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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - When Is It Okay to Out Political Donors?

Last month, Representative Joaquin Castro tweeted out a list of Trump donors living in his district in San Antonio. Actress Debra Messing asked for an attendance list at a Trump fundraiser in Beverly Hills. Both efforts were likened to doxxing or blacklisting. Should political donors be named if they might also be targeted?

Guest: Dahlia Lithwick, legal correspondent and host of the Amicus podcast.

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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - Anarchy in the U.K.

Just weeks into his role as prime minister, Boris Johnson has kicked the U.K.’s Brexit drama into high gear. It culminated yesterday in a vote that would force him to delay Britain’s EU exit until Jan. 31, 2020, unless Parliament (in an unlikely scenario) votes to approve a new deal or support a no-deal Brexit by Oct. 19. Johnson has responded by threatening to call a general election in hopes of regaining a governing majority.

Is a general election the answer to this Brexit mess?

Guest: Josh Keating, international editor at Slate.

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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - There’s Something in the Water

When Christopher Werth saw some paint chips falling off a radiator in his daughter’s New York City classroom, he picked one up and sent it to get tested. The results spurred him to launch a larger investigation into lead exposure in New York City classrooms.

Just across the river in Newark, New Jersey, another city is dealing with its own lead troubles. Elevated levels of the metal have been found in the city’s drinking water.

What do these two cases tell us about the legacy of lead in America? And what can be done about it?

Guest: Christopher Werth, Senior Editor at WNYC

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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - Scrapping the Senate Filibuster

What would it look like if the U.S. Senate ditched its filibuster rule, allowing legislation to pass with just a simple majority?

Guest: Slate staff writer Jim Newell.

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