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Slate Money - The Unhealthy Markets Edition Dec 17, 2016

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Today on Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil, author of, Weapons of Math Destruction, and Slate Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann discuss:

The hidden consequences of attaching health grades to employees The Fed’s recent rate hike How states are suing generic-drug companies over price-fixing allegations

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Political Gabfest - The “Red Dawn” Edition Dec 15, 2016

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David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson discuss the appointment of Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson to be Secretary of State and the possibility that Russian hackers could be responsible for the results of the Presidential election. Ta-Nehisi Coates joins in to discuss his recent essay “My President Was Black.”

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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Where We Draw the Line Dec 10, 2016

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On Monday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in McCrory v. Harris and Bethune-Hill v. Virginia Board of Elections, two challenges to Republican gerrymandering efforts that resulted in the creation of majority-minority voting districts. At issue is whether lawmakers in Virginia and North Carolina were motivated primarily by racial considerations or only secondarily so. Marc Elias, the lawyer who represented the challengers in both cases, joins us to explain why the distinction is so critical.

We also consider the revolt that’s underway in the Electoral College. A small group of electors calling themselves the Hamilton Electors are seeking to be unbound from state requirements that they vote as their state voted. Legal scholar Carolyn Shapiro explains why she believes the Hamilton Electors should be taken seriously.

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Slate Money - The Up In The Air Edition Dec 10, 2016

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Today on Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil, author of, Weapons of Math Destruction, and Slate Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann devote the whole episode to aviation and discuss:

United Airlines’ new Basic Economy fare Trump’s plan to personally renegotiate Boeing’s Air Force One bid Silicon Valley’s shift from producing ones and zeros to actual stuff, including drones

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Political Gabfest - The “Cling Tightly to One Tiny Piece of Good News” Edition Dec 08, 2016

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John Dickerson, David Plotz and Emily Bazelon attempt to crack the code on Donald Trump's cabinet selections, talk over the real dangers of fake news and discuss what it would take to change the electoral college.

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Slate Money - The Munchkin Edition Dec 03, 2016

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On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil, data scientist and author of Weapons of Math Destruction, and Slate’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann discus Trump’s economic team.

Topics discussed on today’s show include:

-Steven Mnuchin, Donald Trump's choice for Treasury

-Carrier whose $7 million tax break to keep jobs in state was celebrated by Trump

-Wilbur Ross, Billionaire investor Trump taps for Commerce Secretary

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Political Gabfest - The “Welcome to the Kleptocracy” Edition Dec 01, 2016

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Host Emily Bazelon is joined by Adam Davidson of the New Yorker, and Ruth Marcus of the Washington Post to discuss Donald Trump's business conflicts of interest, the future of health care and the rights and wrongs of responding to Trump tweets.

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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - The Specter of Korematsu Nov 30, 2016

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Just a few weeks into the era of President-elect Donald Trump, and already there is a lot of bruising around the edges of the Constitution. The past few weeks have brought talk of Muslim registries, jail time for flag burners, restrictions on voting and the sweet mystery of the Emoluments Clause. This week, we sit down with U.S. Senator Chris Coons to discuss how much of this talk we should take seriously, and where the true threats to Americans’ constitutional protections lie.

We also speak with Neal Katyal, former Acting Solicitor General of the United States, about the 1944 Supreme Court decision that upheld the internment of Japanese-Americans. In 2011, Katyal issued an official apology for the role of one of his predecessors in that case. Korematsu v United Stateshas been in the news again recently, after one Trump surrogate cited it as a “precedent” for a possible Trump Administration program that would require the registration of immigrants from a handful of predominantly Muslim countries.

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Slate Money - The Optimism Edition Nov 26, 2016

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On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil, data scientist and author of Weapons of Math Destruction, Slate’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann and special guest, Laura Arnold the Co-Chair of the Laura and John Arnold Foundation discuss the economics of Philanthropy.

Topics discussed on today’s show include:

-Criminal-justice data and algorithms

-The responsibility of philanthropy

-Philanthropy in the age of Trump

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Political Gabfest - The “Safe and Special Place” Edition Nov 23, 2016

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David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson examine what President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet appointments could portend, if Mike Pence was mistreated at a recent Hamilton performance and if Trump could cause real harm to the free press.

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