This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss abortion bans, referendums, and electoral politics in Florida. Israel's murder of World Central Kitchen aid workers and its impact on the Gaza war with Professor Omar Dajani. and the US economy in the second term of President Joe Biden vs. President Donald Trump.
Here are some notes and references from this week's show.
Aaron Blake of The Washington Post: Could abortion rights voting laws affect Florida or other states?
Julia Manchester and Julia Mueller write for The Hill: Florida Democrats see glimmer of hope in Senate race after abortion ruling
NBC News' Alex Tabet: Arizona abortion rights amendment supporters say they've collected the signatures needed to get on the 2024 ballot.
News 4: Nevada's Abortion Rights Amendment Exceeds Ballot Signature Standard
The New York Times' The Daily Podcast “Israel's Deadly Airstrike on World Central Kitchen” with Mark Landler and Adam Rasgon “Successive Israeli Attacks Show Tragic Gap in Target Selection”
The Washington Post's Adam Taylor: What you need to know about US military aid to Israel
Adil Ahmad Haq calls for security of justice: 'Famine has begun': International Court of Justice returns to Gaza
“The Beinart Notebook: Gaza and the Flow of History” by Peter Beinart
White House: National Security Memorandum on Safeguards and Accountability for Transferred Defense Articles and Services
Sen. Bernie Sanders and Ben Rhodes on Crooked Media's podcast Pod Save The World: Israel is blocking humanitarian aid to Gaza. That is unacceptable and violates American law.
Amira Hass of Haaretz: Israel has separated the West Bank from Gaza. During war, it is a death sentence.
A land for all: two states, one homeland
The Twisted Wood of Israeli Democracy: Unfulfilled Promises by Daria Scheindlin
Bloomberg's Bhargavi Sakthivel, Maeva Cousin and David Wilcox: One million simulations, one verdict on the U.S. economy: Debt danger looms
Greg Yip of The Wall Street Journal: What's Wrong with the Economy?It's not the data that matters, it's you
“Slow Bowling” by Matthew Yglesias: The Truth About the Biden Economy and House Republicans’ (Bad) Plan for America
CNBC's Elliott Smith: Trump's proposed 10% tariff plan would “shake up every asset class,” strategist says
Here's this week's chat:
Emily: Scott Bauer, Associated Press: Wisconsin voters approve ban on private funding for elections, unfair distribution: Gerrymandered chocolate bars on Kickstarter
John: Joey Roulette and Will Dunham, Reuters: Exclusive: White House tells NASA to create lunar standard time, introduced by John Dickerson: Navel gazing
David: Crow research: We're all part of the (crow) family. 3 “Body Problem” on Netflix; Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu; “Foundation” and “For All Mankind” on Apple TV+
Listener Chat from Kim from Spartanburg, South Carolina: Fish Doorbell and Thunderkeck on TikTok: Fish Doorbell Season Is Back
In this week's Slate Plus Bonus Corner, David, John, and Emily discuss the April 8 total solar eclipse. For CBS News, see John Dickerson and David His Parkinson. A major storm system threatens millions of people across the United States. See also Atlas Obscura's Zodiac Festival. Annie Dillard of the Atlantic: “Watching a partial solar eclipse has the same connection to seeing a total solar eclipse as kissing a man has to do with marriage.'' The Guardian: Columbus and Blood A moonlit night. and John Uri of NASA: Near solar and far solar eclipses.
In the latest Gabfest Reads, Emily talks with Tana French about her book, The Hunter: A Novel.
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Podcast production by Jared Downing
Research by Julie Heugen
