New America’s Kevin Carey explains loan forgiveness and the deeper problems with American higher education.

Guest:
Kevin Carey (@kevincarey1), Vice President, Education Policy and Knowledge Management, New America

Host:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Slowboring.com

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Producer
Jackson Bierfeldt, Editor
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Vox Senior Correspondent Zack Beauchamp joins Matt and Dara to discuss some of the potential political ramifications of the insurrection of 1/6/21, as well as what this event might portend for addressing questions of police reform.
Resources:
"Capitol police officer praised as hero for diverting mob from Senate chamber" by Randi Richardson, NBC News (Jan. 11, 2021)
"I experienced the heinous assault on Capitol; now, time to face reality" op-ed by Rep. Peter Meijer, Detroit News (Jan. 9, 2021)
"Outgoing Capitol Police chief: House, Senate security officials hamstrung efforts to call in National Guard" by Carol D. Loennig, Aaron C. Davis, Peter Hermann and Karoun Demirjian, Washington Post (Jan. 10, 2021)
"Several Capitol police officers suspended, more than a dozen under investigation over actions related to rally, riot" by Aaron C. Davis, Rebecca Tan and Beth Reinhard, Washington Post (Jan. 11, 2021)
"What the police really believe" by Zack Beauchamp, Vox (July 7, 2020)
White paper

Hosts:
Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Slowboring.com
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration Reporter, ProPublica
Zack Beauchamp (@zackbeauchamp), Senior Correspondent, Vox

Credits:
Erikk Geannikis, Editor and Producer.

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Will the GOP be Q-pilled or Coup-pilled?

Matt is joined by Employ America policy advisor Elizabeth Pancotti for a detailed discussion about unemployment insurance. They take on the recent expansion of the benefits, explain some of the difficulties in distributing them, and outline a possible road toward meaningful reform.
Resources:
"Bennet Unveils Sweeping Proposal to Strengthen Unemployment Insurance Amidst Coronavirus Pandemic" (March 24, 2020)

Guest:
Elizabeth Pancotti (@ENPancotti), policy advisor, Employ America

Host:
Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Slowboring.com
Credits:
Erikk Geannikis, Editor and Producer
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Unemployment Insurance in the pandemic, and beyond

Umair Irfan joins Dara and Matt to discuss some challenges and obstacles to prioritization and distribution of the Covid vaccine, in the U.S. and elsewhere.

Resources:
White paper


Hosts:
Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Slowboring.com
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration Reporter, ProPublica
Umair Irfan (@umairfan), Science Reporter, Vox

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America's vaccine distribution needs a shot in the arm

Mary Cunningham, vice president of Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy at the Urban Institute, joins Matt for part two of homelessness week to discuss the causes and potential solutions of homelessness. They dive deep into the data surrounding the issue, and take a look at President Trump's claim that homelessness is on the rise.
More to explore:
Subscribe for free to the Ezra Klein Show, a Vox podcast where Ezra brings you far-reaching conversations about hard problems, big ideas, illuminating theories, and cutting-edge research.
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Best of: Homelessness and how to fix it

The Next Four Years: Beyond the student debt debate

Dylan Matthews joins Matt and Dara to discuss Covid’s impact on poverty and the road to recovery.

Resources:
"Joe Biden is taking office amid a poverty crisis" by Dylan Matthews, Vox
Income and poverty in the COVID-19 pandemic by Jeehoon Han, Bruce D. Meyer, and James X. Sullivan
Kamala Harris's plan for $2,000 a month transfers to every man, woman, and child
 Plan to have the Fed give people money by making everyone a bank
Who is Manasi Deshpande?
White paper


Hosts:
Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Slowboring.com
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration Reporter, ProPublica
Dylan Matthews (@dylanmatt), Senior Correspondent, Vox

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
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Build Back Exactly The Same

Third Way’s Josh Freed and Jackie Kempfer explain a path forward for low-carbon policy in a time of divided government.

Guest:
Josh Freed (@ThirdWayEnergy), Senior VP, Climate and Energy Program, Third Way
Jackie Kempfer (@JackieKempfer), Senior Policy Advisor, Climate and Energy Program, Third Way

Host:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Slowboring.com

Credits:
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Jackson Bierfeldt, Editor
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The Next Four Years: An optimistic climate agenda

Alex Ward joins Dara and Matt to analyze the Biden national security team.

Resources:
"The revenge of the blob" by Alex Ward, Vox
Why Nations Fall
White paper


Hosts:
Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Slowboring.com
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration Reporter, ProPublica
Alex Ward (@AlexWardVox), Staff Writer, International Security and Defense, Vox


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The blob is back

Kaiser’s Jennifer Kates joins Matt to explain the next steps in countering the pandemic.

Guest:
Jennifer Kates (@jenkatesdc), Senior VP/Director, Global Health &amp; HIV Policy, Kaiser Foundation

Host:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Slowboring.com


Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Producer
Jackson Bierfeldt, Editor
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The Next Four Years: The Covid transition

Dara and Matt on Biden’s choice to run Homeland Security and the many challenges he’ll face.

Resources:
"Biden picks Alejandro Mayorkas, a son of Jewish Cuban refugees, to lead the Department of Homeland Security" by Nick Miroff and 
Maria Sacchetti, Washington Post

"How an Obama appointee helped influential Democrats get visas for rich immigrants" by Dara Lind, Vox

White paper


Hosts:
Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Slowboring.com
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration Reporter, ProPublica

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
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The job nobody wants

Emily Stewart joins Dara and Matt to discuss the prospects for Covid relief and Janet Yellen.
Resources:
"Janet Yellen's mistake" by Matthew Yglesias, Slowboring.com
"Electoral politics on an unfair playing field" by Aaron Strauss, Slowboring.com
White paper


Hosts:
Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Slowboring.com
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration Reporter, ProPublica
Emily Stewart (@EmilyStewartM), Business and Politics Reporter, Vox

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
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The post-election economy

The Atlantic Council’s Emma Ashford joins Matt to explain the president-elect’s approach to national security.

Guest:
Emma Ashford (@EmmaMAshford), Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council

Host:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Slowboring.com


Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Producer
Jackson Bierfeldt, Editor
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The Next Four Years: Joe Biden’s world

Resources:
"Why Georgia has runoff elections" by Jerusalem Demsas, Vox
"David Perdue and Jon Ossoff advance to Georgia Senate runoff" by Ella Nilsen and Jerusalem Demsas
"Detailed Turnout Data Shows How Georgia Turned Blue" by Nate Cohn, New York Times
White paper


Hosts:
Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Slowboring.com
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration Reporter, ProPublica
Ella Nilsen (@ella_nilsen), Politics &amp; Policy Reporter, Vox

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
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Georgia on my mind

Vox’s new series THE NEXT FOUR YEARS delving into the policy prospects for the Biden Era kicks off with Bloomberg’s Karl Smith explaining a bipartisan approach to healing the labor market.

Guest:
Karl Smith (@karlbykarlsmith), Bloomberg Columnist
Host:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox


Credits:
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The Next Four Years: How to make a Biden Boom

Jane, Dara, and Matt on Trump’s refusal to quit and his “surprising” Hispanic support.

Resources:
"How Democrats Missed Trump’s Appeal to Latino Voters" by Jennifer Medina
"Why Democrats Lost So Many South Texas Latinos—the Economy" by Elizabeth Findell, Wall Street Journal
White paper


Hosts:
Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, Vox
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, Vox
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
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The never ending election story

Ezra and Matt on the election results and the prospects for majority rule.

Resources:
Chris Hayes and I process this wild election, Ezra Klein Show

Hosts:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
Ezra Klein (@ezraklein), Editor-at-large, Vox

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Producer
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Democracy lost

In this special live episode of the Weeds - Ella Nilsen joins Matt and Jane to highlight the most contested senate races, and what to watch for as results come in.

Resources:
2020 Election Coverage 
Live results for the 2020 Senate races
Vox’s live results for the 2020 presidential election
2020 House election live results


Hosts:
Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, Vox
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, Vox
Ella Nilsen (@ella_nilsen), Politics &amp; Policy Reporter, Vox

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
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Election Day Special

Ezra and Matt look back on what’s surprised them. 

Resources:
"Can anything change Americans’ minds about Donald Trump?" by Ezra Klein, Vox
"Republicans are sowing the seeds of the next financial crisis" by Matthew Yglesias, Vox
"Trump Is Losing Ground With White Voters But Gaining Among Black And Hispanic Americans" by Geoffrey Skelley and Anna Wiederkehr, FiveThirtyEight
"Nate Silver on why 2020 isn't 2016" Ezra Klein Show

Hosts:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
Ezra Klein (@ezraklein), Editor-at-large, Vox

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Producer
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Lessons learned from Trump’s first term

Dara, Jane, and Matt on the big immigration questions that will face a new administration.

Resources:
"Would Biden 'rebuild the old program' to reduce Northern Triangle migration?" by Teresa Welsh, Devex
"Inside the Refugee Camp on America's Doorstep" by Caitlin Dickerson, NYT
White paper


Hosts:
Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, Vox
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, Vox
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
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Biden’s border options

Ezra and Matt on the final presidential debate.

Hosts:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
Ezra Klein (@ezraklein), Editor-at-large, Vox

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Producer
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Trump’s last stand

Dara, Jane, and Matt break down the policy stakes in 2020.


Hosts:
Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, Vox
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, Vox
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica

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Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
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Trump's second term agenda

Ezra and Matt discuss Hunter Biden’s laptop, social media regulation, and the ongoing stimulus standoff.

Hosts:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
Ezra Klein (@ezraklein), Editor-at-large, Vox

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Producer
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Email scandals are back!

Ian Haney Lopez joins Jane to discuss critical race theory: what it is and what it isn't.

Resources:
"Which Party Represents the Racial Future?" by Ross Douthat

Guest:
Ian Haney Lopez (@IanHaneyLopez), Professor of Law, UC Berkeley

Host:
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior Politics Reporter, Vox

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
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What is critical race theory, anyway?

In this last episode of the By The People mini-series, host Ian Millhiser talks with legal scholar Pam Karlan about how the Supreme Court has harmed our democracy in the recent past, and what it's likely to do to voting rights in the future. Then he speaks with Supreme Court journalist Mark Joseph Stern about court-packing and other possible ways to reform the Court.

Featuring:
Pam Karlan, Professor of Public Interest Law at Stanford Law School 
Mark Joseph Stern, Staff Writer at Slate

Host:
Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser), Senior Correspondent, Vox

Credits:
Producer/Editor: Jackson Bierfeldt
Editor: Elbert Ventura
Executive Producer: Liz Nelson

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By the People: The Supreme Court's war on democracy

Ezra and Matt on the deadlock in congress and the VP debate.

Hosts:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
Ezra Klein (@ezraklein), Editor-at-large, Vox

Credits:
Erick Gomez, Schuyler Swenson (@SchuylerSwenson), and Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Producers
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The stimulus standoff

Jane and Thomas Chatterton Williams talk about mixed-race identity, race and racism, and what being biracial means now.

Resources:
"My Family's Life Inside and Outside America's Racial Categories" by Thomas Chatterton Williams, NYT
"A Detailed Look at the Downside of California’s Ban on Affirmative Action" by Kevin Carey, NYT
"Thomas Chatterton Williams on Race, Identity, and “Cancel Culture”" by Isaac Chotiner, NYT
"The Great Escape From Slavery of Ellen and William Craft" by Marian Smith Holmes, Smithsonian Magazine
"Black With (Some) White Privilege" by Anna Holmes, NYT
"Still Processing: Being Biracial" by Wesley Morris and Jenna Wortham, NYT
"The Case for Reparations" by Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Atlantic

Guest:
Thomas Chatterton Williams (@thomaschattwill), Contributing Writer at New York Magazine, Columnist at Harpers Magazine

Host:
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior Politics Reporter, Vox

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
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On biracial identity (with Thomas Chatterton Williams)

Host Ian Millhiser talks with political scientist Norm Ornstein and Vox’s Matt Yglesias about the structural factors — many of them written into the Constitution itself — that impede a democratic majority from electing their preferred leaders and several ideas about how these hurdles can be overcome.
Relevant resources: 
Confirm you are registered to vote
Featuring:
Norman Ornstein, Resident Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute
Matthew Yglesias, Senior Correspondent at Vox
Host:
Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser), Senior Correspondent, Vox
Credits:
Producer/Editor: Jackson Bierfeldt
Editor: Elbert Ventura
Executive Producer: Liz Nelson
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By the People: Blame the Constitution

Ezra and Matt on the disturbing presidential showdown.

Hosts:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
Ezra Klein (@ezraklein), Editor-at-large, Vox

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
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A dark, dangerous debate

On this special episode, we give you a preview of season 3 of the Future Perfect podcast. Vox's Dylan Matthews comes on to talk about meat and environmental justice.
Subscribe to Future Perfect on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app to automatically get new episodes of the latest season each week.

Further listening and reading: 


ProPublica’s Talia Buford has done in-depth reporting on the problems of overflowing pig waste lagoons in North Carolina, and you can see images of the aftermath of lagoon flooding from Hurricane Florence collected here.

Pig waste from factory farms is not just a problem in North Carolina. You can read about issues in Iowa, Minnesota, and Ohio. 


We always want to hear from you! Please send comments and questions to futureperfect@vox.com. 
This podcast is made possible thanks to support from Animal Charity Evaluators. They research and promote the most effective ways to help animals.

Featuring:
Marianne Engleman Lado, Environmental Justice Clinic, Vermont Law School
Dylan Matthews (@dylanmatt), senior correspondent, Vox 

More to explore:

Follow all of Future Perfect’s reporting on the Future of Meat.

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Fighting back against factory farming

Ezra and Matt discuss the past and future of the US Senate.
Resources:
"How Mitch McConnell is changing the Democratic Party" by Ezra Klein, Vox
"America needs a democratic revolution" by Matthew Yglesias, Vox
Hosts:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
Ezra Klein (@ezraklein), Editor-at-large, Vox

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
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Dianne Feinstein, please listen to this episode!

Host Ian Millhiser talks with voting rights lawyer Sophia Lin Lakin and vote-by-mail advocate Amber McReynolds about voting, COVID-19, and what steps you can take to ensure that your vote is counted this election.

Relevant resources: 
Confirm you are registered to vote
How to vote at home
ACLU’s Voting Rights Project
ACLU’s Voter Education Tool

Featuring:
Sophia Lin Lakin, Deputy Director of the Voting Rights Project at the ACLU
Amber McReynolds, CEO of the National Vote at Home Institute

Host:
Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser), Senior Correspondent, Vox

Credits:
Producer/Editor: Jackson Bierfeldt
Editor: Elbert Ventura
Executive Producer: Liz Nelson

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By the People: How to make sure your vote is counted

Vox’s judiciary expert Ian Milhiser joins the panel to explain Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s legacy and the future of American jurisprudence
Resources:
"Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s legacy, and the future of the Supreme Court, explained" by Ian Millhiser, Vox
"The Surprising Conservatism of Ruth Bader Ginsburg" by Kimberly Wehle, Politico
"Social conservatives feel betrayed by the Supreme Court — and the GOP that appointed it" by Jane Coaston, Vox
"As Trump rushes to fill a court seat, conservative groups fear missteps" by Gabby Orr, Politico
"What happens to the Supreme Court (and the Constitution) if Trump wins" by Ian Millhiser, Vox


Guest:
Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) Senior Correspondent, Vox

Hosts:
Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, Vox
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, Vox
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
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After RBG

Introducing By The People?, a new podcast miniseries on voting rights in the 2020 election, hosted by Ian Millhiser. Each episode will examine a specific obstacle facing voters in the upcoming election, and lay out various policy proposals and practical ways to overcome that obstacle. Our first episode takes a deep dive into intentional efforts to suppress the vote with historian Carol Anderson and voting rights lawyer Janai Nelson.

Relevant resources: 
Confirm you are registered to vote
Legal Defense Fund Voting Rights Information

Featuring:
Carol Anderson, author of One Person, No Vote, professor of African American Studies at Emory University
Janai Nelson, Associate Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund

Host:
Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser), Senior Correspondent, Vox

Credits:
Producer/Editor: Jackson Bierfeldt
Editor: Elbert Ventura
Executive Producer: Liz Nelson

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By the People: How to rig an election

In this crossover episode from the Ezra Klein Show - Ezra and Matt discuss the early days of blogging, Twitter, climate change, and Matt's case for having 1 billion Americans.

Buy Matt's book! 

Hosts:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
Ezra Klein (@ezraklein), Editor-at-large, Vox

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
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One Billion Americans

Rep. Veronica Escobar joins Jane, Dara, and Matt to talk about Texas politics and the use of the pandemic as a pretext to clamp down on asylum.
Guest:
Rep. Veronica Escobar (@RepEscobar) US Congresswoman from Texas' 16th Congressional District

Hosts:
Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, Vox
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, Vox
Meredith Haggerty (@manymanywords), Deputy Editor, The Goods

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
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How Trump closed the border

Ezra joins Matt to workshop his latest article — and save American democracy.

Hosts:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
Ezra Klein (@ezraklein), Editor-at-large, Vox

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
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The definitive case against the filibuster

Meredith Haggerty joins Jane and Matt to debate looting and corporate cooptation of social justice.

Resources:
"One Author's Controversial View: 'In Defense Of Looting'" by Natalie Escobar, NPR
"Examining Vicky Osterweil’s Case for Looting" by Isaac Chotiner
Baby, I'm an Anarchist by Against Me!


Hosts:
Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, Vox
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, Vox
Meredith Haggerty (@manymanywords), Deputy Editor, The Goods

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
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Steal this podcast

Matt and Ezra discuss why crime is rising in certain American cities, and the country's growing housing crisis.

Resources:
"Trump claims crime is up in US cities. The truth is more complicated." by German Lopez, Vox
Policing the Police: The Impact of "Pattern-or-Practice" Investigations on Crime by Roland Fryer Jr. &amp; Tanaya Devi
The Effect of Police Oversight on Crime and Allegations of Misconduct: Evidence from Chicago by Roman Rivera &amp; Bocar A. Ba

Hosts:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
Ezra Klein (@ezraklein), Editor-at-large, Vox

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
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LAW AND ORDER

Dara, Jane, and Matt discuss Jane’s argument that the GOP establishment changed Trump more than he changed the party.

Resources:
"Trump was supposed to change the GOP. But the GOP changed him." by Jane Coaston, Vox
"Trump's approval rating among black voters jumps nine points during GOP convention: Poll" by Carly Ortiz-Lytle, Washington Examiner
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Hosts:
Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, Vox
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, Vox
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
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Trump sells out

Ezra and Matt on the GOP convention and the politics of "law and order".

Hosts:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
Ezra Klein (@ezraklein), Editor-at-large, Vox

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
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The Trump Show

Introducing The Cut, a new podcast from our friends at New York Magazine and the Vox Media Podcast Network that dives deep into the cultural conversations that matter most in our current moment. Led by host Avery Trufelman, alumna of the podcasts 99% Invisible, Articles of Interest and Nice Try!, the Cut aims to answer questions before listeners know they have them, with a generous wit and an expansive idea of what is possible.
Subscribe to the Cut for new episodes every Wednesday.
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The Cut: Optimism 

Jane, Dara, and Matt on convalescent plasma, FDA reform, and the politics of science.
Resources:
"Trump used a rare disease survivor to take a shot at the FDA" by Julia Belluz, Vox
"Making American Great Again–The FDA" by Alex Tabarrok, Marginal Revolution
"Reopening schools safely is going to take much more federal leadership" by Matthew Yglesias, Vox
"Straight talk on the FDA’s tumultuous weekend — and new questions about its independence" by Adam Feuerstein &amp; Matthew Herper, Stat News
One Billion Americans by Matthew Yglesias
White paper


Hosts:
Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, Vox
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, Vox
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
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Trump's peddling a fake Covid-19 cure

Ezra and Matt stay up late to review Joe Biden's big speech and the Democrats' big week.

Resources:
"Obama’s Convention Speech Is the First Time I Have Seen Him Scared" by Jonathan Chait, NY Mag
"The tragedy of Hillary Clinton" by Ezra Klein, Vox

Hosts:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
Ezra Klein (@ezraklein), Editor-at-large, Vox

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
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Democratic convention special

Jane, Dara, and Matt on the health and history of the postal service, the political games being played, and what it means for November's election. 
Resources:
"The Post Office Mess Is Meant to Exhaust You. Don’t Let It." by Charlie Warzel, New York Times
"On the Post Office 'sabotage'" by Jay Caruso, The Monday Notice
"Why We Should Love The Post Office" by Addison Del Mastro, The American Conservative
"USPS badly needs an overhaul, but not smack in the middle of the Trump-Biden campaign" by Paul Brandus, USA Today
"State officials rush to shore up confidence in Nov. 3 election as voters express new fears about mail voting" by Amy Gardner and Seung Min Kim, WaPo
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy Statement
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Hosts:
Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, Vox
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, Vox
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
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WTF is happening with USPS

Ezra and Matt on Republican policy nihilism and the Kamala Harris pick.

Resources:
"Kamala Harris Is Biden’s Choice for Vice President" by Alexander Burns and Katie Glueck, NYT
"How inequality and white identity politics feed each other" with Paul Pierson and Jacob Hacker, Ezra Klein Show podcast

Hosts:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
Ezra Klein (@ezraklein), Editor-at-large, Vox

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
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What the hell is the Republican party doing?

Vox's Emily Stewart joins Dara and Jane to discuss the relationship between "the market" and the "real economy."
Resources:
"The Stock Market Is an Engine of Civic Destruction" by Libby Watson, New Republic
"Who gets to be reckless on Wall Street?" by Emily Stewart, Vox


Hosts:
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, Vox
Emily Stewart (@EmilyStewartM), Reporter, Vox

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
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What is the economy, stupid?

Ezra and Matt on Susan Rice, Kamala Harris, and Trump’s increasingly chaotic authoritarianism.
Resources:
"What we know about Joe Biden’s possible vice presidential picks" by Ella Nilsen, Vox
"Harris allies granted call with Biden campaign after Dodd blowup" by Christopher Cadelago &amp; Natasha Korecki, Politico
"Think the world is on fire? Obama’s national security adviser says things are better than ever." by Zack Beauchamp, Vox
"How inequality is changing the Republican Party — and breaking American politics" by Ezra Klein, Vox

Hosts:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
Ezra Klein (@ezraklein), Editor-at-large, Vox

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
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Veepstakes

Jane, Dara, and Matt on the congressional deadlock over economic aid.
Resources:
"“The jobs aren’t there”: Why cutting off enhanced unemployment benefits would leave workers in the lurch" by Li Zhou, Vox
"Senate GOP Coronavirus Bill Has Some Good Provisions but Needs Serious Work" by Adam Michel, Rachel Greszler, Lindsey M. Burke, &amp; Brian Finch, Heritage Foundation
"The Zombie Reaganism Trap" by Peter Spiliakos, National Review
White paper


Hosts:
Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, Vox
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, Vox
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
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John McWhorter joins Matt to discuss the changing way we talk about racism in America.
Resources:
"“Latinx” is growing in popularity. I made a comic to help you understand why." by Terry Blas, Vox
"Racist Police Violence Reconsidered" by John McWhorter, Quillette
"The Virtue Signalers Won’t Change the World" by John McWhorter, The Atlantic
"The Dehumanizing Condescension of White Fragility" by John McWhorter, The Atlantic
"‘This Is How We Lost to the White Man’" by Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Atlantic
"The Case for Reparations" by Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Atlantic
Ibram X. Kendi wants to redefine racism, The Ezra Klein Show, VMPN

Guest:
John McWhorter (@JohnHMcWhorter), Professor at Columbia University / Host of the Lexicon Valley podcast, Slate

Hosts:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
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The Great Awokening

Dara, Jane, and Matt on Wayfair, massage parlors, and reality.
Resources:
"The modeling industry is filled with exploitation—this labor activist is fighting back" by Sara Ziff, Fast Company
"American Airlines Reportedly Accused a Black Social Worker of Kidnapping the White Child In Her Care. Now She's Suing." by Elizabeth Nolan Brown, Reason
"Sen. Josh Hawley Says He 'Took on an Asian Trafficking Ring' and 'Freed a Dozen Women in Sex Slavery.' That's Not True." by Elizabeth Nolan Brown, Reason
"Trump has turned the war on trafficking into a war on immigrants" by Melissa Gira Grant &amp; Debbie Nathan, The Appeal
"ICE Agents Fight Sex Trafficking by Paying Potential Victims for Hand Jobs" Elizabeth Nolan Brown, Reason
"'White slavery': the origins of the anti-trafficking movement" by Laura Lammasniemi, Open Democracy
"Baltimore Mayor Says Men in White Vans Are Snatching Young Girls for Sex Trafficking" Lenore Skenazy, Reason
"The allure of child trafficking conspiracy theories" Ben Sixsmith, Spectator
"The Making of “The Trafcking Problem”" by Ine Vanwesenbeeck
"American Fringes: How the extremes define our society" by Nick Fouriezos
"The bogus claim that 300,000 U.S. children are ‘at risk’ of sexual exploitation" by Glenn Kessler, WaPo
Polaris Statement on Wayfair Sex Trafficking Claims
White paper



Hosts:
Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, Vox
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, Vox
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
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Trafficking, and trafficking panics

Texas A&amp;M's Jennifer Doleac joins Matt to explain what we know (and don't know) about criminal justice.

Resources:
"How to Fix Policing" by Jennifer Doleac, Niskanen Center
"How to Make a Police Force More Diverse" by Jennifer Doleac, Bloomberg
"Changing Police Recruitment Messages Attracts a Larger and More Diverse Applicant Pool" by Jennifer Doleac, CCJ
"Making Fair and Respected Cops: Procedural Justice Training in Chicago Proves Successful" by Jennifer Doleac, CCJ
"Encouraging desistance from crime" by Jennifer Doleac
"The Unintended Consequences of “Ban the Box”: Statistical Discrimination and Employment Outcomes When Criminal Histories Are Hidden" by Jennifer Doleac (Texas A&amp;M) &amp; Benjamin Hansen (Univ. or Oregon)

Guest:
Jennifer Doleac (@jenniferdoleac), Economics professor, Texas A&amp;M / Host of the Probable Causation podcast
Hosts:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
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The evidence on crime and policing

Dara, Jane, and Matt on Nick Cannon, Louis Farrakhan, and antisemitic conspiracy theories.

Resources:
"The conspiracy theories behind the anti-Semitic violence in New York" by Jane Coaston, Vox
"Nick Cannon let go by ViacomCBS over anti-Semitic comments" by Lisa Respers France, CNN
"Calling out racism and anti-Semitism is a responsibility" by David Love, CNN
"Black Demagogues and Pseudo-Scholars" by Henry Louis Gates Jr., NYT
"July 20, 1992: Bias Is Poison" by Henry Louis Gates Jr., NYT
"Why Tamika Mallory Won’t Condemn Farrakhan" by Adam Serwer, The Atlantic
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Hosts:
Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, Vox
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, Vox
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
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Bad for the Jews?

Ezra and Matt on Joe Biden’s unification strategy with the left.
Resources:
BIDEN-SANDERS UNITY TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS
"How Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders joined forces to craft a bold, progressive agenda" by Ella Nilsen, Vox
"It’s time to move past employer-based health insurance" by Ezra Klein, Vox

Hosts:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
Ezra Klein (@ezraklein), Editor-at-large, Vox

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
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Biden reloaded

Jane, Dara, and Matt on the school reopening debate and the political consequences of HIV/AIDS.

Resources:
"The debate over reopening America’s K-12 schools, explained" by Anna North, Vox
"I’m an epidemiologist and a dad. Here’s why I think schools should reopen." by Benjamin P. Linas, Vox
"‘I Don’t Want to Go Back’: Many Teachers Are Fearful and Angry Over Pressure to Return" by Dana Goldstein and Eliza Shapiro, NYT
"In D.C. wards hit hardest by covid-19, sending kids to school is a risk some parents won’t take" by Perry Stein
"Crucial Steps in Combating the Aids Epidemic; Identify All the Carriers" by William F. Buckley
White paper


Hosts:
Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, Vox
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, Vox
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
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School’s out for Covid

Ezra and Matt on how America failed while the world made progress on the pandemic, and what on earth is going on with the republican party.
Resources:
"Reopening schools safely is going to take much more federal leadership" by Matthew Yglesias
"Trumpism, not polarization, drives America’s disastrous coronavirus politics" by Ezra Klein

Hosts:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
Ezra Klein (@ezraklein), Editor-at-large, Vox

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
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The Covid resurgence

Dara, Jane, and Matt on Biden’s excitement gap.
Resources:
"So … About That Supposed Lack Of Enthusiasm For Biden?" Five Thirty Eight
"Social conservatives feel betrayed by the Supreme Court — and the GOP that appointed it" by Jane Coaston, Vox
"Trump’s surprising resilience with Hispanic voters, explained" by Matthew Yglesias, Vox


Hosts:
Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, Vox
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, Vox
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
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Contagious enthusiasm

Land of the Giants is a podcast from our friends at Recode and the Vox Media Podcast Network that examines the most powerful tech companies of our time.
 
The second season is called The Netflix Effect, and it’s hosted by Recode editors Rani Molla and Peter Kafka.
 
The Netflix Effect explores how a company that began as a small DVD-by-mail service ultimately upended Hollywood and completely changed the way we watch TV.
 
It’s a fascinating look at what really goes on behind the scenes at Netflix, one of the few companies that’s actually growing during the pandemic, and how they’re continuing to transform entertainment for you and me.  
 
New episodes are released every Tuesday morning. 
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Land of the Giants: The Netflix Effect

Jane, Dara, and Matt on Confederate Memorials, Woodrow Wilson, and the battle for historical memory.
Resources:
"Woodrow Wilson was extremely racist — even by the standards of his time" by Dylan Matthews, Vox
"Inside the growing movement to ditch Columbus Day and celebrate Native Americans instead" by Victoria M. Massie, Vox
"The battle over Confederate statues, explained" by German Lopez, Vox
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Hosts:
Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, Vox
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, Vox
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
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The war on bad statues

Ezra and Matt on Warren, Abrams, Harris, and the Tammies and the links between racial and economic justice.

Resources:
"The Second Defeat of Bernie Sanders" by Ross Douthat, NYT
"The Black-White Wage Gap Is as Big as It Was in 1950" by David Leonhardt, NYT
"What is Owed" by Nikole Hannah-Jones, NYT
"The Triumph of Black Lives Matter and Neoliberal Redemption" by Cedric Johnson, Nonsite.org


Hosts:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
Ezra Klein (@ezraklein), Editor-at-large, Vox

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The Veepstakes

Jane, Dara, and Matt explain “intersectional,” “structural” and the new language of identity discourse.
Resources:
"The intersectionality wars" by Jane Coaston, Vox
"The Origins of “Privilege”" by Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker
"Toward Black Liberation " National Humanities Center
White paper


Hosts:
Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, Vox
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, Vox
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica

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Talking about talking

Cato's Clark Neily joins Jane to discuss Qualified Immunity - where is came from, why it exists, and what's being done to eliminate it. Clark details how the Supreme Court invented the civil doctrine to protect public workers from personal liability, and details hows it's being used to cloak police officers from being held accountable for unlawful practices.
*This interview was recorded on Monday, June 15th 2020

Relevant cases:
Amy Corbitt, Petitioner v. Michael Vickers, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Jessop v. City of Fresno, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Sims v. Labowitz, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Relevant articles:
"To Make Police Accountable, End Qualified Immunity" by Clark Neily, The Bulwark
"Is Qualified Immunity Unlawful?" by William Baude, California Law Review
"Jury Rejects Damages for Victims of Pot Raid Based on Wet Tea Leaves"  by Jacob Sullum, Reason
"George Floyd’s Death Must Be a Catalyst for Accountability" by Clark Neily, Cato

Please visit https://www.unlawfulshield.com/ for more information on Cato's efforts to eliminate Qualified Immunity

Guest: 
Clark Neily (@ConLawWarrior) Vice President of Criminal Justice, Cato Institute
Host:
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior Politics Reporter, Vox
Credits:
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The legal doctrine that protects brutal policing

Jane, Dara, and Matt on what we know about police reform and its limits
Resources:
"Unbundle the Police" by Derek Thompson, The Atlantic
"Why Are the Police in Charge of Road Safety?" by Alex Tabarrok, Marginal Revolution
Collective Bargaining Rights and Police Misconduct: Evidence from Florida, by Dhammika Dharmapala, Richard H. McAdams, &amp; John Rappaport, University of Chicago
Reducing Racial Disparities in Crime Victimization, by Anna Harvey &amp; Taylor Mattia, NYU
The Impact of Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Policing by Bocar Ba, Dean Knox, Jonathan Mummolo, &amp; Roman Rivera
Police Employment, Officers Per Capita Rates for U.S. Cities
Glossary of Nonviolence
A Force More Powerful
Gandhi on Non-Violence


Hosts:
Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, Vox
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, Vox
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica

Credits:
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Fixing the police

Ezra and Matt on the return of a virus that never went away.
Resources:
"America Is Giving Up on the Pandemic" by Alexis C. Madrigal &amp; Robinson Meyer, WaPo
"14 states and Puerto Rico hit highest seven-day average of new coronavirus infections" by Kim Bellware &amp; Jacqueline Dupree, WaPo
"How Trump uses a crisis: Repeal rules while nobody is looking" by Rachel Augustine Potter, WaPo

Hosts:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
Ezra Klein (@ezraklein), Editor-at-large, Vox

Credits:
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America gives up on Covid-19

Jane, Dara, and Matt on America's dual reckonings with racism and police impunity
Resources:
"It's Time To Bust Police Unions" by Peter Suderman, Reason
"Libertarianism For Me, Authoritarianism For Thee" by Chris Arnade, American Compass
A Colony in a Nation by Chris Hayes
"10 Events that Shaped Cincinnati: Timothy Thomas is Shot and Killed" by Cedric Rose, Cincinnati Magazine
"The data proves that school segregation is getting worse" by Alvin Chang, Vox
"NYC delays controversial rezoning of 7 Brooklyn elementary schools" by Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat New York
"Restrictive Zoning Promotes Racial Segregation" by Matthew Yglesias, Slate
Mapping Police Violence
White paper

Hosts:
Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, Vox
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, Vox
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica

Credits:
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After George Floyd

Ezra and Matt on reformism vs radicalism and reimagining law enforcement


Hosts:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
Ezra Klein (@ezraklein), Editor-at-large, Vox

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Producer
Jackson Bierfeldt, Editor 

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Defund the police?

Barron's economics commentary Matt Klein explains what's really behind international trade conflicts
Guest: 
Matthew C. Klein (@M_C_Klein) Senior Writer, Barrons and author of Trade Wars Are Class Wars 
Host:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
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The global class war

Ezra and Matt on Trump's war on social media, plus Joe Biden's policy agenda.
*This episode was recorded on Thursday, May 28th, 2020.
Resources:
"Twitter Must Cleanse the Trump Stain" by Kara Swisher, NYT
"Joe Biden has a plan for that" by Matthew Yglesias, Vox

Hosts:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
Ezra Klein (@ezraklein), Editor-at-large, Vox

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
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Tweeting through it

Jane, Dara, and Matt on gaffes and the racial politics of 2020
Resources:
"Do Joe Biden’s “you ain’t black” comments ultimately matter?" by Fabiola Cineas, Vox
White paper


Hosts:
Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, Vox
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, Vox
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica

Credits:
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Joe Biden ain't black

Ezra and Matt on Trump's pseudo-federalism and Pelosi's strange aversion to automatic stabilizers.
Resources:
"Nancy Pelosi says Democrats opted against putting federal aid on autopilot in their $3 trillion coronavirus spending package to avoid amplifying sticker shock" by Joseph Zeballos-Roig, Business Insider
"Trump Rewrites the Book on Emergencies" by Christopher DeMuth, WSJ"Federalism Is an Asset" by Danielle Allen, Anne-Marie Slaughter, Josh Simons, &amp; Carmel Shachar, Harvard

References:
Recession Ready: Fiscal Policies to Stabilize the American Economy, The Hamilton Project
Fix recessions by giving people money - The Weeds, featuring Claudia Sahm
The case for subsidized jobs - The Weeds, featuring Indi Dutta-Gupta

Hosts:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
Ezra Klein (@ezraklein), Editor-at-large, Vox

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
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The stimulus failure

Dara, Jane, and Matt take a look at America's first pandemic Census.

Resources:
"The pandemic may leave communities of color undercounted in the census — and cost them billions" by Donna M. Owens, Vox
"Trump is still trying to collect citizenship data for redistricting" by Nicole Narea, Vox
"A once-in-a-century pandemic collides with a once-in-a-decade census" by Andrew Whitby, Brookings
"Over a million Hispanics turned white between the 2000 and 2010 Census" by Matthew Yglesias, Vox
White paper


Hosts:
Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, Vox
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, Vox
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
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Actual enumeration

Ezra and Matt on the deep roots (or not) of the lockdown debate.

Resources:
"Experts’ 7 best ideas on how to beat Covid-19 and save the economy" by Matthew Yglesias, Vox
"This drawing explains a surprising amount about your political views" by Matthew Yglesias, Vox
"America’s coronavirus testing numbers are really improving — finally" by German Lopez
"The Density Divide" by Will Wilkinson, Niskanen Center
"Trump Rewrites the Book on Emergencies" by Christopher DeMuth, WSJ
"Without More Tests, America Can’t Reopen" by Ezekiel J. Emanuel &amp;Paul M. Romer

Books referenced:
Prius or Pickup? by Jonathan Weiler &amp; Marc Hetherington
Open versus Closed by Christopher M. Federico, Howard G. Lavine, &amp; Christopher D. Johnston

Hosts:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
Ezra Klein (@ezraklein), Editor-at-large, Vox

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
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The psychology of opening up

Dara, Jane, and Matt on the road ahead for the worst labor market since the Great Depression.

Resources:
"As deaths mount, Trump tries to convince Americans it’s safe to inch back to normal" by Josh Dawsey, Ashley Parker, Philip Rucker and Yasmeen Abutaleb, Washington Post

"Get ready for a second wave of economic pain" by Matthew Yglesias, Vox

"The economy is in free fall. So why isn’t the stock market?" by Emily Stewart, Vox

White paper


Hosts:
Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, Vox
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, Vox
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica

Credits:
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Will the economy bounce back?

Ezra and Matt on America's lost month and what happens next.
Resources:
"April was another lost month for Trump’s coronavirus response" by German Lopez, Vox
"Flattening the curve isn’t good enough" by Matthew Yglesias, Vox
"COVID-19: The CIDRAP Viewpoint" by Peter M. Sandman &amp; Jody Lanard, Cidrap
"Canada succeeded on coronavirus where America failed. Why?" by Zack Beauchamp, Vox
"US coronavirus data is at odds with Trump’s push to get the economy back up and running" by Aaron Rupar, Vox

Hosts:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
Ezra Klein (@ezraklein), Editor-at-large, Vox

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
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Reopening without a plan

Dara, Jane, and Matt break down the great mobilization vs persuasion debate.

Resources:
"What Happened in the Georgia Gubernatorial Election?" Catalist Analytics, Medium
"The case for taking Trump’s black outreach seriously" by Matthew Yglesias, Vox
"Michelle Obama Is Mad at ‘Our Folks,’ Not Trump Voters: ‘That’s My Trauma’" by Kevin Fallon, Daily Beast
White paper

Hosts:
Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, Vox
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, Vox
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer

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How to win elections

Ezra and Matt on congressional bargaining strategy and the China blame game.
Resources:
"Congressional Democrats are governing from the minority" by Ezra Klein, Vox
"Many world leaders have seen double-digit polling surges amid coronavirus. Trump isn’t one of them." by Roge Karma, Vox

Hosts:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
Ezra Klein (@ezraklein), Editor-at-large, Vox

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer

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Are Democrats getting rolled?

Jane, Dara, and Matt discuss the possibility of "human challenge trials" to speed vaccine development.
Resources:
"How Anthony Fauci Became America’s Doctor" by Michael Specter, The New Yorker
"What Each Side of the COVID-19 Debate Should Understand About the Other" by Brian Doherty, Reason
"Special Report: Peruvian coca farmers to Paris pushers, coronavirus upends global narcotics trade" by Gabriel Stargardter, Drazen Jorgic, Reuters
White paper

Hosts:
Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, Vox
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, Vox
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer

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A faster Covid-19 vaccine

Ezra and Matt on the failures of some popular epidemiological forecasts and a viral Silicon Valley essay urging America to build again.

Resources:
"The US has a national service for predicting the weather. It needs one for predicting disease." by Brian Resnick, Vox
"What happens next in the coronavirus outbreak? We mapped 8 scenarios." by Julia Belluz, Vox
"It's time to build" by Marc Andreessen, a16z
"Why we can’t build" by Ezra Klein, Vox

Hosts:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
Ezra Klein (@ezraklein), Editor-at-large, Vox

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
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Who models the modelers?

Dara, Jane, and Matt on conservatives’ desire for a rapid reopening of American businesses, and a 'feel good' white paper about air pollution.

Resources:
"This is where all 50 states stand on reopening" by Alaa Eslassar, CNN
The Heritage Foundation's plan.
The American Enterprise's plan.
The Center for American Progress's plan
"The legal scholar who shaped Trump’s coronavirus response defends his theory" by Jane Coaston, Vox
"Inclined to Putrefaction" by Erin Maglaque, London Review of Books
The United States of Paranoia: A Conspiracy Theory
COVID-19 Outbreak Associated with Air Conditioning in Restaurant, Guangzhou, China, 2020, CDC
White paper

Hosts:
Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, Vox
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, Vox
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer

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Opening up

Ezra and Matt break down the implementation problems that have bedeviled the CARES Act.

Resources:
"Policy by no other means" The Weeds

Hosts:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
Ezra Klein (@ezraklein), Editor-at-large, Vox

Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
Cold open courtesy of NBC News

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Help is on the way (sort of)

Congressional oversight committee member Bharat Ramamurti joins Matt to explain his new job and what's wrong with shareholder capitalism.
Guest:
Bharat Ramamurti (@BharatRamamurti), Member, Congressional Oversight Commission
Host:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox

Credits:
Jeff Geld (@jeff_geld), Editor &amp; Producer

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The corporate bailout watchdog

Ezra and Matt review four major plans for after social distancing; plus the Democratic primary finally ends.
Resources:
Dan Hopkins' tweet
"National coronavirus response: A road map to reopening" by Scott Gottlieb, AEI
"A National and State Plan To End the Coronavirus Crisis" By Zeke Emanuel, Neera Tanden, Topher Spiro, Adam Conner, Kevin DeGood, Erin Simpson, Nicole Rapfogel, and Maura Calsyn, Center for American Progress
COVID-19 Response White Papers, Harvard University
"Simulating Covid-19: Part 1" by Paul Romer
"Even A Bad Test Can Help Guide the Decision to Isolate: Covid Simulations Part 3" by Paul Romer
"It’s time to move past employer-based health insurance" by Ezra Klein, Vox

Hosts:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
Ezra Klein (@ezraklein), Editor-at-large, Vox

Credits:
Producer and edited by Jeff Geld

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How does this end?

Dara, Jane, and Matt on the intersection between the pandemic and Trump's border crackdown, and a white paper about happiness.

Resources:
"It’s Impossible to “Distance” in ICE Detention. Doctors Say Free All Detainees." by Jack Herrera, Truthout
"How ice operations in New York set the stage for a coronavirus nightmare in local jails" by Ryan Devereaux, The Intercept
"Leaked Border Patrol Memo Tells Agents to Send Migrants Back Immediately — Ignoring Asylum Law" by Dara Lind, ProPublica
"The Real Roots of Midlife Crisis" by Jonathan Rauch, The Atlantic
"Why Elders Smile" by David Brooks, NYTimes
White Paper

Hosts:
Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, Vox
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, Vox
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica

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Covid-19 and the border

Ezra and Matt discuss Covid-19's impact on insurance premiums, the case for single-payer, and more.

Resources:
"Coronavirus May Add Billions to U.S. Health Care Bill" by Reed Abelson, NYTimes
"The coronavirus crisis hasn't changed Joe Biden's mind on 'Medicare for All'" by Sahil Kapur, NBC News
Briahna Joy Gray Tweet
"Fighting coronavirus won’t help struggling Maine hospitals pay the bills" by Charles Eichacker, BDN
"California’s rural hospitals can’t handle a coronavirus wave. ‘People will die,’ doctor warns" by Ryan Sabalow and Jason Pohl, The Sacramento Bee
"Is U.S. Health Care Well-Equipped for the Coronavirus?" by Robert Orr, Niskanen Center
"Trump rejects Obamacare special enrollment period amid pandemic" by Susannah Luthi, Politico

Hosts:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
Ezra Klein (@ezraklein), Editor-at-large, Vox
Credits:
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Coronavirus meets health reform

Jane, Dara, and Matt on the evidence for mask wearing, and a totally non-coronavirus white paper.
Resources:
"Why America ran out of protective masks — and what can be done about it" by German Lopez, Vox
"Why Telling People They Don’t Need Masks Backfired" by Zeynep Tufekci, NYTimes
"It's Time to Face Facts, America: Masks Work" by Ferris Jabr, Wired
"Masks for Coronavirus Will Not Last Long in the West" by Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review
"FACE MASKS: MUCH MORE THAN YOU WANTED TO KNOW" by Scott Alexander, Slate Star Codex
"the global coronavirus epidemic: commentary on east asia’s response" by Rashawn Ray and Fabio Rojas, Contexts
White paper

Hosts:
Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, Vox
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, Vox
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica

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The mask fiasco

Ezra and Matt analyze the huge but inadequate stimulus bill

Hosts:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
Ezra Klein (@ezraklein), Editor-at-large, Vox
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When $2 trillion isn’t enough

Jane, Dara, and Matt on the Defense Production Act, wartime mobilization, and pandemic-induced autarky.
Resources:
"Trump’s excuses for not using the Defense Production Act are wrong — and dangerous" by Alex Ward, Vox
"“We are desperate”: Trump’s inaction has created a crisis with protective medical gear" by Caroline Hopkins, Vox
"The Defense Production Act, the law Trump is using to boost coronavirus supplies, briefly explained" by Alex Ward, Vox
"How Ford's Willow Run Assembly Plant Helped Win World War II" by Tim Trainor, Assembly Magazine
Willow Run
White paper
Hosts:
Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, Vox
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, Vox
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica

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Fighting coronavirus with corporate conscription

Jane talks to Asawin Suebsaeng and Lachlan Markay about their new book "Sinking in the Swamp" on chaos at the White House and how President Trump differs (and doesn't) from prior administrations.

As a note - this episode was recorded on February 26, 2020.

Resources:
"Too Many Trump Books Are Like Eagles Records. These Daily Beast Reporters Wanted Theirs to Feel Like a Mudhoney Album" by Andrew Beaujon, Washingtonian

Sinking in the Swamp by Asawin Suebsaeng and Lachlan Markay

Guests: 
Lachlan Markay, (@lachlan) Reporter, Daily Beast
Asawin Suebsaeng, (@swin24) White House Reporter, Daily Beast
Host:
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics reporter, Vox


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The story of Trump's swamp

Brookings’ Andre Perry explains his research on how racism cripples black entrepreneurs and homeowners
Guest: 
Andre Perry, (@andreperryedu) Fellow in the Metropolitan Policy Program, Brookings
Host:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
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Devaluing black assets

Jane, Dara, and Matt discuss President Trump’s new more serious tone and competing economic stimulus proposals.
Resources:
"Coronavirus’s threat to the global economy — and what to do about it" by Matt Yglesias, Vox
"Dear Congress: Send Americans cash. Send it now." by Dylan Matthews, Vox
"Mitt Romney’s coronavirus economic plan: $1,000 to each American adult" by Dylan Matthews, Vox
"Restaurants Are Fucked — Unless They Get a Bailout" by Hillary Dixler Canavan, Eater
"A family of 4 could get $18,000 this year under a cash bill by Senate Democrats" by Dylan Matthews, Vox

Hosts:
Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, Vox
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, Vox
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica

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Rescuing the economy from coronavirus

Ezra and Matt on dueling pandemic response plans from Sanders and Biden, and Trump's disastrous speech.
Resources:
President Trump's oval office address
Joe Biden's coronavirus address
Bernie Sanders' coronavirus address
Hosts:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
Ezra Klein (@ezraklein), Editor-at-large, Vox

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Weeds 2020: The coronavirus election

Conor Dougherty on his new book "Golden Gates: Fighting for Housing in America"
Guest: 
Conor Dougherty, (@ConorDougherty) Economics reporter, New York Times
Host:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
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Meet the YIMBYs

Jane, Dara, and Matt on queer politics after marriage equality.
Resources:
"Before Stonewall" by Jane Coaston, MTV News
"My Mayor Pete Problem" by Dale Peck, New Republic
"Last Men Standing" by Erin Allday, SF Chronicle
"You Wanted Same-Sex Marriage? Now You Have Pete Buttigieg." by Shannon Keating, BuzzFeed
"The Struggle for Gay Rights Is Over" by James Kirchick, Atlantic
Census &amp; LGBT Demographic Studies Archive, The Williams Institute
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Hosts:
Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, Vox
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, Vox
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica

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Mayor Pete and the state of LGBTQ politics

Conservative thinker Robert George joins Jane to talk about abortion, marriage, the Supreme Court, and wielding the power of the federal government. 
Guest: 
Robert George, (@McCormickProf) Professor of Jurisprudence, Princeton University
Host:
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics reporter, Vox
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A "titan" of social conservatism on the courts and his battles ahead

The Kaiser Foundation's Josh Michaud explains what the US is — and should be — doing to fight coronavirus. 
Guest: 
Josh Michaud, (@joshmich) Associate Director, Global Health Policy, The Kaiser Foundation
Host:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
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Behind the Covid-19 curve

Jane, Dara and Brian Resnick talk about COVID-19 -- how it started, its potential impact, and where we go from here.
Resources:
"11 questions about the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak, answered" by Julia Belluz, Vox
"If the coronavirus hits America, who’s responsible for protecting you?" by Brian Resnick, Vox
"“This is not the bat’s fault”: A disease expert explains where the coronavirus likely comes from" by Brian Resnick, Vox
"The coronavirus diagnostic testing snafu, explained" by Julia Belluz and Brian Resnick, Vox
"Ebola will make Americans more likely to give up civil liberties" by Shana Gadarian and Bethany Albertson, WaPo

Hosts:
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, Vox
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica
Brian Resnick (@B_resnick), Science reporter, Vox

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Coronavirus 101

Welcome to Weeds 2020! Every other Saturday Ezra and Matt will be exploring a wide range of topics related to the 2020 race. 
Since the Nevada caucuses, Bernie Sanders has become the clear frontrunner in the 2020 Democratic primary, spurring lots of debate over whether he could win in the general election. We discuss where the electability conversation often goes off-the-rails, why discussing electability in 2020 is so different than 1964 or 1972, the case for and against Bernie’s electability prospects, and the strongest attacks that Trump could make against Sanders and Joe Biden. 
Then, we discuss Ezra’s favorite topic of all time: the filibuster. Ezra gives a brief history of this weird procedural tool, and we discuss why so many current Senators are against eliminating it.

Resources:
"Bernie Sanders can unify Democrats and beat Trump in 2020" by Matthew Yglesias, Vox
"The case for Elizabeth Warren" by Ezra Klein, Vox
"How the filibuster broke the US Senate" by Alvin Chang, Vox
"Running Bernie Sanders Against Trump Would Be an Act of Insanity" by Jonathan Chait, Intelligencer
"The Sixty Trillion Dollar Man" by Ronald brownstein, Atlantic
"The Day One Agenda" by David Dayen, American Prospect

Hosts:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
Ezra Klein (@ezraklein), Editor-at-large, Vox

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Weeds 2020: The Bernie electability debate

Jessica Lovering joins Matt to discuss nuclear power's role in combatting climate change.
Guest: 
Jessica Lovering, (@J_Lovering) Fellow, Energy for Growth
Host:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
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Going nuclear

The New Republic's Osita Nwanevu joins Jane and Matt to discuss black voting patterns and the South Carolina primary.
Hosts:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
Osita Nwanevu (@OsitaNwanevu), Staff writer, New Republic
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, Vox
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Black voters take the stage

Mercatus' Emily Hamilton on what's working and what isn't to increase housing abundance.
Guest: 
Emily Hamilton, (@ebwhamilton) Research Fellow, Mercatus
Host:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox
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The year of housing reform

Jane, Dara, and Matt on Michael Bloomberg’s record as mayor of New York City.
Related material:
"National education ratings show NYC student test scores stagnant since 2013, ranks them about average for big cities" by Michael Elsen-Rooney, New York Daily News

"Boost for Congestion Pricing in Manhattan as de Blasio Supports Cuomo Plan" by Emma G. Fitzsimmons and Jesse McKinley, NYT

"The quiet, massive rezoning of New York" by Sarah Laskow, Politico

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Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica
Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, Vox
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