Scrapping the Senate Filibuster

Scrapping the Senate Filibuster

What would it look like if the U.S. Senate ditched its filibuster rule, allowing legislation to pass with just a simple majority?

Guest: Slate staff writer Jim Newell.

Podcast production by Mary Wilson and Jayson De Leon.

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Should Tech Companies Take a Stand Against Family Separation?

Should Tech Companies Take a Stand Against Family Separation?

On this week’s If Then, Will Oremus and April Glaser discuss the horrifying story that’s on everyone’s minds this week: the Trump Administration’s policy of separating immigrant families crossing the ...

20 Juni 201827min

The Failed Promise of the Gig Economy

The Failed Promise of the Gig Economy

On this week’s If Then, Will Oremus is joined by guest co-host Maya Kosoff from Vanity Fair. They discuss the electric scooters that are suddenly wreaking havoc on city streets—and why Silicon Valley ...

13 Juni 201835min

Naomi Klein on Disaster Capitalism in Puerto Rico.

Naomi Klein on Disaster Capitalism in Puerto Rico.

On this week’s If Then, Will Oremus and April Glaser talk about how Microsoft is buying GitHub, Google is ending its Pentagon contract, and all the news from Apple’s developer conference on Monday—inc...

6 Juni 201842min

Bloody Money and Blind Investors

Bloody Money and Blind Investors

On this week’s If Then, Will Oremus and April Glaser talk about GDPR, Europe’s sweeping new online privacy legislation that took effect last Friday. They explain why it triggered an avalanche of email...

30 Maj 201838min

Google’s Chokehold on the Web

Google’s Chokehold on the Web

On this week’s If Then, Will Oremus and April Glaser talk about about a privacy invasion that’s arguably scarier than Cambridge Analytica, and why it’s not getting nearly the same amount of attention....

23 Maj 201837min

Welcome to the Swamp

Welcome to the Swamp

On this week’s If Then, Will Oremus and April Glaser talk about about an unexpected move by President Trump that could save the Chinese electronics maker ZTE.  Also in the news is Project Maven, a Pen...

16 Maj 201849min

Baby, You Can Self-Drive My Car

Baby, You Can Self-Drive My Car

On this week’s If Then, Will Oremus and April Glaser talk about the hedge fund that’s gutting the newsrooms of local newspapers across the country—and racking up huge profits. They also discuss the fu...

9 Maj 201838min

Why an E-Waste Recycler Is Going to Prison

Why an E-Waste Recycler Is Going to Prison

On this week’s If Then, Will Oremus and April Glaser talk about Facebook’s big privacy changes and its foray into online dating, as Glaser reports from the company’s annual developer conference in San...

2 Maj 201844min

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