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Joe Biden Is Starting to Sound Hawkish About the Deficit

Jordan Weissmann

Uh oh.

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The Gates Divorce Is More Than Just Tabloid Fodder

Mary Harris

Arizona’s GOP-Run Election Audit Is Now Looking for Bamboo-Laced “China Ballots”

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Will a Patent Waiver for COVID Vaccines End the Pandemic?

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USMNT

Christian Pulisic Is Making the World’s Best Soccer Players Look Foolish

Eric Betts

GOP

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The Tool America Needs to Escape the Eviction Crisis

Peter Hepburn and Devin Q. Rutan

Mothers

My Mom’s Novel Was Never Published, but It Taught Me the Most Important Thing

Anna Nordberg

15 Mother’s Day Gifts for the Burned-Out Mom in Your Life

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I Just Spent 10 Hours Listening to Marriage Advice From a Power Couple That Went Kaput. Whew.

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Why So Many People Are Horny for This 10-Foot-Tall Vampire Lady

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Ray Romano Is Doing the Finest Work of His Career

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I’ve never run into a situation like this, where both our desires are polar opposites.

Help! I Can’t Stand Working With My Ex.

Help! My Sister Needs Way Too Much Emotional Support From Me.

Help! My Friend Is in an Abusive Relationship With Her Dog.

Help! My White Colleagues Have Made Diversity and Inclusion My Job.

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I Just Spent 10 Hours Listening to Marriage Advice From a Power Couple That Went Kaput. Whew.

Rebecca Onion

Arizona’s Republican-Run Election Audit Is Now Looking for Bamboo-Laced “China Ballots”

Jeremy Stahl

I Just Found Out My Incredibly Cheap Friend Is Heir to a Massive Fortune

Introducing Pay Dirt, Slate’s new money advice column.

Elizabeth Spiers

Pfizer Snobs Are Wrong. Johnson & Johnson Is the Coolest Vaccine.

Dan Kois

Culture

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The Story Behind The Mitchells vs. the Machines’ Killer Furbies

Karen Han

Including a melted face, contentious copyright negotiations, and the director’s childhood nightmares.

Ziwe’s Most Uncomfortable Interviews Will Help You Brace Yourself for Her New Show

Madeline Ducharme

The NHL’s Ugly, Self-Inflicted Fighting Controversy

Alex Kirshner

Why So Many People Are Horny for This 10-Foot Tall Vampire Lady

Luke Winkie

My Mother’s Novel Was Never Published, but It Taught Me the Most Important Thing

Anna Nordberg

Christian Pulisic Is Making the World’s Best Soccer Players Look Foolish

Eric Betts

Tears, Race, Scottie Pippen: A Circle Chat About Season 2’s Biggest Twist

Allegra Frank, Daniel Schroeder, and Heather Schwedel

Tech & Business

Where we’re headed

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Indian Government to 1.4 Billion People: Want a Vaccine? Learn How to Code.

Chandni Doulatramani

The Gates Divorce Is More Than Just Tabloid Fodder

Mary Harris

Latin America’s Moonshot

Myriam Vidal Valero

America Can’t Just Build Its Way Out of an Eviction Crisis

Peter Hepburn and Devin Q. Rutan

The Facebook Oversight Board Did the Best It Could on the Trump Decision

Rebecca MacKinnon

Dogecoin Is Surging Again Because Elon Musk Is Going on SNL, and It’s Glorious

Jordan Weissmann

What the Facebook Oversight Board Ruling Really Means for Trump

Aaron Mak

Joe Biden Is Starting to Sound Hawkish About the Deficit. Uh-Oh.

Jordan Weissmann

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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Vanished From the Earth

Joshua Rivera

As an evangelical kid, I was terrified of the rapture—and so was everyone I knew. Years after I left the faith, I wanted to understand the power it held over us all.

I Told My Ex the Truth About Our Sex Life—and He’s Livid

Stoya

Stop Telling Me I’m “Lucky” For Having My Baby During Lockdown

Mom and Dad Are Fighting

Is Billie Eilish’s “Big Reveal” Really So Shocking?

Nicola Fumo

Help! An Online Group Is Convincing My Wife She’s a Victim of My Candles.

Danny M. Lavery

Ask a Teacher: My Colleagues Think Bigotry is Hilarious. Should I Find a New Job?

Matthew Dicks, Katie Holbrook, Amy Scott, and Carrie Bauer

I Just Spent 10 Hours Listening to Marriage Advice From a Power Couple That Went Kaput. Whew.

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News & Politics

What really matters

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Every Scandal of Joe Biden’s First 100 Days

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Florida Is the Latest GOP-Run State to Enact a New Law Making It Harder to Vote

Elliot Hannon

Will a Patent Waiver for COVID Vaccines End the Pandemic?

Elliot Hannon

The Gates Divorce

What Next

Arizona’s Republican-Run Election Audit Is Now Looking for Bamboo-Laced “China Ballots”

Jeremy Stahl

Liz Cheney Failed the Only Republican Purity Test That Matters

Jim Newell

The Forever War Won’t End Until Congress Ends It

Joshua Keating

The Big Lie Lives On

Political Gabfest

Joe Biden Is Starting to Sound Hawkish About the Deficit

Is Billie Eilish’s “Big Reveal” Really So Shocking?

The Gates Divorce Is More Than Just Tabloid Fodder

Arizona’s GOP-Run Election Audit Is Now Looking for Bamboo-Laced “China Ballots”

Will a Patent Waiver for COVID Vaccines End the Pandemic?

USMNT

Christian Pulisic Is Making the World’s Best Soccer Players Look Foolish

GOP

Florida Is Now Also Making It Harder to Vote

Liz Cheney Failed the Only Republican Purity Test That Matters

Trump Is “Tweeting” Again (on His Sad, Sad Knockoff Platform)

Housing

The Tool America Needs to Escape the Eviction Crisis

Mothers

My Mom’s Novel Was Never Published, but It Taught Me the Most Important Thing

15 Mother’s Day Gifts for the Burned-Out Mom in Your Life

New president. New court. We’re ready for what’s next.

I Just Spent 10 Hours Listening to Marriage Advice From a Power Couple That Went Kaput. Whew.

I Told My Ex the Truth About Our Sex Life—and He’s Livid

screen time

Why So Many People Are Horny for This 10-Foot-Tall Vampire Lady

Tears, Race, Scottie Pippen: A Circle Chat About Season 2’s Biggest Twists

Ray Romano Is Doing the Finest Work of His Career

I’ve never run into a situation like this, where both our desires are polar opposites.

Help! I Can’t Stand Working With My Ex.

Podcast Episode Help! My Sister Needs Way Too Much Emotional Support From Me.

Help! My Friend Is in an Abusive Relationship With Her Dog.

Help! My White Colleagues Have Made Diversity and Inclusion My Job.

My Stingy Friend Just Revealed a Jaw-Dropping Financial Secret

Ziwe’s Most Uncomfortable Interviews Will Help You Brace Yourself for Her New Show

The NHL’s Ugly, Self-Inflicted Fighting Controversy

I Told My Ex the Truth About Our Sex Life—and He’s Livid

Joe Biden Is Starting to Sound Hawkish About the Deficit. Uh-Oh.

The Big Lie Lives On

Stop Telling Me I’m “Lucky” For Having My Baby During Lockdown

I Just Spent 10 Hours Listening to Marriage Advice From a Power Couple That Went Kaput. Whew.

Arizona’s Republican-Run Election Audit Is Now Looking for Bamboo-Laced “China Ballots”

I Just Found Out My Incredibly Cheap Friend Is Heir to a Massive Fortune

Pfizer Snobs Are Wrong. Johnson & Johnson Is the Coolest Vaccine.

The Story Behind The Mitchells vs. the Machines’ Killer Furbies

Ziwe’s Most Uncomfortable Interviews Will Help You Brace Yourself for Her New Show

The NHL’s Ugly, Self-Inflicted Fighting Controversy

Why So Many People Are Horny for This 10-Foot Tall Vampire Lady

My Mother’s Novel Was Never Published, but It Taught Me the Most Important Thing

Christian Pulisic Is Making the World’s Best Soccer Players Look Foolish

Tears, Race, Scottie Pippen: A Circle Chat About Season 2’s Biggest Twist

Indian Government to 1.4 Billion People: Want a Vaccine? Learn How to Code.

The Gates Divorce Is More Than Just Tabloid Fodder

Latin America’s Moonshot

America Can’t Just Build Its Way Out of an Eviction Crisis

The Facebook Oversight Board Did the Best It Could on the Trump Decision

Dogecoin Is Surging Again Because Elon Musk Is Going on SNL, and It’s Glorious

What the Facebook Oversight Board Ruling Really Means for Trump

Joe Biden Is Starting to Sound Hawkish About the Deficit. Uh-Oh.

Vanished From the Earth

I Told My Ex the Truth About Our Sex Life—and He’s Livid

Stop Telling Me I’m “Lucky” For Having My Baby During Lockdown

Is Billie Eilish’s “Big Reveal” Really So Shocking?

Help! An Online Group Is Convincing My Wife She’s a Victim of My Candles.

Ask a Teacher: My Colleagues Think Bigotry is Hilarious. Should I Find a New Job?

I Just Spent 10 Hours Listening to Marriage Advice From a Power Couple That Went Kaput. Whew.

Every Scandal of Joe Biden’s First 100 Days

Florida Is the Latest GOP-Run State to Enact a New Law Making It Harder to Vote

Will a Patent Waiver for COVID Vaccines End the Pandemic?

The Gates Divorce

Arizona’s Republican-Run Election Audit Is Now Looking for Bamboo-Laced “China Ballots”

Liz Cheney Failed the Only Republican Purity Test That Matters

The Forever War Won’t End Until Congress Ends It

The Big Lie Lives On

Help! My Sister Needs Way Too Much Emotional Support From Me.