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Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008
  • jurisprudence
    Skategate
    Sarah Palin could teach Alberto Gonzales a thing or two about avoiding political scandal.
    Dahlia Lithwick
    Oct. 11, 2008, 7:18 PM ET
  • jurisprudence
    Bringing Guantanamo Home
    The lawlessness abroad was never very far from home.
    Dahlia Lithwick
    Oct. 11, 2008, 7:32 AM ET
  • politics
    Track the Presidential Polls on Your iPhone
    Introducing Slate's Poll Tracker '08: all the data you crave about the presidential race.
    Oct. 11, 2008, 7:28 AM ET
  • doonesbury
    Today's Doonesbury
    Me some too.
    Oct. 11, 2008, 7:25 AM ET
  • today's pictures
    Today's Pictures
    Secret whispers.
    Oct. 11, 2008, 7:24 AM ET
  • today's cartoons
    Today's Cartoons
    Cartoonists' take on oil.
    Oct. 11, 2008, 7:23 AM ET
Friday, Oct. 10, 2008
  • politics
    Putting Off Ayers
    How Obama benefits from the cynicism he decries.
    John Dickerson
    Oct. 10, 2008, 7:56 PM ET
  • explainer
    What's Up With ACORN?
    How a community-organizing group became Republican cause célèbre.
    Jacob Leibenluft
    Oct. 10, 2008, 6:47 PM ET
  • politics
    How Race Can Help Obama
    And why an Obama win wouldn't be a victory over racial prejudice.
    Christopher Beam
    Oct. 10, 2008, 6:37 PM ET
  • other magazines
    Kosher Wars
    The New York TimesMagazine examines the battle over food and religion.
    Morgan Smith
    Oct. 10, 2008, 6:00 PM ET
  • xx factor
    Bush, Palin, What's the Difference? Part II
    More on the Bush vs. Palin IQ challenge.
    Oct. 10, 2008, 5:48 PM ET
  • press box
    Good News From the Coming Depression
    Journalists are already finding it!
    Jack Shafer
    Oct. 10, 2008, 5:17 PM ET
  • gabfest
    The Hand on the Till Gabfest
    Listen to Slate's review of the week in politics.
    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz
    Oct. 10, 2008, 5:04 PM ET
  • Listen to this story on NPR's Day to Dayday to day
    The Truth About Body of Lies
    Slate stories on NPR's Day to Day.
    Oct. 10, 2008, 4:37 PM ET
  • television
    Turkey Shoot
    Throwing darts at a bunch of new shows with a bunch of friends.
    Troy Patterson
    Oct. 10, 2008, 4:26 PM ET
  • hot document
    Watching the Detective
    How Sarah Palin dug up dirt on her ex-brother-in-law.
    Bonnie Goldstein
    Oct. 10, 2008, 3:51 PM ET
  • bushisms
    Bushism of the Day
    The president's accidental wit and wisdom.
    Jacob Weisberg
    Oct. 10, 2008, 3:00 PM ET
  • low concept
    The Conservative's Canada
    Where can Republicans threaten to move if Obama wins?
    Chris Wilson
    Oct. 10, 2008, 2:51 PM ET
  • jurisprudence
    "One Dollar for Every West Virginian"
    The crazy judicial corruption case that the Supreme Court should hear.
    Amanda Frost
    Oct. 10, 2008, 2:41 PM ET
  • moneybox
    People Who Live in Glass Häuser
    Europeans were gloating about the American financial crisis. Not anymore.
    Daniel Gross
    Oct. 10, 2008, 2:17 PM ET
Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008
  • politics
    A Republican Mob Scene
    John McCain's supporters are madder (and scarier!) than he is.
    John Dickerson
    Oct. 9, 2008, 7:37 PM ET
  • chatterbox
    Fun With Bailout Numbers
    The financial pages discover the word quadrillion.
    Timothy Noah
    Oct. 9, 2008, 6:50 PM ET
  • explainer
    Is the European Credit Crisis Our Fault?
    Not really—they were dumb enough to buy the mortgages.
    Christopher Beam
    Oct. 9, 2008, 6:13 PM ET
  • technology
    The Daily Beast's Burden
    Can Tina Brown show me everything that's great on the Web today?
    Farhad Manjoo
    Oct. 9, 2008, 5:28 PM ET
  • the audio book club
    The Audio Book Club on The Night of the Gun
    Our critics discuss David Carr's memoir.
    Meghan O'Rourke, Troy Patterson, and Katie Roiphe
    Oct. 9, 2008, 3:54 PM ET
  • the chat room
    Knock, Knock!
    It's Christopher Beam, taking readers' questions about the most effective kinds of political volunteering.
    Oct. 9, 2008, 1:56 PM ET
  • movies
    Happy Happy Happy
    Mike Leigh's new movie actually needed more sadness and woe.
    Dana Stevens
    Oct. 9, 2008, 1:35 PM ET
  • The Big Sort
    Lessons From the "Redneck Caucus"
    Rural-friendly Democrats still win by getting the urban vote.
    Bill Bishop
    Oct. 9, 2008, 1:28 PM ET
  • slate v
    MSM ISO GOP Love
    Dana Milbank pleads for mainstream media affection from Republicans outside a McCain/Palin rally.
    Oct. 9, 2008, 12:59 PM ET
  • the spectator
    The Bloomberg Syndrome
    The New York mayor's power grab is a symptom of a national problem.
    Ron Rosenbaum
    Oct. 9, 2008, 12:28 PM ET
  • election scorecard
    Tossup No More
    Pennsylvania is now "strong" for Obama.
    Oct. 9, 2008, 11:51 AM ET
  • culturebox
    Emily Dickinson's Secret Lover!
    Why the big news is being ignored.
    Christopher Benfey
    Oct. 9, 2008, 11:43 AM ET
  • webhead
    Measuring the Palin Effect
    Is the Alaska governor responsible for record Web traffic in September?
    Chris Wilson
    Oct. 9, 2008, 11:26 AM ET
  • family
    Mom, What's a Credit Default Swap?
    Books to read your children during a financial crisis.
    Erica S. Perl
    Oct. 9, 2008, 7:06 AM ET
  • green room
    The Big Necessity
    The untouchable world of latrine rights in India.
    Rose George
    Oct. 9, 2008, 7:08 AM ET
  • dear prudence
    Our Pigskin Anniversary
    Hubby would rather sit on the 10 yard line than celebrate 10 years of marriage.
    Oct. 9, 2008, 7:05 AM ET
  • today's papers
    National Bank
    A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
    Joshua Kucera
    Oct. 9, 2008, 6:57 AM ET
Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008
  • trailhead
    Swift Boat Watch: Judicial Confirmation Network
    Would Obama nominate Bill Ayers to the Supreme Court?
    Oct. 8, 2008, 11:11 AM ET
  • slate v
    C'mon, Move to Canada!
    A daily video from Slate V
    Oct. 8, 2008, 11:03 AM ET
  • dvd extras
    Red Dawn
    Its portrait of Russia is dated. Its portrait of America is timely—and terrifying.
    David Plotz
    Oct. 8, 2008, 6:55 AM ET
  • green room
    The Big Necessity
    From toilet to tap.
    Rose George
    Oct. 8, 2008, 7:08 AM ET
  • today's business press
    Dow: How Low Can You Go?
    A summary of what's in the major publications.
    Bernhard Warner and Matthew Yeomans
    Oct. 8, 2008, 6:51 AM ET
  • today's papers
    Nothing Personal
    A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
    Daniel Politi
    Oct. 8, 2008, 6:34 AM ET
  • politics
    The Winner: "That One"
    McCain needed a knockout, and he didn't get it.
    John Dickerson
    Oct. 8, 2008, 12:48 AM ET
Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008
Monday, Oct. 6, 2008
  • foreigners
    Heartland Government
    Washington is closer to small-town Main Street than Sarah Palin thinks.
    Anne Applebaum
    Oct. 6, 2008, 7:59 PM ET
  • politics
    Beware of Ponytail Guy
    How town-hall debates can go very wrong for a candidate.
    John Dickerson
    Oct. 6, 2008, 7:31 PM ET
  • explainer
    Flight of the Penguins
    How do you airlift hundreds of stranded birds?
    Nina Shen Rastogi
    Oct. 6, 2008, 6:59 PM ET
  • supreme court dispatches
    Smoke Rings
    How to fight big tobacco without ever talking about the health risks of smoking.
    Dahlia Lithwick
    Oct. 6, 2008, 6:34 PM ET
  • politics
    The Power of Vice
    Palin is no Cheney, and neither is Biden. How much clout will the VP's successor have?
    Barton Gellman
    Oct. 6, 2008, 5:50 PM ET
  • technology
    Google Plays Monopoly
    Why the search company's ad deal with Yahoo is bad for the Web.
    Farhad Manjoo
    Oct. 6, 2008, 5:37 PM ET
  • press box
    This "Town Hall" Debate Is Neither
    It's more a dance recital than an honest head-to-head between the candidates.
    Jack Shafer
    Oct. 6, 2008, 5:28 PM ET
  • jurisprudence
    Bad Cop
    Why Obama is getting criminal justice policy wrong.
    Radley Balko
    Oct. 6, 2008, 3:57 PM ET
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