What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Washington vs. A.I.
At a White House summit late last week, some of the biggest names in tech - including Meta, Google and OpenAI - signed “voluntary” commitments to safeguard artificial intelligence. In Congress, Senate...
28 Jul 202324min
Political Gabfest - Can Israel Survive As A Democracy?
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s legislative win limiting judicial powers while hundreds of thousands of Israelis protest; Harvard ...
27 Jul 202355min
What Next - Jason Aldean’s “Dog-Whistle Anthem”
Country music’s Jason Aldean has been around for years. But he didn’t crack the Billboard Top 5 until he released “Try That in a Small Town” – a controversial hit that portrays American city living as...
27 Jul 202324min
What Next - Has Netanyahu Lost Control?
This week, Israel’s far-right coalition government voted to strip the Supreme Court of the power to overturn “unreasonable” government actions and appointments. Protesters and experts alike worry it's...
26 Jul 202321min
What Next - How Far Will Texas Go?
The Justice Department just sued the state of Texas over a floating barrier in the Rio Grande. It’s also investigating accusations from a state trooper that agents were told to push a group of migrant...
25 Jul 202324min
What Next - Climate Change Goes to Court
Around the United States and around the world, people are suing their governments and governments are suing fossil fuel companies over the changing climate—revealing what they knew and when they knew ...
24 Jul 202324min
What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Why Tech Lays Women Off First
When the tech industry started rounds of layoffs this year, almost half of the people let go were women—even though they make up a much smaller percentage of the workforce. What does this say about wo...
23 Jul 202327min
Slate Money - Wal-Mart v. Amazon: The Battle for Retail’s Soul
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers are joined by author Jason Del Rey to talk physical retail’s woes. They discuss Jason’s new book, Winner Sells All: Amazon, Walmart and the Battle for Ou...
22 Jul 202353min
