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Audio is not supported in your browser In this last episode of the By The People mini-series, host Ian Millhiser talks with legal scholar Pam Karlan about how the Supreme Court has harmed our democracy in the recent past, and what it's likely to do to voting rights in the future. Then he speaks with Supreme Court journalist Mark Joseph Stern about court-packing and other possible ways to reform the Court. Featuring : Pam Karlan , Professor of Public Interest Law at Stanford Law School  Mark Joseph Stern , Staff Writer at Slate Host : Ian Millhiser ( @imillhiser ), Senior Correspondent, Vox Credits: Producer/Editor: Jackson Bierfeldt Editor: Elbert Ventura Executive Producer: Liz Nelson About Vox: Vox is a news network that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Please consider making a contribution to Vox to support this show: bit.ly/givepodcasts . Your support will help us keep having ambitious conversations about bi...

Audio is not supported in your browser Ian Haney Lopez joins Jane to discuss critical race theory: what it is and what it isn't. Resources: "Which Party Represents the Racial Future?" by Ross Douthat Guest: Ian Haney Lopez ( @IanHaneyLopez ), Professor of Law, UC Berkeley Host : Jane Coaston ( @cjane87 ), Senior Politics Reporter, Vox Credits: Jeff Geld, ( @jeff_geld ), Editor and Producer The Weeds is a Vox Media Podcast Network production Want to support The Weeds? Please consider making a contribution to Vox:  bit.ly/givepodcasts About Vox Vox is a news network that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Follow Us : Vox.com Facebook group: The Weeds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices * This article was originally published here

Audio is not supported in your browser Ezra and Matt discuss Hunter Biden’s laptop, social media regulation, and the ongoing stimulus standoff. Hosts : Matthew Yglesias ( @mattyglesias ), Senior correspondent, Vox Ezra Klein ( @ezraklein ), Editor-at-large, Vox Credits: Jeff Geld, ( @jeff_geld ), Producer The Weeds is a Vox Media Podcast Network production Want to support The Weeds? Please consider making a contribution to Vox:  bit.ly/givepodcasts About Vox Vox is a news network that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Follow Us : Vox.com Facebook group: The Weeds This episode was brought to you by Novartis. To learn more about Cell and Gene Therapy visit vox.com/ad/novartis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices * This article was originally published here

Audio is not supported in your browser Vox policy reporter Jerusalem Demsas talks with the Atlantic’s Derek Thompson ( @DKThomp ) about how the future of remote work could reshape America’s cities, upend US labor markets, and cause fundamental shifts in where people live. Derek and Jerusalem discuss how it would take only a small percentage of remote workers to impact the urban geography of the US — with complicated implications for electoral politics and the climate. References: Jerusalem's Q&A with housing economist Enrico Moretti on the future of remote work: Remote work is overrated. America’s supercities are coming back. Superstar Cities Are in Trouble [The Atlantic] How America Lost Its Mojo [The Atlantic] The Coronavirus is Creating a Huge, Successful Experiment in Working From Home [The Atlantic] Where Americans Are Moving [Bloomberg] Could a Heartland visa help struggling regions? [Economic Innovation Group] Host: Jerusalem Demsas ( @jerusalemdemsas ), policy re...

Audio is not supported in your browser Go For Broke is a new narrative series from Epic Magazine and the Vox Media Podcast Network exploring the 2000 dot-com bubble... and what happened when the bubble popped. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/31ovruD Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/34WWNZI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices * This article was originally published here

Audio is not supported in your browser Dylan, Jerusalem, and Dara discuss congressional Democrats’ efforts to uncap the state and local tax (SALT) deduction, and how the party found itself proposing a massive tax cut for high-income households. They also dive into the deduction’s stated purpose (encouraging states to spend on social programs) and talk about other programs that could encourage states to invest in health and education. Finally, they examine a white paper showing that domestic violence crimes didn’t increase during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. References: The state and local tax deduction, explained [Vox] SALT cap repeal would overwhelmingly benefit high income households [Tax Policy Center] Reconciliation may deliver a tax cut to the rich [Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget] 5-Year SALT cap repeal would be costliest part of Build Back Better [Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget] Senators Menendez and Sanders show the way forward on the SALT cap [I...

Discover top marijuana products you can have delivered to your door in Palm Springs. Cannabis delivery has never been so easy. The post Top Cannabis Products for Delivery in Palm Springs appeared first on The Weed Blog . * This article was originally published here

Audio is not supported in your browser Dara, Jane, and Matt break down the policy stakes in 2020. Hosts : Matt Yglesias ( @mattyglesias ), Senior Correspondent, Vox Jane Coaston ( @cjane87 ), Senior politics correspondent, Vox Dara Lind ( @DLind ), Immigration reporter, ProPublica Credits: Jeff Geld , ( @jeff_geld ), Editor and Producer The Weeds is a Vox Media Podcast Network production Want to support The Weeds? Please consider making a contribution to Vox:  bit.ly/givepodcasts About Vox Vox is a news network that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Follow Us : Vox.com Facebook group: The Weeds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices * This article was originally published here

Audio is not supported in your browser Ezra and Matt on the final presidential debate. Hosts : Matthew Yglesias ( @mattyglesias ), Senior correspondent, Vox Ezra Klein ( @ezraklein ), Editor-at-large, Vox Credits: Jeff Geld, ( @jeff_geld ), Producer The Weeds is a Vox Media Podcast Network production Want to support The Weeds? Please consider making a contribution to Vox:  bit.ly/givepodcasts About Vox Vox is a news network that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Follow Us : Vox.com Facebook group: The Weeds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices * This article was originally published here

Audio is not supported in your browser Dara, Jane, and Matt on the big immigration questions that will face a new administration. Resources: " Would Biden 'rebuild the old program' to reduce Northern Triangle migration?" by Teresa Welsh, Devex "Inside the Refugee Camp on America's Doorstep" by Caitlin Dickerson, NYT White paper Hosts : Matt Yglesias ( @mattyglesias ), Senior Correspondent, Vox Jane Coaston ( @cjane87 ), Senior politics correspondent, Vox Dara Lind ( @DLind ), Immigration reporter, ProPublica Credits: Jeff Geld , ( @jeff_geld ), Editor and Producer The Weeds is a Vox Media Podcast Network production Want to support The Weeds, and participate in "The Weeds Live" on election day? Please make a contribution to Vox:  bit.ly/givepodcasts About Vox Vox is a news network that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Follow Us : Vox.com Facebook group: The Weeds Learn m...

Audio is not supported in your browser Vox senior correspondent Ian Millhiser talks to law professor Nicholas Bagley about the pandemic — and how the courts are undermining the government's ability to respond to emergencies. They discuss the constitutionality of vaccine mandates, religious exemptions to public health laws, and court decisions undermining the power of public health agencies. References: Delegation at the Founding (Columbia Law Review) The Supreme Court’s coming war with Joe Biden, explained Religious conservatives have won a revolutionary victory in the Supreme Court A New Supreme Court case could gut the government’s power to fight climate change Hosts: Ian Millhiser ( @imillhiser )  Credits: Sofi LaLonde, producer and engineer Libby Nelson, editorial adviser Amber Hall, deputy editorial director of talk podcasts Sign up for The Weeds newsletter each Friday: vox.com/weedsletter   Want to support The Weeds? Please consider making a donation to Vox: bit.ly/givepod...

A full-spectrum blend of both nostalgia and discovery awaits at Harvest Ball 2021, a 2-day celebration of the fall cannabis harvest and the farmers and craftspeople who bring it to market. The Emerald Cup Harvest Ball also marks the debut of the start of the journey to the 18th Annual Emerald Cup Awards. The event’s […] The post Emerald Cup Harvest Ball 2021 Musical Acts Lineup Announced With Headliner Big Wild appeared first on The Weed Blog . * This article was originally published here

Audio is not supported in your browser Dylan, German, and Dara talk about Facebook and the controversy surrounding it in recent weeks. They cover just how much — and how little — we know about Facebook’s impact on the world and talk about whether there are good policy solutions to Facebook’s problems. For the white paper of the week, they break down a study on free school lunch programs. References: The Wall Street Journal’s reporting on how Facebook’s efforts to improve the platform backfired   The Washington Post’s reporting on how Facebook prioritized “angry” over “like” The Washington Post’s reporting on Facebook picking engagement over fighting misinformation Section 230 basics, explained   Vox’s Recode Daily podcast What happened when experimenters paid people to deactivate Facebook before the 2018 midterms Max Fisher and Amanda Taub on Facebook-inspired anti-Muslim violence in Sri Lanka Facebook did enable the Arab Spring Farhad Manjoo on how bad regulations could m...

Audio is not supported in your browser Ezra and Matt look back on what’s surprised them.  Resources: " Can anything change Americans’ minds about Donald Trump?" by Ezra Klein, Vox "Republicans are sowing the seeds of the next financial crisis" by Matthew Yglesias, Vox "Trump Is Losing Ground With White Voters But Gaining Among Black And Hispanic Americans" by Geoffrey Skelley and Anna Wiederkehr, FiveThirtyEight "Nate Silver on why 2020 isn't 2016" Ezra Klein Show Hosts : Matthew Yglesias ( @mattyglesias ), Senior correspondent, Vox Ezra Klein ( @ezraklein ), Editor-at-large, Vox Credits: Jeff Geld, ( @jeff_geld ), Producer The Weeds is a Vox Media Podcast Network production Want to support The Weeds? Please consider making a contribution to Vox:  bit.ly/givepodcasts About Vox Vox is a news network that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Follow Us : Vox.com Facebook group...

Audio is not supported in your browser In this special live episode of the Weeds - Ella Nilsen joins Matt and Jane to highlight the most contested senate races, and what to watch for as results come in. Resources: 2020 Election Coverage Live results for the 2020 Senate races Vox’s live results for the 2020 presidential election 2020 House election live results Hosts : Matt Yglesias ( @mattyglesias ), Senior Correspondent, Vox Jane Coaston ( @cjane87 ), Senior politics correspondent, Vox Ella Nilsen ( @ella_nilsen ), Politics & Policy Reporter, Vox Credits: Jeff Geld , ( @jeff_geld ), Editor and Producer The Weeds is a Vox Media Podcast Network production Want to support The Weeds? Please make a contribution to Vox:  bit.ly/givepodcasts About Vox Vox is a news network that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Follow Us : Vox.com Facebook group: The Weeds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/a...