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The panic in Hawaii reminds us how unprepared
we are for a war with North Korea.

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What People in the Room and Outside It Are Now Saying About Trump’s “S---hole Countries” Remark

It’s Small, Brazen Acts Like This One That Will Move the Sexual Harassment Fight in the Right Direction

Vikings Beat Saints on Insane Final-Play TD, First in Playoff History

Cranberries Lead Singer Dolores O’Riordan Dies at Age 46

Interrogation

Enough With the Palace Intrigue

Media critic Margaret Sullivan says news readers don’t care about power moves within the White House.

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Gwendolyn Shared
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The law can charge opioid users who sell to fellow addicts with homicide. That doesn’t solve anything.

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Is the Media Learning How to Cover Trump, or Is Trump Learning How to Play the Media?

A Short Blurb Helped Cause the Opioid Crisis. That’s Just the Start of Science’s Citation Woes.

Black Mothers Are Struggling Most From America’s Deteriorating Workplace Conditions and Benefits

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GOP Majority Leader Had Staffer Pick Out Red, Pink Starbursts for Trump, Since They’re His Favorites

Chelsea Manning Is Running for U.S. Senate in Maryland

Hawaii Missile Scare Reactions: “This Is How You’re Going to Die—in a Place That’s a Paradise”

Four Ways We’ve Distorted the History of the Civil Rights Movement

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A Recent Judicial Ruling Defining “Jewish” as a Protected Race Follows a Long and Often Ugly History

Interior Secretary Zinke Says Climate Change Isn’t to Blame for Raging Forest Fires, but Environmentalists Are

West Virginia House Votes to Impeach Three State Supreme Court Judges for Spending Millions on Office Renovations

There Is Nothing Omarosa Can Say or Do That Could Possibly Matter

What to Watch for in Tuesday’s Primaries

Manafort Prosecutors Rest, Defense Tries to Get Charges Thrown Out

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Business

Metropolis

Aug. 13 2018 7:33 PM Ben Carson Ends Obama-Era Efforts to Reduce Housing Segregation Back to the drawing board after quashing a signature Obama achievement. Henry Grabar

According to a New Poll, Democrats Now Have a More Positive View of Socialism Than Capitalism

Elon Musk’s Latest Statement on Going Private Raises More Questions Than Answers

Fans of Single-Payer Just Got a Powerful New Data Point

New York’s Uber Cap Is Good News for Basically Everyone

Yes, Home Sales Are Slowing. No, This Isn’t a Crash.

The Trump Administration Is Not Bringing Back Asbestos

It’s Not a Crazy Idea for Elon Musk to Take Tesla Private

Life

Dear Prudence

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Slate Plus Extra: Help! My Soon-to-Be Ex-Husband Cares More About His Dogs Than His Kids.

Part-Time Work Isn’t the Solution to Mothers’ Work-Life Woes

Help! My Husband Is Embarrassed by Our Infertility.

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Why Equal Access to Health Care May Be the Key to Lasting Peace in Colombia

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For God’s Sake, New York Times, #MeToo Is Not Going to End Flirting And Fun Sex

Hollywood’s Official Response to #MeToo Is Off to a Rocky Start

A Close Look at the Many Times We’ve Anointed “The Year of the Woman” Before

The Best, Most Searing Writing on Sexual Harassment This Year

Evangelical Women, Long Acculturated to Shun “Negative” Topics, Are Speaking Out About #MeToo

USA Gymnastics Paid McKayla Maroney $1.25 Million to Stay Silent About Her Alleged Sexual Abuse

Democrats Should Follow the Doug Jones Playbook on Abortion Rights

Slate Plus

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March 21 2018 8:00 AM The Cambridge Analytica Mess Reveals That Even Careful Policies Can’t Protect Our Data Slate’s April Glaser on the data-sharing scandal and why shutting down Facebook won’t solve all our problems. Chau Tu

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Arts

Brow Beat

April 26 2018 5:50 PM A Complete List of the Women Who Have Accused Bill Cosby of Sexual Assault Filipa Ioannou, Ben Mathis-Lilley, Elliot Hannon, and Lena Wilson

Eliza Dushku’s Agent and On-Set Legal Guardian Both Back Her Account of Sexual Assault

SNL’s Steve Bannon Finally Takes off His Grim Reaper Mask and He Looks a Lot Like Bill Murray

Want to Watch a Man With the Head of a Dog Eat a Sandwich? SNL Has You Covered

Mark Wahlberg Donates His All the Money in the World Reshoot Money to Time’s Up

Eliza Dushku Accuses Stunt Coordinator Joel Kramer of Sexually Assaulting Her When She Was 12

Ashley Judd Thinks James Franco’s Response to Allegations Against Him Has Been “Terrific”

Why Academy Voters Shouldn’t Overlook Get Out’s Daniel Kaluuya

Technology

Future Tense

Aug. 14 2018 7:30 AM How Sex Robots Could Revolutionize Marriage—for the Better With sexual needs outsourced to robots, marriages could become stronger than ever. Marina Adshade

The Instagram Book Exchange Sounds Scammy, but Users Are Actually Mailing Each Other Books

The Most Terrifying Things Hackers Showed They Could Do at This Year’s Def Con

What Exactly Does It Mean to Call for “Ethics in Design”?

Amazon Echo Owners Aren’t Shopping With Alexa. Does It Matter?

How White Supremacists Planned Their Rally in D.C.

Why Google’s Plan for Limiting Screen Time on Android Phones Could Be the Best

Health & Science

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Facebook’s Revamp Is Also an Effort to Fight Fake News. Will It Work?

It’s Surprisingly Easy to Lose a Satellite, Even One Worth Millions

Is Watching the News Actually Bad for Your Health?

How Oprah Winfrey Helped Create Our Irrational, Pseudoscientific American Fantasyland

What Doctors Suggest You Do About the Flu This Winter

Will Puerto Rico’s Official Death Count From Maria Ever Be Accurate?

Sports

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Nov. 17 2017 5:30 PM The Boston Celtics Are Athlete’s Foot Can they annoy their way to an NBA title? Nick Greene

Divisions Are Ruining College Football, and There’s Nothing We Can Do About It

NFL Coaches Are Making Better Fourth-Down Decisions. They Still Have a Long Way to Go.

What the Orlando Magic Tell Us About the NBA’s Crazy Start

The World’s Best Three-on-Three Basketball Player Is a Serbian Nicknamed Mr. Bullutproof

The Houston Astros’ Players Are Easy to Love. Their Front Office Is Not.

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