The Great Expiration
Episode description
Dylan Matthews and Dara Lind are joined by Washington Post columnist Christine Emba (@ChristineEmba) to discuss the end of Covid-era welfare programs. We just hit two years of the pandemic, and some of those social safety programs, most notably the child tax credit, have expired. These policies dramatically improved the lives of millions of Americans; did we waste an opportunity to make these policies permanent? And later, a conversation about the politics of sex and consent as discussed in Christine’s new book, Rethinking Sex.
References:
Christine’s book, Rethinking Sex
A guide to all the Covid-era social safety net expansions
Li Zhou on the child tax credit’s expiration
3.4 million more children were in poverty in February than December
Up to 16 million Americans could lose Medicaid after the public health emergency lifts
The effect of bonus unemployment insurance expiring last year
Sam Adler-Bell’s profile of David Leonhardt
Ed Yong on reopening and the lack of a safety net
The enormous learning loss caused by the pandemic
White Paper: “Consent, Legitimation, and Dysphoria” by Robin West
BDSM-interested parents have lost child custody just for their kink
Oklahoma’s new abortion ban
Hosts:
Dylan Matthews (@dylanmatt), senior correspondent, Vox
Dara Lind (@dlind), Weeds co-host, Vox
Credits:
Sofi LaLonde, producer and engineer
Libby Nelson, editorial adviser
Amber Hall, deputy editorial director of talk podcasts
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