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Democrats Are Laughing at Trump’s Midterm Plan. They Shouldn’t.
22+ hour, 10+ min ago (329+ words) Welcome to this week’s historic edition of the Surge, here in our brand-new home. Do you like the imported marble floors and silk window treatments? We’ll tell ya, it was a real hassle getting those through the Strait of Hormuz....
Was It Worth It? SCOTUS and Big Law Pay the Price of Cowardice
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Rep Greg Casar’s anti-artificial intelligence populism.
2+ week, 3+ day ago (658+ words) Advertisement Listen & Subscribe Choose your preferred player: Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music TuneIn Pocket Casts RSS Feed For questions about subscriptions or your Slate Plus feed, check our FAQ. Please enable javascript to get your Slate Plus feeds. All Slate…...
The Progressive Case for Midterms Optimism
2+ week, 5+ day ago (89+ words) The Dems might—at last—be in array. Since losing the 2024 presidential election, Democrats have been doing a lot of finger pointing. But with the midterms this fall, it’s time to stop pointing and start saying what you actually believe…...
How a Stolen Seat Changed SCOTUS Forever
3+ week, 1+ day ago (629+ words) Advertisement Listen & Subscribe Choose your preferred player: Apple Podcasts Spotify TuneIn Pocket Casts RSS Feed For questions about subscriptions or your Slate Plus feed, check our FAQ. Please enable javascript to get your Slate Plus feeds. All Slate Plus Podcasts…...
Can the Midterms Withstand Prediction Markets?
3+ week, 1+ day ago (123+ words) The popular “contract-trading platforms” have election workers worried about our electoral system - and their lives. Hundreds of millions of dollars, desperation for insider info, fury and accusations of conspiracy when it doesn’t go your way—is this gambling or elections?...
A Grab Bag Episode, With Questions Ranging from Serious to Silly
3+ week, 2+ day ago (220+ words) Emily, John, and David top off the summer by answering listeners’ questions of all kinds. This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz answer listeners’ questions of all kinds: the political, the personal, and everything in-between. Many thanks to…...
Slate SoundBites for August 20, 2026
3+ week, 2+ day ago (59+ words) Build your answer from the sound up with our new game, SoundBites! More Games From Slate The New Madrid Fault Line Lies in the Middle of Which Continent? Slate Mini Crossword for Aug. 20, 2026 Slate Crossword: Catalyst for the Boston Tea…...
Slate SoundBites for August 19, 2026
3+ week, 3+ day ago (59+ words) Build your answer from the sound up with our new game, SoundBites! More Games From Slate The Great Pyramid of Giza Was Constructed as a Tomb for Which Pharaoh? Slate Mini Crossword for Aug. 19, 2026 Slate Crossword: Times to Undo a…...
Is Tech Dismantling Democracy?
3+ week, 3+ day ago (99+ words) Jill Lepore on how to fight back. Our Silicon Valley overlords, as they’ll tell you, aren’t huge fans of liberal democracy—and their products that we’ve integrated into our lives reflect that. As we rely on them more and more,…...