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Reconstruction
Reconstruction, ReconstructedThe historiography that helped white supremacy survive the collapse of the Confederacy.
Dear Prudence
Fostering a FuturePrudie counsels a letter writer who worries becoming a foster parent will make it harder for her to find a husband.
Dear Prudence
Help! Everyone Keeps Telling Me to Go to Therapy—Please Make It Stop!Dear Prudence answers more of your questions—only for Slate Plus members.
Dear Prudence
Net NeuteredPrudie counsels a couple who don’t allow their guests to access Facebook while staying in their vacation home.
Better Life Lab
How a Russian Jewish Immigrant Became an Early Feminist Hero for Confronting Workplace Abuse
Dear Prudence
Help! Whose Parents Are Supposed to Pay for the Reception at a Gay Wedding?Dear Prudence answers more of your questions—only for Slate Plus members.
Better Life Lab
Why New Yorkers Should Celebrate, and the Rest of Us Should Envy, Their New Paid Leave Program
Schooled
For an Increasing Number of Youth in Juvenile Detention, Learning Is PossibleA new program is trying to give young inmates a chance, but more teachers are needed.
Dear Prudence
Due DateMy roommate’s jobless sister can’t keep sleeping on the couch after her baby is born.
Reconstruction
A Coup in North CarolinaHow white supremacists overthrew Wilmington’s legally elected city government.
Dear Prudence
Help! My Soon-to-Be Ex-Husband Cares More About His Dogs Than His Kids.Dear Prudence answers more of your questions—only for Slate Plus members.
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Childless BurdenPrudie advises a letter writer whose husband blames her for being unable to get pregnant.
Faith-based
Bless His HeartDavid Brody, chief political correspondent for the Christian Broadcasting Network, guessed early on that white evangelicals would go for Trump.
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Singular AssaultPrudie advises a letter writer who was once sexually assaulted by their current partner.
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Very Suggestive TextsPrudie counsels a letter writer who is trying to protect her marriage after acting on a crush at a company holiday party.