What Next - Look Upon Trump’s Works, Ye Mighty
Donald Trump is spending his second term trying to cement his legacy, but he still hasn’t zeroed in on what that should be: Is it his name on monuments? A ballroom decorated in his specific style? Own...
7 Touko 28min
What Next - Senate Dems: “So You’re Saying There’s A Chance?”
Even with all that Democrats having going for them—mid-term elections typically favoring the out-of-power party, Trump’s sinking approval rates, even rising gas prices—it will be an uphill battle to w...
6 Touko 26min
What Next - Her Life’s Work Became a Scapegoat. Now What?
“Intersectionality” was one of those “DEI terms” that the Trump administration and Project 2025 were eager to do away with once they got back into power. But to understand what just happened to the Vo...
5 Touko 28min
What Next - Can This Ex-Republican Win As a Democrat?
Can a Republican Lieutenant Governor be reborn as a Democratic Governor? After failing to create a GOP 2.0, and being harried by Trump for admitting Biden won Georgia in 2020, Geoff Duncan has changed...
4 Touko 28min
What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Big Tech’s Climate Fight…on Pause?
In the early 2020s, Microsoft committed to buying 75 million tons of carbon removal—somewhere between 70 and 90 percent of the entire carbon removal market. But the company just announced it was putti...
3 Touko 23min
Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Racism’s Over and Seashells Can Be Deadly
Dahlia Lithwick reviews what has been an “exceptionally bad week” for American democracy. Former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade explains why the charges against former FBI director James Comey, rooted ...
2 Touko 1h 3min
Slate Money - Google Gets Its Bag
This week: Google’s parent company Alphabet announced an incredible $110 billion in first-quarter revenue thanks, in part, to the computing needs of the AI boom. Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and E...
2 Touko 45min
What Next - Plus: Amy Goodman of Democracy Now—More than Ever
One of independent journalism’s success stories and most charismatic advocates stops by to answer the question: “If journalism is so great, how did all of THIS happen?” Guest: Amy Goodman, executive p...
1 Touko 8min
