Will the Coronavirus Tank the Economy?
On Monday morning, the Dow saw its biggest one day drop since 2008. This time, the cause was a combination of a volatile oil market and heightened fears of a pandemic. The usual economic tools may not...
10 Maalis 202020min
Donald Trump Wants Your Digits
The Trump 2016 campaign had unprecedented success on Facebook. Ever since, Trump's reelection campaign has been pumping out ads and collecting data on a massive scale. Democrats are only just beginnin...
9 Maalis 202022min
WN TBD: Did the Internet Doom a Pregnancy?
Slate Plus members get ad-free podcasts and bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence. Sign up now to listen and support our work.For pregnant women in the U.S., there are plenty of rea...
6 Maalis 202019min
Did the Internet Doom a Pregnancy?
Slate Plus members get ad-free podcasts and bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence. Sign up now to listen and support our work.For pregnant women in the U.S., there are plenty of rea...
6 Maalis 202019min
How Biden Made His Comeback
Slate Plus members get ad-free podcasts and bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence. Sign up now to listen and support our work.Super Tuesday gave Joe Biden a blowout, in part because...
5 Maalis 202021min
He Saw the Coronavirus Coming
The coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, started in China as a bat virus that eventually made contact with humans. Researchers say this leap between species was highly predictable – so why were commun...
4 Maalis 202017min
Who’s Left Standing for Super Tuesday?
The Democratic primary field has been dramatically re-shuffled since Saturday. After Joe Biden swept up votes and delegates in South Carolina, moderate candidates dropped out to strengthen his challen...
3 Maalis 202019min
Is The Border Patrol Accountable to Anyone?
Lower courts have consistently ruled against the Trump administration’s hardline immigration policies. But at the Supreme Court, the conservative majority almost always reverses lower court opinions, ...
2 Maalis 202020min
