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April 20 2007 3:48 PM

Uncle Ben, CEO?

The strange history of racist spokescharacters.

By David Segal

Click here to read a slide-show essay about the history of racist spokescharacters.

News & Politics

Politics

March 6 2015 7:21 PM Defenseless Secretary Hillary Clinton hasn’t offered a reasonable explanation for her private email account. That’s because there isn’t one. Josh Voorhees

Wisconsin’s Unions Just Died With a Whimper

Ferries Are Antiquated, Inefficient, and Mostly Help the Well-Off. Why Do Mayors Love Them?

Why the Civil Rights Legacy of Selma Is Waning Once Again

Why No One Can Afford to Skip Iowa This Time

Suddenly, Great Britain Is Disappearing From the World Stage

If Obamacare Survives, Thank Sonia Sotomayor

Cairo’s Famed Islamic Art Museum Still Hasn’t Recovered From Last Year’s Terrorist Bombing

Business

Moneybox

March 6 2015 6:46 PM Naming Wrongs David Geffen paid $100 million to get his name on a concert hall at Lincoln Center. Yes, that’s kind of gross. Felix Salmon

American Apparel’s Sleazy Former CEO Is Leading a Worker Revolt Against the Company

Ice Cream Startup That Ripped Off Ben & Jerry’s Isn’t Worried About Being Sued

The Russian Economy's Screwed, So Putin Is Taking a Pay Cut

Why Staples’ Terrible Sales Might Be a Godsend for the Company

Bureaucracy as a Force for Good

We’re Adding Jobs Aplenty. But Why Aren’t Workers Getting Bigger Raises?

McDonald’s Is Finally Phasing Out Antibiotics in Chicken. Thank Chipotle.

Life

Outward

March 6 2015 5:31 PM Remembering Albert Maysles’ Camp Classic, Grey Gardens J. Bryan Lowder

A Ton of Republicans Just Asked the Supreme Court to Rule for Marriage Equality

Why Do We Love Paris but Hate Frankfurt? A Swiss Author’s Six Qualities of Beautiful Cities.

Incredible Hulks: The Ship Graveyard of Mauritania

What Was It Like to Work With Martin Luther King Jr. on the “I Have a Dream” Speech?

Florida Bill That Would Imprison Trans People for Using Public Bathrooms Passes Major Hurdle

Wellesley Is Right to Admit Transgender Women. Women’s Colleges Should Be for All Women.

These Okinawan Beaches Have Star-Shaped Sand

Double X

The XX Factor

March 6 2015 1:31 PM Two Moody Bitches Discuss Moody Bitches Jessica Grose and Hanna Rosin

On Wikipedia, Gamergate Refuses to Die

Catholic Bishops Want to Deny Raped Migrant Girls Access to Health Care. How Compassionate.

How Evangelicals Took Sex Trafficking From Feminists and Made It a Christian Cause Célèbre

This Gender Discrimination Trial Reveals the Subtle Way Sexism Happens in Silicon Valley

Unintended Pregnancy Is Expensive. For Taxpayers.

There Are More Men Named John Than Women Running Large Companies

CPS Finds “Free Range” Parents Responsible for Unsubstantiated Child Neglect. Now What?

Slate Plus

Plus Roundups

March 6 2015 1:17 PM “You Can Call Me Laura” Here are L.V. Anderson’s favorite reads from Slate this week, from #teamweasel to the discovery of thiamin. L.V. Anderson

This Week’s Best of the Web, Curated by Slatesters

Why It’s Wrong to Fondle Fido

Gabfest Bonus Segment: Why Parks and Rec Was a National Treasure

I Was a Slate Commenter; Now I’m a Slate Writer. Ask Me Anything.

Arts

Brow Beat

March 6 2015 7:30 PM Google’s New Cocktail Recipes Are Worse Than Useless Troy Patterson

Slate’s Cartoonist Studio Prize Announces the Best Print and Web Comics of the Year

Prince Is Doing a “Hit & Run” Tour in the U.S., Could Play Near You at Any Time

Why Scandal’s Ferguson-Themed Episode Was So Frustrating

You Should Watch Errol Morris’ New ESPN Shorts, Even if You Don’t Care About Sports

H Is for Hawk Is Like No Book I’ve Ever Read Before