What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Why the Feds Want to Kill Noncompetes
You might think of noncompete agreements as mostly limited to highly skilled, highly paid tech workers to protect trade secrets. But one-third of workers bound by noncompetes make $13/hour or less: fa...
13 Jan 202319min
Political Gabfest - Weaponization of Government
This week, David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and John Dickerson discuss the House GOP’s “Weaponization of Government” subcommittee; the insurrection in Brazil–with Marcos Nobre; and what Prince Harry’s book...
12 Jan 202356min
What Next - How They Got El Chapo’s Son
Ovidio Guzmán, the son of Sinaloa cartel head Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán, was arrested last week in a huge sting by the Mexican government. Who is Ovidio and how does his arrest affect the cartel? Gues...
12 Jan 202323min
What Next - A Sex Crimes Lawyer's New Mission
New York’s new Adult Survivor’s Act has opened a “lookback window”—a year-long suspension of the civil statute of limitations—to allow people who may have been assaulted a long time ago the chance to ...
11 Jan 202327min
What Next - Mr. Santos Goes to Washington
How far can you go on a lie? Looking at the career of George Santos, United States Representative, it can take you at least to the congressional floor. But now, firmly in the public eye, his resume un...
10 Jan 202321min
What Next - McCarthy’s Road to Speaker
On Friday night, Representative Kevin McCarthy was elected Speaker of the House—but not before a far-right revolt kept Congress in a weeklong deadlock. As he begins his tenure as Speaker, will these s...
9 Jan 202323min
What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - How War in Taiwan Could Short-Circuit U.S. Tech
Roughly 95 percent of advanced semiconductor chip manufacturing happens in Taiwan, leaving the U.S. vulnerable to supply chain shocks and national security threats. Is the Biden administration’s $280 ...
8 Jan 202322min
Slate Money - Burning Platforms
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss the FTC’s proposed non-compete ban, the bank run at Silvergate, and the cause of Southwest’s absolute meltdown this holiday season. In...
7 Jan 202338min
