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- The Next Four Years: Fighting tech monopolies
Matt is joined by antitrust and competition policy expert Charlotte Slaiman to discuss the ongoing antitrust cases against Google and Facebook, the basics of antitrust litigation, and their outlook for the future of regulatory efforts to rein in the power of Big Tech through pro-competition policy.
Resources:"Only Regulation Can Jumpstart Competition in Big Tech" by Gene Kimmelman and Charlotte Slaiman, Fortune (July 16, 2019)
"FTC Sues Facebook for Illegal Monopolization" (December 9, 2020)
"Colorado Attorney General leads multistate lawsuit seeking to end Google's illegal monopoly in search market" (December 17, 2020)
Guest:Charlotte Slaiman (@CharlottesWWWeb), Competition Policy Director, Public Knowledge
Host:Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Slowboring.com
Credits:Erikk Geannikis, Editor and Producer.
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53 min - Will the GOP be Q-pilled or Coup-pilled?
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)
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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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1 hr 13 min - Unemployment Insurance in the pandemic, and beyond
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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58 min - America's vaccine distribution needs a shot in the arm
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:
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Hosts:Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Slowboring.com
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration Reporter, ProPublica
Umair Irfan (@umairfan), Science Reporter, Vox
Credits:Erikk Geannikis, Editor and Producer
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1 hr 2 min - Best of: Homelessness and how to fix it
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.
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55 min - The Next Four Years: Beyond the student debt debate
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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55 min - Build Back Exactly The Same
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?
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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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1 hr - The Next Four Years: An optimistic climate agenda
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:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Producer
Jackson Bierfeldt, Editor
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1 hr 9 min - The blob is back
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
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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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1 hr 1 min - The Next Four Years: The Covid transition
Kaiser’s Jennifer Kates joins Matt to explain the next steps in countering the pandemic.
Guest:
Jennifer Kates (@jenkatesdc), Senior VP/Director, Global Health & HIV Policy, Kaiser Foundation
Host:
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Slowboring.com
Credits:
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Producer
Jackson Bierfeldt, Editor
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Explain It to Me is the hotline for the issues that matter to your life. Send us your questions about health, personal finance, relationships, and anything else that matters to you. Host Jonquilyn Hill will take you on a journey to find the answers, whether it's to the halls of Congress or the local bar. You’ll get the answers you were looking for, and sometimes ones you didn't expect — and always with a dose of humor. New episodes every Sunday. Part of Vox and the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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