His law firm won a $73 million dollar settlement against Remington on behalf of nine Sandy Hook families. Now he’s filing a lawsuit against the gunmaker Daniel Defense, the video game company Activision, and Instagram’s parent company, Meta, on

Amicus: Trump Guilty on All 34 Counts

2 days ago 27m 19s

In light of late-breaking news, we present this conversation from our colleagues at Amicus:After six weeks of arguments and testimony and a little under 12 hours of deliberation, a Manhattan jury voted to convict former President Trump of 34

An “Apprentice” Producer’s Mea Culpa

3 days ago 32m 59s

How one producer—now freed from his 20-year non-disclosure agreement—regrets his role shaping Donald Trump’s image on The Apprentice. Guest: Bill Pruitt, producer for seasons 1 and 2 of The Apprentice.Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate

The View from Israel

4 days ago 32m 59s

What do Israelis think of the war in Gaza and how their leadership is conducting it? Guest: Tamar Harrel-Santis, student and combat reservist living in Ramat Yishai, Israel.Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free list

The Death of Bidenomics

5 days ago 27m 22s

After inheriting a tricky, post-peak-pandemic economy, the Biden administration pulled off the double-feat of stalling inflation while also keeping unemployment low. Wages have risen, and so has purchasing power. But if you ask voters, they’ll

Slow Burn: A Hotbed of Homosexuality

6 days ago 49m 30s

While the What Next team observes the holiday, enjoy the first episode of Slow Burn's new season.In the 1970s, San Francisco became a welcoming home for tens of thousands of new gay residents—and a modern-day Sodom for the American right. Wit

TBD | Why Hospitals Keep Getting Hacked

7 days ago 25m 2s

Last year saw a record number of healthcare hacks with more than 700 separate incidents. And with a subsidiary of United Healthcare forking over a $22 billion ransom this year, the problem isn’t going away. With so much sensitive personal infor

TBD | Scarlett Johansson vs OpenAI

9 days ago 28m 47s

When OpenAI showed a demo for the latest version of ChatGPT —the one that you can chat with, you know, with your voice—one of the voices sounded eerily familiar. And instead of a victory lap, it was a reminder of all of the implications for int

Diddy’s Reckoning

10 days ago 31m 27s

Allegations about Sean “Diddy” Combs had been circulating, but it wasn’t until surveillance footage of the mogul assaulting his then-partner Cassie began circulating on social media, that his response changed from defensive to apologetic. Gue

Does Netanyahu Have an Exit Strategy?

11 days ago 26m 55s

Seven months into the war in Gaza, both the international community and many Israelis are demanding to know what Benjamin Netanyahu’s “day after” plan is. Observers are also wondering whether charges from the International Criminal Court will i

Is Killing a Protester Still a Crime?

12 days ago 26m 52s

Daniel Perry was sentenced to 25 years in prison for murdering Garrett Foster at a Black Lives Matter protest in 2020, but Texas Governor Greg Abbott just pardoned Perry and restored his rights, including the right to own and carry a gun. Gue

What Are Presidential Debates For?

13 days ago 27m

Though their influence on voters seems to be between negligible and nonexistent, presidential debates are still important. And even if their past performances were sometimes hard to watch, it’s good for democracy that Trump and Biden will meet

TBD | The Dark Side of GoFundMe

14 days ago 34m 40s

In theory, crowdfunding sites offer an opportunity for anyone to give to any cause, including, say, strangers facing huge medical bills. In practice, crowdfunding suffers from many of the same inequities that led to someone needing to crowdfund

TBD | Too Stonks Too Furious

16 days ago 26m 37s

The 2021 subreddit-coordinated effort to raise the price of Gamestop stock was, in some ways, a proof of concept: the little guy can get into the market and make some noise. Because even though that “meme stock” rose and fell, the idea of the m

Why Miss USA is Imploding

17 days ago 29m 20s

When Miss USA abdicated her throne, people noticed that the first letters of each sentence of her resignation letter spell out “I am silenced.” Shortly thereafter, Miss Teen USA stepped down with a letter that opens with a quote from Nietzsche.

Can Fox News Still Sway an Election?

18 days ago 28m 7s

Hit with an $800 million lawsuit, missing Tucker Carlson and Rupert Murdoch, and facing competition from fanatical fringe-right media, Fox News might look to some viewers like it’s slipping. But election years are the network’s bread and butter

The Fight for Joe Manchin’s Seat

19 days ago 26m 16s

What would it take for the Democrats to hold Joe Manchin’s crucial Senate seat in West Virginia? Guest: Zach Shrewsbury, Democratic primary candidate for U.S. Senate in West Virginia. Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access

MAGA Eating Itself Alive

1 20 days ago 28m 49s

They’re suspicious of the 2020 election results, their donors, and each other. Now, the MAGA wing of the Michigan GOP is in control—and has kneecapped the state Republican party’s ability to fundraise, appoint leaders, and perform its most basi

TBD | Would You Choose Your Child’s Sex?

21 days ago 33m 22s

The ability to choose the sex of your child through IVF is banned in most of the world. In America, however, parents can—and do—for a price.Guest: Emi Nietfeld, writer and software engineer, author of “The Parents Who Want Daughters—and Daugh

TBD | Meet the Trump Campaign’s A.I. Guy

23 days ago 24m 48s

You might not know Brad Parscale by name, but you know his work: he was the digital campaign operative behind Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential victory. This election cycle, he’s back—and advising conservatives on how to utilize A.I. in their ca

Stormy Daniels Takes the Stand

24 days ago 29m 26s

Spare a thought for the judge in Donald Trump’s hush-money trial. Justice Juan Merchan has gone from holding the former president in contempt of court… to telling Trump’s defense they probably should have objected more during Stormy Daniels’ te

Conservative Candid Camera in the Darién Gap

25 days ago 29m 42s

Crossing the Darién Gap, a 66-mile stretch of jungle in Panama, was hard enough before right-wing influencers began showing up with cameras, trying to bait would-be migrants into providing pro-Trump soundbites. Guest: Ken Bensinger, New York

Hamas Agreed to a Ceasefire. Now What?

26 days ago 33m 4s

In a last minute twist, Hamas has agreed to a ceasefire with Israel. But targeted airstrikes are already underway in Rafah. With its infrastructure in shambles, Gaza is facing famine – and worse. What’s next for Gaza’s people? Guest: Gregg Ca

Why Democrats Will Save Mike Johnson’s Job

27 days ago 26m 36s

Marjorie Taylor Greene is calling for Mike Johnson’s job—again. But unlike Kevin McCarthy before him, Johnson has support from a surprising place.Guest: Jim Newell, Slate’s senior politics writer.Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus