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Judiciary

Care and Feeding

The Conversation Starts Here

America’s 1-percenters weigh their options: higher taxes, or mobs with pitchforks?

Who Wants to Be a Heavily Taxed Millionaire?

My Girlfriend Wants to Experiment—but Says I Can’t

Why is she allowed to mess around with women if I can’t do it with men?

Find out with this week’s news quiz.

CULTURE

How an internet obsession resurrected a long-lost Sesame Street cartoon.

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Jenny G. Zhang

Nicole Cliffe

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Ben Steinberg

What should I do?

Stoya and Rich Juzwiak

Culture

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Its vision of state-led hypercompetence may be propaganda. But with the threat of climate change looming, it feels oddly comforting.

Technology

How it’s changing us

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Perhaps we don’t want to see climate horrors clearly.

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

We live in complicated times. Lisa Damour is here to help.

Business

Where the money goes

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News & Politics

What really matters

A former Obama staffer explains how he thinks Democrats could effectively respond.

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Be Prepared for Robert Mueller to Ghost

Federal Judge Shuts Down Administration’s Discrimination Against Children of Same-Sex Couples

Democrats Are Forcing Vulnerable Republicans to Take Their First Tough Vote Ahead of 2020

Microsoft Workers Say the Company Is War Profiteering, and They’ve Timed Their Protest to Hurt

Amy Klobuchar

How Exactly Do You Eat a Salad With a Comb? We Tried It to Find Out.

Florida

New England Patriots Owner Robert Kraft Charged in Prostitution Sting

Judiciary

Democrats Have More Leverage Than They Think to Fight Trump’s Judicial Appointments

Judge Appears Set to Demand Full “Accounting” of Thousands More Separated Kids

Care and Feeding

Stay-at-Home Parenting Is Overwhelming Me

America’s 1-percenters weigh their options: higher taxes, or mobs with pitchforks?

My Girlfriend Wants to Experiment—but Says I Can’t

Think You’re Smarter Than a Culture Critic?

CULTURE

“Cracks”

R. Kelly Charged With Sexual Abuse of Four Victims, Three of Them Underage

The Best Jokes About This Year’s Oscar Nominees, in a New Honest Trailer

She only recently found out when my stepbrother was asked to leave a family function by someone who knew about it.

Help! Should I Tell My Friend’s Widow That He Cheated?

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Noncommittal Boyfriend

Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! I Gave Away My Boyfriend’s Dog and Lied About It.

Help! I Had a Tough Pregnancy, but My Sisters-In-Law Keep Insisting I Have More Kids.

Billionaire-Bashing Is In Fashion Again. But What Good Can It Really Do?

Pete Buttigieg Is Polling at 0 Percent in the Democratic Primary. He May Have Just Found a Way to Move the Needle.

White History Month Is a Horrible Idea, but America Does Need an Education in Whiteness

How Hollywood Uses Warhol to Make Its Characters Larger Than Life

That Amy Klobuchar Story Raises the Question: How Exactly Do You Eat a Salad With a Comb?

Democrats Are Forcing Vulnerable Republicans to Take Their First Tough Vote of the 2020 Campaign

Dear Care and Feeding: Stay-at-Home Parenting Is Completely Overwhelming Me

It’s Plausible Mueller Will Drop the Biggest Bombshell Ever. It’s Also Plausible He’ll Do Nothing.

Antitrust Law Could Help Mueller Prove That Trump Officials Conspired With Russia

My Girlfriend Wants to Experiment With Women but Says I Can’t With Guys

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The Chinese Sci-Fi Epic The Wandering Earth Could Be a Glimpse at the Future of the Blockbuster

How Hollywood Uses Warhol to Make Its Characters Larger Than Life

The Best Jokes About This Year’s Oscar Nominees, in a New Honest Trailer

R. Kelly Charged With Sexual Abuse of Four Victims, Three of Them Underage

Desus and Mero Kick Off Their New Show by Taking on Green Book

Slate Spoiler Specials: Isn’t It Romantic

Jussie Smollett’s Character Will Be Removed From Two Empire Episodes

Why Do We Fail When We Try to Tell the Story of Climate Change?

When Is Technology Too Dangerous to Release to the Public?

Florida Inmate Sues Prison After Losing $550 Worth of Music

How Netflix’s Oscar-Favorite Roma Is Revolutionizing the Future of Film

Climate Change Is Not a “National Emergency”

The Long, Lovely History of Music and Space Exploration

Now, Even the Freezer Aisle Is Tracking You

Microsoft Workers Say the Company Is War Profiteering, and They’ve Timed Their Protest to Hurt

How to Talk to Your Teens About Sex, Climate Change, and Existential Angst

White History Month Is a Horrible Idea, but America Does Need an Education in Whiteness

Most Americans Encounter “Diversity” in Their Workplaces—Which May Explain Why American Social Life Isn’t That Diverse

Help! Should I Tell My Friend’s Widow That He Cheated?

Dear Care and Feeding: Stay-at-Home Parenting Is Completely Overwhelming Me

The Best Gear to Outfit a Vacation Rental or Airbnb

My Girlfriend Wants to Experiment With Women but Says I Can’t With Guys. What Should I Do?

Trump’s Bizarre Tweet About China and 6G Wireless Tech, Unpacked

The Startup That Wants to Sell You a Subscription to Miami Beach Tap Water Explains Itself

Every Democrat Should Talk About Health Care Like Amy Klobuchar Does

Cathy O’Neil Talks About Surviving Overtravel

Here’s What It’s Like to Train Horses at Medieval Times

Withholdings and Refunds in the First Tax Season Under the New Law

Moderate Democrats Are in Love With a Tepid and Outdated Idea to Fix Health Care

Elizabeth Warren Gets That Child Care Is Key to the Economy

Republicans Are Abolishing Judicial Appointment Norms Again

Billionaire-Bashing Is In Fashion Again. But What Good Can It Really Do?

Pete Buttigieg Is Polling at 0 Percent in the Democratic Primary. He May Have Just Found a Way to Move the Needle.

That Amy Klobuchar Story Raises the Question: How Exactly Do You Eat a Salad With a Comb?

Democrats Are Forcing Vulnerable Republicans to Take Their First Tough Vote of the 2020 Campaign

The Angle: How Netflix’s Roma Has Changed the Film Industry

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