David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson discuss the response to the Uvalde shooting, Biden’s plan for student loan forgiveness, and a bunch of ignored subpoenas.
Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:
Jillian Peterson and James Densley, interviewed by Melanie Warner for Politico: “Two Professors Found What Creates a Mass Shooter. Will Politicians Pay Attention?”
Here’s this week’s chatter:
Emily: Heidi Przybyla for Politico: “‘It’s going to be an army’: Tapes reveal GOP plan to contest elections”
David: Ezra Klein for the New York Times: “What America Needs Is a Liberalism That Builds”
John: AP: “Over 37K voters crossed over in Georgia GOP primary in effort to block Trump-based nominees”; LiveScience: “Male mice are terrified of bananas. Here's why.”
Listener chatter from Barbara Tanzler: The 11th World Potato Congress in Dublin, Ireland
For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, David, and John discuss Elon Musk’s ultimatum for a full return to work.
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Research and show notes by Grace Woodruff.
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