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Slate's Political Gabfest

Slate's Political Gabfest

Slate's Political Gabfest

Slate's chief political correspondent John Dickerson hosts our weekly discussion of the news, along with regular co-gabbers Emily Bazelon and David Plotz. The Gabfest aims to recreate the kind of informal and irreverent discussions Washington journalists have after hours over drinks. You can join ...

Slate: The Endless Afghanistan Gabfest

Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon, and David Plotz. This week: Obama's Afghanistan plan, the climate change e-mail dust-up, and potential political problems for Mike Huckabee
6 days ago

The Mackenzie War Gabfest

Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon, and David Plotz. This week: The Administration's decision on Afghanistan, Obama's approval ratings drop below 50%, and troubled times at Thanksgiving
2 weeks ago

Slate: The Following of Nutters Gabfest

Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon, and David Plotz. This week: Trying five terrorists in New York City, confusing, conflicting information about mammograms, and Sarah Palin turns a new page
3 weeks ago

Slate: The Nightmare Agenda Live Gabfest

Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon, and David Plotz. This week: Health Care Reform, the Obama Presidency, and the shootings at Fort Hood
1 month ago

Slate: The Post Off-Year Election Gabfest

Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon, and David Plotz. This week: We dissect Tuesday's election results from New Jersey, Virginia, Upstate New York, Maine, and what it all means.
1 month ago

Slate: The Boys Club Gabfest

Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon, and David Plotz. This week: Health care reform limps forward, vaccinations, and the Obama marriage.
1 month ago

Slate: The Things That Don't Make Sense Gabfest

Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, Bill Smee and Emily Bazelon. This week: Afghanistan, limits to Wall Street compensation, and the New Jersey Governor's race
2 months ago

Slate: The Kinder, Gentler Political Conversation Gabfest

Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: More on Health Care Reform, the White House gay policy, and partisan political fighting from Fox News
2 months ago

Slate: The Island Nation Gabfest

Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: National Security and Afghanistan, the FTC regulates bloggers, and a roundup of action at the Supreme Court
2 months ago

Slate: The Outrageous Behavior Gabfest

Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: The health care debate continues, guns back before the Supreme Court, and proposing a coup in the U.S.
2 months ago

Slate: The Political Second Acts Gabfest

Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week the panelists discuss Afghanistan, this week's parade of leaders at the U.N., and attempted comebacks of Sarah Palin, Tom DeLay, and John Edwards.
3 months ago

Slate: The Baucus Without the Bacchus Gabfest

Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: A more sober panel discusses Sen. Max Baucus's health care plan, Jimmy Carter's charges of anti-Obama racism, and ACORN's pimp problem.
3 months ago

Slate: The Pie-Eyed Gabfest

Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: Obama's health care speech to Congress, free speech before the Supreme Court, and Dan Brown wows Washington with The Lost Symbol
3 months ago

Slate: The Jamming it Through Congress Gabfest

Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: The latest on health care, the week in Afghanistan, and the troubling case of Jaycee Dugard
3 months ago

Slate: The Unkindest Cut Gabfest

Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: The legacy of Ted Kennedy, investigating torture, and required circumcision
08/28/09

Slate: The Scintillating, Fascinating and Excellent Gabfest

Slate's Political Gabfest featuring Slate Foreign Editor and Guest Host June Thomas, along with Jacob Weisberg, Editor in Chief of the Slate Group, and Slate Deputy Editor Julia Turner. This week: The latest developments in health care, elections in ...
08/20/09

Slate: The Death Panel Gabfest

Slate's Political Gabfest featuring Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and Gabfest intern Jefferson Pestronk. This week: Turmoil in the town halls, the tricky politics of presidential vacations, and a farewell to Eunice Kennedy Shriver.
08/14/09

Slate: The Flat is the New Up Gabfest

John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Newsweek's Economics Editor Dan Gross talk politics. This week: Is the economy getting better, the latest on health care and former President Bill Clinton brings home two Americans imprisoned in North Korea
08/06/09

Slate: The Coalition of the Swilling Gabfest

John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon, and Michael Newman talk politics. This week: Disapproval over Obama's plan for health care, racism and beer at the White House, and more on Sonia Sotomayor
07/31/09