On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil of mathbabe.org and Slate’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann discuss

the gains and losses of the week.

Topics discussed on today’s show include:

-Was Elizabeth Holmes ever a billionaire?

-The failure of welfare reform

-What Verizon means to the labor movement.

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