On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion; Cathy O’Neil, data scientist and author of Weapons of Math Destruction; and Time correspondent Haley Sweetland Edwards talk about Haley’s new book on shadow courts, the current plight of active managers, and congestion pricing.

Topics discussed on today’s show include:

-Shadow Courts: TheTribunals That Rule Global Trade by Haley Sweetland Edwards

-The merger of investment management groups Janus and Henderson

-Congestion pricing in London

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Twitter: @felixsalmon, @mathbabedotorg, @JHWeissmann

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