The Automatic for the People Edition

On this week’s episode of Slate Money, host Felix Salmon chats and co-hosts Cathy O'Neil of mathbabe.org and Jordan Weissmann of Slate continue the odious debt conversation by discussing how we can pre-emptively prevent evil dictators from borrowing money. Also, robot wars, Apple's dive into making class distinctions between its customers, and racist fines. More here.  This week’s episode was sponsored by Citrix GoToMeeting, the easy way to meet with coworkers online. Visit GoToMeeting.com and click the “TRY IT FREE” button.   Love Slate podcasts? Listen longer with Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, ad-free versions, exclusive podcasts and more. Start your 2-week free trial at  slate.com/podcastplus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices