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The People Who Will Profit From Climate Change

Slate Staff

Who’s trying to get rich off a crisis—and who’s just lucky.

Intelligence Official Turns Whistleblower, Alleging Troubling Trump Call With Foreign Leader

Elliot Hannon

The White House Is Testing the Waters on Gun Control. It’s Not Going Well.

Jim Newell

Corey Lewandowski’s Self-Immolation

Dahlia Lithwick

Hate

White Supremacist Allegedly Threatened Black Charlottesville City Council Candidate Until He Dropped Out of Race

Molly Olmstead

San Francisco

Trump Blames Homeless for Used Needles in Ocean, Threatens EPA Action

Elliot Hannon

The World

Photo Shows Canadian PM Justin Trudeau Dressed in Brownface

Elliot Hannon

There’s Only One Way the Iran Crisis Will End

Fred Kaplan

Ask a Teacher

My Kid’s Teacher Keeps Punishing Kids by Taking Away Recess From the Whole Class

Carrie Bauer, Matthew Dicks, Katie Holbrook, and Cassy Sarnell

The Price of a Peanut Allergy

Currently, no treatments have received FDA approval—but a new drug was just recommended for it.

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Ad Astra Goes Where No Space Movie Has Gone Before

Dana Stevens

James Gray’s epic manages to tie together Brad Pitt, space monkeys, and a lunar Applebee’s.

“Go Home and Just Rest and Do Something Else”

Christina Cauterucci

Senior citizens on Joe Biden’s age.

BOOKS

The Empty, Miserable Comics of Chris Ware

Isaac Butler

Welcome to Sadtown, population: everyone.

“I Have Lost All Interest in Having a Self.” Rachel Cusk Returns to the Scene of the Crime: Nonfiction.

Cat Zhang

Rachael Denhollander’s Memoir Is a Searing Exposé of the Suppression of Women’s Stories

Ruth Graham

The anxious side of me is screaming to avoid this occasion like the plague.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Stepdaughter’s Confession

Help! I Feel Ridiculous Stating My Preferred Gender Pronouns. Am I a Bad Liberal?

Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! My Twins Are Obsessed With an Incestuous Couple on TV. Should I Be Worried?

Help! Shouldn’t My Fiancée Help Me Pay Off My $230,000 of Student Debt?

Care and Feeding

What’s the Best Way to Help My Son’s Underprivileged School?

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Molly Olmstead

White Supremacist Allegedly Threatened Black Charlottesville City Council Candidate Until He Dropped Out of Race

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Aymann Ismail

How Not to Be a Reply Guy

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Cat Zhang

“I Have Lost All Interest in Having a Self”

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Slate Staff

Cashing In on Climate Change

5h ago

Elliot Hannon

Trump Thinks San Francisco Homelessness Is Polluting the Ocean, Threatens EPA Action

6h ago

Kirsten Ostherr

You Don’t Want Facebook Involved With Your Health Care

Corey Lewandowski’s Self-Immolation

Dahlia Lithwick

Ad Astra Goes Where No Space Movie Has Gone Before

Dana Stevens

Trump’s Incoherence on Iran Has Created a Crisis

And he has no idea how to get out of it.

Fred Kaplan

“It’s Time for the Baby Boomers to Get Off the Stage”

People over 60 respond to concerns about Joe Biden’s age.

Christina Cauterucci

Culture

What’s worth your time

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The Cardiganed Terrorist Next Door

Evan McGarvey

Arlington Road is one of the boldest film depictions of far-right terrorism—with one glaring omission.

Taylor Swift Says There’s “Literally Nothing Worse” Than White Supremacy in New Interview

Matthew Phelan

Ad Astra Goes Where No Space Movie Has Gone Before

Dana Stevens

Hot Ones Spices Up the Celebrity Interview by Making Guests Eat Punishingly Hot Wings

Chau Tu

Tech & Business

How it moves us

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Kickstarter’s Year of Turmoil

April Glaser

How a Nazi-punching satire led to the first union drive at a well-known tech company—and, workers say, the firing of two organizers in eight days.

You Don’t Want Facebook Involved With Your Health Care

Kirsten Ostherr

The 2020 Presidential Race Is Suffering From a Lack of Imagination

Bina Venkataraman

The Electoral College Really Does Give Republicans a Massive Advantage in Close Elections, a New Paper Finds

Jordan Weissmann

Noted Rule-Follower Edward Snowden Didn’t Get the NSA’s Permission to Publish His Book

Aaron Mak

All the Reasons Things Are Going Very Poorly for WeWork This Week

Aaron Mak

There’s One Good Reason to Share Period App Data: Medical Research

Shannon Palus

Cashing In on Climate Change

Slate Staff

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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What’s Missing From “White Fragility”

Lauren Michele Jackson

Robin DiAngelo’s idea changed how white progressives talk about themselves—and little else.

How Not to Be a Reply Guy

Aymann Ismail

I’ve Used This Acne Mask for a Decade and a Half

Strategist Editors

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Stepdaughter’s Confession

Nicole Cliffe and Daniel Mallory Ortberg

Help! My Friend’s Cooking Has Twice Made Me Sick. Do I Accept Her Latest Dinner Invitation?

Daniel Mallory Ortberg

Ask a Teacher: Can My Kid’s Teacher Really Take Away Recess From the Whole Class Because a Few Kids Misbehave?

Carrie Bauer, Matthew Dicks, Katie Holbrook, and Cassy Sarnell

My Time in Line With 4,000 People Waiting for an Elizabeth Warren Selfie

Heather Schwedel

News & Politics

What really matters

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The GOP May One Day Regret Brett Kavanaugh

Lili Loofbourow

Trump Thinks San Francisco Homelessness Is Polluting the Ocean, Threatens EPA Action

Elliot Hannon

Intelligence Official Turns Whistleblower, Alleging Troubling Trump Communication With Foreign Leader

Elliot Hannon

Photo Shows Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Dressed Up in Brownface

Elliot Hannon

The Price of a Peanut Allergy

Mary Harris

Why Are Comedy Podcasts So Appealing?

Mike Pesca

The White House Is Already Running Away From the Gun Proposal It’s Shopping

Jim Newell

White Supremacist Allegedly Threatened Black Charlottesville City Council Candidate Until He Dropped Out of Race

Molly Olmstead

The People Who Will Profit From Climate Change

Intelligence Official Turns Whistleblower, Alleging Troubling Trump Call With Foreign Leader

The White House Is Testing the Waters on Gun Control. It’s Not Going Well.

Corey Lewandowski’s Self-Immolation

Hate

White Supremacist Allegedly Threatened Black Charlottesville City Council Candidate Until He Dropped Out of Race

San Francisco

Trump Blames Homeless for Used Needles in Ocean, Threatens EPA Action

The World

Photo Shows Canadian PM Justin Trudeau Dressed in Brownface

There’s Only One Way the Iran Crisis Will End

Ask a Teacher

My Kid’s Teacher Keeps Punishing Kids by Taking Away Recess From the Whole Class

The Price of a Peanut Allergy

Ad Astra Goes Where No Space Movie Has Gone Before

“Go Home and Just Rest and Do Something Else”

BOOKS

The Empty, Miserable Comics of Chris Ware

“I Have Lost All Interest in Having a Self.” Rachel Cusk Returns to the Scene of the Crime: Nonfiction.

Rachael Denhollander’s Memoir Is a Searing Exposé of the Suppression of Women’s Stories

The anxious side of me is screaming to avoid this occasion like the plague.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Stepdaughter’s Confession

Help! I Feel Ridiculous Stating My Preferred Gender Pronouns. Am I a Bad Liberal?

Podcast Episode Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! My Twins Are Obsessed With an Incestuous Couple on TV. Should I Be Worried?

Help! Shouldn’t My Fiancée Help Me Pay Off My $230,000 of Student Debt?

What’s the Best Way to Help My Son’s Underprivileged School?

White Supremacist Allegedly Threatened Black Charlottesville City Council Candidate Until He Dropped Out of Race

Podcast Episode How Not to Be a Reply Guy

“I Have Lost All Interest in Having a Self”

Cashing In on Climate Change

Trump Thinks San Francisco Homelessness Is Polluting the Ocean, Threatens EPA Action

You Don’t Want Facebook Involved With Your Health Care

Corey Lewandowski’s Self-Immolation

Ad Astra Goes Where No Space Movie Has Gone Before

Trump’s Incoherence on Iran Has Created a Crisis

“It’s Time for the Baby Boomers to Get Off the Stage”

If You Love Slate, Support It

The Cardiganed Terrorist Next Door

“I Have Lost All Interest in Having a Self”

Why the Iconic Shin Ramyun Pot Has Stood the Test of Time

The Empty, Miserable Comics of Chris Ware

Taylor Swift Says There’s “Literally Nothing Worse” Than White Supremacy in New Interview

Ad Astra Goes Where No Space Movie Has Gone Before

Hot Ones Spices Up the Celebrity Interview by Making Guests Eat Punishingly Hot Wings

Kickstarter’s Year of Turmoil

You Don’t Want Facebook Involved With Your Health Care

The 2020 Presidential Race Is Suffering From a Lack of Imagination

The Electoral College Really Does Give Republicans a Massive Advantage in Close Elections, a New Paper Finds

Noted Rule-Follower Edward Snowden Didn’t Get the NSA’s Permission to Publish His Book

All the Reasons Things Are Going Very Poorly for WeWork This Week

There’s One Good Reason to Share Period App Data: Medical Research

Cashing In on Climate Change

What’s Missing From “White Fragility”

Podcast Episode How Not to Be a Reply Guy

I’ve Used This Acne Mask for a Decade and a Half

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Stepdaughter’s Confession

Help! My Friend’s Cooking Has Twice Made Me Sick. Do I Accept Her Latest Dinner Invitation?

Ask a Teacher: Can My Kid’s Teacher Really Take Away Recess From the Whole Class Because a Few Kids Misbehave?

My Time in Line With 4,000 People Waiting for an Elizabeth Warren Selfie

The GOP May One Day Regret Brett Kavanaugh

Trump Thinks San Francisco Homelessness Is Polluting the Ocean, Threatens EPA Action

Intelligence Official Turns Whistleblower, Alleging Troubling Trump Communication With Foreign Leader

Photo Shows Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Dressed Up in Brownface

Podcast Episode The Price of a Peanut Allergy

Podcast Episode Why Are Comedy Podcasts So Appealing?

The White House Is Already Running Away From the Gun Proposal It’s Shopping

White Supremacist Allegedly Threatened Black Charlottesville City Council Candidate Until He Dropped Out of Race

We Need to Talk About Your Ad Blocker

Want to Block Ads But Still Support Slate?

Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! My Twins Are Obsessed With an Incestuous Couple on TV. Should I Be Worried?

How Not to Be a Reply Guy

How Not to Be a Reply Guy

The Price of a Peanut Allergy

Why Are Comedy Podcasts So Appealing?