabfest - Oakland Conundrum
John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon and David Plotz solve listeners' most pressing philosophical conundrums including personal conundrums like, would you rather be…
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Slate Money - Saving for the Second Coming
This week Felix, Emily, and Anna discuss the state of Boeing, the new California law for contract workers, and the incredible wealth stockpiled by the Church…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Divided Realities
Dahlia Lithwick is joined by three women using their legal experience to advocate for people trying to navigate the ever-changing, labyrinthine process of…
Slate NewsWhat Next - WN TBD | Ring: Your Doorbell Is Watching
Back in 2013, an entrepreneur named Jamie Siminoff appeared on Shark Tank. He was seeking an investment in a new product he was calling Doorbot, a smart…