Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Religious Liberty and the Right to Vacation in Jackson Hole
When the New York Times built on previous reporting in Politico and Rolling Stone about an evangelical christian ministry that sought to sell access to and influence Supreme Court Justices with fancy...
23 Nov 202228min
What Next - 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
What Next - 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
What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - 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
Slate Money - Enron 2
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss updates in the collapse of crypto exchange platform FTX and how the situation compares to past business downfalls. They also talk abou...
19 Nov 202254min
Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - When You Take Away the Kids, You Take Away the Future
“A Kitchen Sink Approach to Constitutional Claims”On this week’s Amicus, - the case that threatens the Indian Child Welfare Act, but also threatens domino effects on tribal sovereignty and land rights...
19 Nov 20221h
Political Gabfest - Gabfest Reads: Rethinking J. Edgar Hoover
Emily Bazelon talks with author Beverly Gage about her new book, G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century, a detailed account of the life of the first FBI Director, J. Edgar Hoove...
19 Nov 202233min
What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - The Case Against Climate Reparations
At this year’s annual UN conference on climate change, they are discussing “climate reparations,” wherein the rich countries that grew their wealth burning fossil fuels pay money to poorer and more vu...
18 Nov 202229min
