It Isn't Time to Negotiate in Ukraine...Yet
With no clear path to advance and winter settling in, what would it take for Russia to negotiate an exit from Ukraine?Guest: Fred Kaplan. Slate’s war stories correspondentIf you enjoy this show, pleas...
30 Nov 202221min
Is This the End of College Rankings?
With Yale and Harvard law schools withdrawing from U.S. News & World Report’s annual law school rankings, others have followed suit. With the rating system for all colleges taking criticism, being “ga...
29 Nov 202227min
Hakeem Jeffries’ House
Hakeem Jeffries appears set to take over as Nancy Pelosi steps down as the head of the House Democrats. As a member of the Progressive Caucus who has often sided against progressives with party leader...
28 Nov 202222min
The Trap of Buy Now, Pay Later
The option to “buy now and pay later” over installments exploded over the past two years, thanks to people being flush with stimulus cash and shopping online during the pandemic. But is this new, unde...
27 Nov 202230min
Ticketmaster's Swift Meltdown
When presale tickets for Taylor Swift’s upcoming tour effectively broke the internet last week, Ticketmaster emerged as the villain…again. The media behemoth has been reviled since the ‘90s, but it ha...
23 Nov 202229min
Why Outlawing Slavery Won't Outlaw Slavery—Yet
During the 2022 midterms, four states voted to ban slavery, which is still legal—and practiced—in the form of forced prison labor. The ballot initiatives are designed to keep people from having to wor...
22 Nov 202222min
The Real Danger of Fentanyl
Fentanyl has been a right-wing boogeyman and ostensible reason for Republicans to rail for more security at the U.S.-Mexico border. As the opioid crisis continues, the danger fentanyl poses has become...
21 Nov 202225min
The End of the Tech Boom
After decades as America’s booming industry, tens of thousands of tech workers have been laid off in November alone. Is the venture-capital, low-interest-rate wind leaving the sails temporary or is th...
20 Nov 202227min
