Mick Mulvaney Is Trump’s Chief Enabler
Mick Mulvaney is not here to rein in the president. How Trump’s new acting chief of staff has the White House pursuing a Freedom Caucus agenda.Guest: Jordan Weissmann, Slate’s senior business and econ...
2 Huhti 201919min
Is the Measles Panic Warranted?
Officials in New York’s Rockland County declared a state of emergency after yet another measles outbreak. In Brooklyn, more cases of measles have cropped up over the last several months as well. Both ...
1 Huhti 201922min
A Pilot on Whether He’ll Ever Trust Boeing Again
After the Ethiopian Airlines crash on March 10—and the Indonesian Airlines crash before that, in October—country after country began grounding the deadly Boeing 737 Air Max fleet, and the U.S. belated...
29 Maalis 201920min
Is the Court Ready to Curb Gerrymandering?
This week, the Supreme Court returned to the subject of partisan gerrymandering. After kicking the can down the road last time, will the court finally decide on the constitutionality of drawing electi...
28 Maalis 201916min
Uber and Lyft Drivers Strike
Aprill Glaser and Will Oremus kick off the episode by talking about Apple’s plan to be the ultimate middleman--with new offerings announced this week of streaming video, games, and more. Then April of...
27 Maalis 201943min
Trump is Trying to Kill Obamacare, Again
The president’s week was off to a great start. The Attorney General’s letter regarding Mueller’s Russia investigation largely exonerated him of any crimes. So why did Trump start talking about health ...
27 Maalis 201919min
New York City’s School Segregation Problem
New York City’s top public high school has a diversity problem. How did the crown jewel of the city’s public education system come to look so unlike the public?Guest: Mara Gay, writer for the New York...
26 Maalis 201918min
About That Mueller Report
What we know about the Mueller report. Spoiler: not a whole lot.Guest: Dahlia Lithwick, Slate’s legal correspondent and host of the Amicus podcast. Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Jayson De Leon, ...
25 Maalis 201926min
