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My Hunt for the Zohran Border Wall
5+ hour, 41+ min ago (513+ words) Only days remain until Zohran Mamdani ascends the throne of New York City, and nearly all his great opponents have given up. Andrew Cuomo, vanquished. Financier Bill Ackman, reduced to congratulations for the mayor-elect and even offers of support. Donald…...
The Surveillance Interstate
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (120+ words) ICE is watching how and where you drive. Tracking a license plate across the country has never been easier, which is good news if your car has been stolen, but in an era of ICE and Border Patrol raids, these…...
She Won the Election. The GOP Won’t Swear Her In.
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (222+ words) Weaponized partisan politics'or something even more sinister? She Won the Election. The GOP Won't Swear Her In. Election Day only matters if you get to take office. Choose your preferred player: Get Your Slate Plus Podcast Thanks! Check your phone…...
Is Speaker Mike Johnson Afraid of Adelita Grijalva?
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1081+ words) Listen to What Next: Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva knows a lot about elections. She herself was just elected to Congress in Arizona's 7th District. Before that, her father'who died in the spring'held the seat for more than two decades. Grijalva won…...
In 1991, Four Teens Were Murdered in an Incomprehensible Crime. That Was Just the Beginning.
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (1269+ words) There was no reason for 17-year-old Jennifer Harbison and Eliza Thomas to believe anything would go wrong that night as they closed down the I Can't Believe It's Yogurt! where they both worked, or ... Although there's no term that could…...
My Family Doesn’t Even Live in America. But Trump Just Found a Way to Hurt Us Even Here.
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (1160+ words) Submit it here. We have a transgender kid (12) who is receiving puberty blockers. The new administration is going to try to coerce the only provider in our home state to shut down their pediatric ... Care and Feeding is Slate's parenting…...
Why Is a Democratic Governor Covering For Her State’s Disastrous Execution Practices?
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (798+ words) The latest chapter in Aaron Gunches" on-again, off-again death-penalty saga occurred on the last day of 2024, when he revealed his New Year"s resolution: He is determined to force the state of Arizona to get on with the business of…...