What Next - The *New* New Phase of the Pandemic
The Biden administration’s new pandemic rules and countermeasures intend to bring us into a “new phase of the pandemic.” The CDC also released new guidelines for masking, and now about 70% of American...
7 Mars 202222min
What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - When Your Retina Needs a Software Update
Second Sight restored partial vision to hundreds of patients around the world through retinal implants. Then, on the verge of bankruptcy, they abandoned the project. Now, over 300 patients with Second...
6 Mars 202219min
Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Why “Cheap Speech” Threatens Democracy
Election denialism and disinformation threaten the integrity of U.S. elections, but what can we do about this growing crisis? In this week’s Amicus, Dahlia Lithwick talks to election-law professor Ric...
5 Mars 202228min
Slate Money - Omni-Channel Curious
This week Felix Salmon and Emily Peck are joined by the New York Times’ “On Tech” columnist Shira Ovide for an all-tech deep dive. Starting with the war in Ukraine, they explore the tech giants’ grapp...
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What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Ukraine’s Information War
Up against one of the world's most effective propaganda operations, Ukraine has taken control of the online narrative. With Russian troops closing in, how important is winning the information war?Gues...
4 Mars 202218min
Political Gabfest - I Need More Ammunition
Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and David Plotz discuss Ukraine's resistance, the State of the Union, and an increasing backlash against reformer prosecutors.Here are some notes and references from this...
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What Next - Europe’s Refugee Hypocrisy
As hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians flee to safety in neighboring countries and beyond, the UN says this may become Europe’s largest refugee crisis this century. But it’s hard not to notice the sta...
3 Mars 202226min
What Next - Putin Alone
No one knows what’s going on in Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s head – and while that’s a worrisome idea during the best of times, it’s an especially grim one during a war of his own creation. Putin i...
2 Mars 202223min
