The Villains Edition

Slate Money

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 baddies of the week.

Topics discussed on today’s show include:

-Why Peter Thiel is funding Hulk Hogan's crusade against Gawker.

-The IMF says maybe Neoliberalism wasn't so great.

-Florida's failed algorithm for recidivism.

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