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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 - Trump Vs The Pope
American Catholicism finds itself at a crossroads—split between its prominent conservative representatives in the Trump administration and in the priesthood…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - TBD Tries... Vibe Coding
One of artificial intelligence’s most hyped “abilities” is how it writes computer code. So much so that seemingly anyone can do it. So we figured… why not us?…
Slate NewsAmicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Was it Worth it, Pam?
It was a rough week for two of the top lawyers in the Trump administration, and it couldn’t happen to a nicer pair ... Ever since Donald Trump’s return to…
Slate NewsSlate Money - Spice World
This week: OpenAI completed a $122 billion investment round. Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck discuss what this deal says about the private and…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Why Everyone Is Freaking Out About Private Credit
In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, private credit or “shadow banking” grew as an alternative to the regulations and shared risk that institutional banks…
Slate NewsPolitical Gabfest - "Subject to the Jurisdiction Thereof"
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss yesterday's oral arguments in the monumentally important birthright citizenship case at the…
Slate NewsWhat Next - Trump Went to Court—But Left Early
Even with Trump in attendance, it didn’t look like the Supreme Court was buying his administration’s attack on the 14th amendment and birthright citizenship…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Preview: A Blowout for Birthright Citizenship at SCOTUS
This bonus episode of Amicus, with full access exclusive for Slate Plus members, is a comprehensive exploration of Wednesday’s arguments in the Trump v…
Slate NewsWhat Next - We're in an Oil Crisis. Will Renewables Save Us?
The Iran war’s disruption to global oil supplies demonstrates another upside to switching to renewable energy sources. Instead, Europe is considering rolling…
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Slate Money - The Illusion of ‘America’s Next Top Model’
In this Money Talks: Journalist Bridget Armstrong joins Emily Peck to discuss this moment of reckoning for the iconic reality show America’s Next Top Model and…
Slate NewsWhat Next - Where Insider Trading Becomes Treason
A flurry of activity in the oil-futures market, minutes before Donald Trump made a big announcement about not striking at Iranian infrastructure, has all the…
Slate NewsWhat Next - Hollywood vs. A.I. Slop
OpenAI is shutting down its video generator Sora less than six months after it launched, and just three months since it signed a deal with Disney. Is this an…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - How to Rein in ICE and A.I.
Artificial intelligence is working its way into every aspect of our lives, including law and immigration enforcement, and the industry is spending millions of…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Trump Has a Plan for the Midterms, SCOTUS May Help
On this week’s Amicus, Dahlia Lithwick checks in with Protect Democracy co-founder Ian Bassin about the United States’ speedy retreat from democracy, and how…
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Slate Money - Trade or Treason?
This week: Just minutes before Trump posted about talks with Iran, oil markets saw a flurry of activity. Conspiracy theories followed. Felix Salmon, Elizabeth…
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Slate Money - Money On Film: Spirited Away
Welcome to a very special Money On Film miniseries! Over three episodes, Slate Money’s Felix Salmon and Slate culture writer Nadira Goffe revisit three films…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Social Media’s Big Tobacco Moment
What YouTube and Meta’s loss in the “social media addiction trial” could mean for your feed. Guest: Ryan Mac, business and technology reporter for the New York…
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Political Gabfest - Airplane Travel is a Nightmare
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss why politicians keep failing to solve the escalating crisis of American air travel as massive…
Slate NewsWhat Next - The Iran War Hits Your Pocket
Trump’s unpredictability injects uncertainty into the economy, foreign policy, and everything else he touches. Even as his war messaging varies wildly moment…
Slate NewsWhat Next - Meanwhile in Cuba with Hasan Piker
Leftist political commentator Hasan Piker feels the Democrats have missed an opportunity to articulate their opposition to Trump’s foreign policy—in Venezuela…
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Slate Money - Money On Film: Materialists
Welcome to a very special Money On Film miniseries! Over three episodes, Slate Money’s Felix Salmon and Slate culture writer Nadira Goffe revisit three films…
Slate NewsWhat Next - How ICE Landed At Your Airport
Kristi Noem is out, and Senator Markwayne Mullin is in (in theory) as the new DHS secretary. Mullin tried to strike a softer tone during his confirmation…
Slate NewsWhat Next - You Mailed in Your Ballot. Will It Count?
The argument against counting mail-in ballots that arrive after election day is going to involve Supreme Court-pleasing “originalist” language, but is the case…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - War Dot Com
Why Palantir cofounder and CEO Alex Karp views working with Western militaries not just as a business opportunity, but as a higher calling. Guest: Jacob…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - The Roberts Court’s Internal Reckoning
This Supreme Court term has seen threats against the Justices – from the President, a slew of game-changing shadow docket opinions, justices sparring in…
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Political Gabfest - Gabfest Reads | The Real Succession
David Plotz talks with journalist Gabriel Sherman about his new book Bonfire of the Murdochs: How the Epic Fight to Control the Last Great Media Dynasty Broke…
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Slate Money - Are the Billionaires Smothering HBO?
This week: The war in Iran has caused a dramatic spike in global oil prices. Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck discuss the international…
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Slate Money - Money On Film: Margin Call
Welcome to a very special Money On Film miniseries! Over three episodes, Slate Money’s Felix Salmon and Slate culture writer Nadira Goffe revisit three films…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Hank Green Still Believes
Hank Green recently pulled a “reverse OpenAI” - he took his education platform Complexly and made it a nonprofit. In a world where outrage, A.I. slop and…
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Political Gabfest - Degenerate Gambler
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss how policies of anger and dominance structure President Trump’s approach to adversaries…
Slate NewsWhat Next - Trump Says We Won. This Former Rep Says We’re Trapped.
The war in Iran is either already over, or almost over, or going to continue until Trump feels it is over in his bones? If you’re Congress, what are you…
Slate NewsWhat Next - Thousands Are Fleeing War in Lebanon. She Flew There.
Israel and America’s war with Iran has spread, leading to the displacement of nearly 20 percent of people in Lebanon. What does that look like on the…
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Slate Money - Money Talks: Boilerplate Land Mines
In this Money Talks: UVA law professor Mitu Gulati joins Felix Salmon and Emily Peck to explain how an over-reliance on boilerplate language in contracts—that…
Slate NewsWhat Next - The GOP Plan to Kill Your Vote
The Republican-led Senate prepares this week to tackle an issue that’s very important to the president, his diehards, and hardly anyone else: passing the SAVE…
Slate NewsWhat Next - Bombing Iran...for Jesus?
If no other explanations for the Iran War seem satisfying, have you considered that the point is to bring about the end of the world and the return of Jesus…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Why He Sued Roblox
A half dozen state attorneys general have sued the online gaming platform Roblox after multiple investigations found child predators on the site and more than…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Immigration Myths and Birthright Citizenship
Next month, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the birthright citizenship case, Trump v. Barbara. It’s still somewhat unbelievable that the high court…
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Slate Money - A.I. Is a Hyperobject
This week: We summoned technologist and journalist Paul Ford to answer all our questions about A.I. As he explains to Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily…
Slate NewsWhat Next - SchadenFriday: A Timothée Chalamet Ballet Melee
On this week’s Slate Plus exclusive, Timothée Chalamet enters the pas de deux between an Oscar-nominated actor and a public itching for a villain. But as one…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Are We Ready for A.I. Warfare?
Drone warfare has evolved immensely since Ukraine. The use of artificial intelligence in combat has evolved just since Venezuela. Guest: Steven Feldstein…
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Political Gabfest - Will Gas Hit $5 a Gallon?
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss whether Trump will be willing to endure the political pain if his capricious Iran war causes…
Slate NewsWhat Next - No, Really, Why Are We At War?
Is the Strait of Hormuz safe? Is the U.S. going to put boots on the ground? Did we obliterate Iran’s nuclear facilities? And why are we at war with Iran… at…
Slate NewsWhat Next - Iran’s New Nepo Ayatollah
Who is the new supreme leader of Iran, and how does he differ from his predecessor father? Guest: Graeme Wood, staff writer at The Atlantic and a lecturer in…
Slate NewsWhat Next - Her Film Is an Oscar Nominee. It Almost Didn’t Make it to the U.S.
Nominated for Best International Feature Film at this year’s Academy Awards, The Voice of Hind Rajab uses audio from the actual emergency call with a…
Slate NewsWhat Next - The DOJ Is Trying Protesters As Terrorists. Will They Win?
A July ICE protest ended with a police lieutenant shot, 19 people arrested and nine people now on trial. For Trump’s Department of Justice, it’s a chance to…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Why Hollywood Is Afraid of the Paramount-WBD Deal
How does Paramount, an old-guard studio and media institution, buying Warner Bros., another of the same, change the landscape in Hollywood, on cable, and in…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Church and State are Being Reunited, Thanks to SCOTUS
On this week’s Amicus, Dahlia Lithwick explores the rise of Christian nationalism in America, its influence on the Supreme Court , and the implications for…
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Slate Money - The Burger CEOs Are Beefing
This week: The U.S. started a war in Iran. Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck break down why the war is bumping the US dollar and threatening the…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - War in Iran, Shockwaves in Markets
When you’re sending troops to war, it seems like there are more important things to consider than how it will impact the stock market. However, it doesn’t seem…
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Political Gabfest - What’s the Point of the Iran War?
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the possible political outcomes of the war in Iran given the complexities of Iranian society…
Slate NewsWhat Next - Can Iranians Rise Up? He Already Tried
As recent demonstrations showed, a sizable segment of the Iranian people already opposes the regime. But when President Trump told them to “take over your…
Slate NewsWhat Next - Nancy Guthrie Is Missing. The Internet Isn't Helping.
How the attention economy, distrust of all authority, and an actual crime turned a suburban Arizona street into the place to be for certain content creators…
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Slate Money - Money Talks: ‘Industry’ Insanity
In this Money Talks: Emily Peck is joined by Slate’s Editor in Chief Hillary Frey and former Slate Money host Anna Szymanski of Reuters to break down this…
Slate NewsWhat Next - Can Democrats Mess With Texas?
After a Democrat flipped a state senate seat for a district that Trump had won by a large margin, both parties are closely watching today’s Texas primaries…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Preview: This War is Obscenely Illegal
Trump’s actions in Iran have massive global impacts, but they also have serious legal implications. On this extra episode of Amicus, exclusive to our Plus…
Slate NewsWhat Next - The “Peace President” Goes to War
Over the weekend, in the middle of the night, the Trump administration brought the United States into yet another Middle East war. Guest: Shane Harris, staff…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - TBD Tries… Wearables
How much would it change your life and approach to health if you had instant access to your quantified biometrics? RFK Jr. and the Department of Health and…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Yes, Supreme Court Decisions Really Matter
“Not on the level” is how Donald Verrilli Jr. describes the Trump administration’s general, current Supreme Court practices. The former United States Solicitor…
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Slate Money - Permanent Temporary Tariff Regime
This week: We saw the fallout from the Supreme Court’s ruling that Trump’s tariffs were indeed unconstitutional. Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily…
Slate NewsWhat Next - SchadenFriday: The Olympic Curler Who Called Out Trump
Training for the Olympics is a Sisyphean task, but if you’re a curler, pushing a rock is kind of your thing. And who knows? Your big break might come in your…