What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Why Dictators Take Out the Internet
The Iranian government cut off nearly all internet access on January 8 as part of a crackdown on protestors, an example of why authoritarians attempt internet blackouts—and why they don’t always work ...
1 Feb 27min
Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Legal Blinkers, Moral Hazards
Lawyers love legal reasoning. It promises a clean, clear path through sticky, tricky territory. But legal reasoning can enable grotesque real-world outcomes, like torture, or arresting journalists, or...
31 Jan 47min
Slate Money - Global Carry Trade Chaos
This week: Volatility in the Japanese bond market is threatening the global trade house of cards. Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck, unpack the changes in Japan’s economy and why they hav...
31 Jan 45min
What Next - SchadenFriday: Greg Bovino, You’re Fired…from Minnesota
In the wake of the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti during Trump’s immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota, the closest thing to “accountability” we’ve seen is Border Patrol’s Gregory Bovino ...
30 Jan 6min
What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Can Cell Phones Stop ICE?
In the immediate aftermath of the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minnesota, federal authorities presented very different accounts of what happened from what videos from witnesses showed. Di...
30 Jan 26min
Political Gabfest - De-ICEing
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss how the shocking killing of Alex Pretti by federal agents could represent a real turning point for Trump’s immigration enforcement pol...
29 Jan 1h 15min
What Next - Sure Looks Like Another Government Shutdown
Just as public sentiment is turning on ICE and Border Patrol’s action in Minnesota, another spending bill is due in the U.S. Senate. Can the Democrats use the opportunity to put some restraints on Tru...
29 Jan 25min
What Next - Are We Ready for the World Cup?
When the US won a bid to co-host the World Cup, Trump was midway through his first term. Eight years later, he’s back in office, and giving soccer fans eager to watch the tournament this summer good r...
28 Jan 24min
