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Putting Off Ayers
How Obama benefits from the cynicism he decries.
Oct. 10, 2008, 7:56 PM ET - explainer
What's Up With ACORN?
How a community-organizing group became Republican cause célèbre.
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.
Oct. 10, 2008, 6:37 PM ET - other magazines
Kosher Wars
The New York TimesMagazine examines the battle over food and religion.
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!
Oct. 10, 2008, 5:17 PM ET - gabfest
The Hand on the Till Gabfest
Listen to Slate's review of the week in politics.
Oct. 10, 2008, 5:04 PM ET 
day to dayThe 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.
Oct. 10, 2008, 4:26 PM ET - hot document
Watching the Detective
How Sarah Palin dug up dirt on her ex-brother-in-law.
Oct. 10, 2008, 3:51 PM ET - bushisms
Bushism of the Day
The president's accidental wit and wisdom.
Oct. 10, 2008, 3:00 PM ET - low concept
The Conservative's Canada
Where can Republicans threaten to move if Obama wins?
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.
Oct. 10, 2008, 2:41 PM ET - moneybox
People Who Live in Glass Häuser
Europeans were gloating about the American financial crisis. Not anymore.
Oct. 10, 2008, 2:17 PM ET - war stories
Is Petraeus "Beyond Naive"?
He thinks we should negotiate with our enemies—just like Obama.
Oct. 10, 2008, 11:56 AM ET - fraywatch
Sentences to Nowhere
Readers ponder the speech of Sarah Palin.
Oct. 10, 2008, 11:12 AM ET - map the candidates
Midwestern Front
Obama and Palin are in Ohio, McCain is in Wisconsin for a second straight day, and Biden is in Missouri.
Oct. 10, 2008, 9:44 AM ET
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FROM SLATE VSummary Judgment: Is Quarantine this year's Saw?
- SLIDE SHOWMommy, what's a credit default swap?
- movies
Glossy Torture
Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio in Body of Lies.
Oct. 10, 2008, 7:11 AM ET - politics
Barack, Bill, and Me
The Bill Ayers that Barack Obama and I worked with was no "domestic terrorist."
Oct. 10, 2008, 7:10 AM ET - green room
The Big Necessity
Can excrement solve the energy crisis?
Oct. 10, 2008, 7:08 AM ET - medical examiner
Womb Raider
Do future health problems begin during gestation?
Oct. 10, 2008, 7:06 AM ET - corrections
Corrections
Slate's mistakes.
Oct. 10, 2008, 7:06 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. 10, 2008, 7:05 AM ET - today's business press
Party Like It's 1929
A summary of what's in the major publications.
Oct. 10, 2008, 7:05 AM ET - today's pictures
Today's Pictures
Secret whispers.
Oct. 10, 2008, 6:57 AM ET - doonesbury
Today's Doonesbury
Outing envy.
Oct. 10, 2008, 6:55 AM ET - today's cartoons
Today's Cartoons
Cartoonists' take on oil.
Oct. 10, 2008, 6:54 AM ET - today's papers
Seven Days' Battle
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Oct. 10, 2008, 6:25 AM ET
Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008
- politics
A Republican Mob Scene
John McCain's supporters are madder (and scarier!) than he is.
Oct. 9, 2008, 7:37 PM ET - chatterbox
Fun With Bailout Numbers
The financial pages discover the word quadrillion.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
- LINE of the DAY"The notion of Emily Dickinson making out in her living room is so foreign to our conception of her."Emily Dickinson's Secret Lover!By Christopher Benfey
- culturebox
Emily Dickinson's Secret Lover!
Why the big news is being ignored.
Oct. 9, 2008, 11:43 AM ET - webhead
Measuring the Palin Effect
Is the Alaska governor responsible for record Web traffic in September?
Oct. 9, 2008, 11:26 AM ET - family
Mom, What's a Credit Default Swap?
Books to read your children during a financial crisis.
Oct. 9, 2008, 7:06 AM ET - green room
The Big Necessity
The untouchable world of latrine rights in India.
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.
Oct. 9, 2008, 6:57 AM ET
Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008
- politics
Professor and Pastor
Obama finds his voice on the economy.
Oct. 8, 2008, 6:48 PM ET - swingers
As Goes Omaha …
Could Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District swing the presidential election?
Oct. 8, 2008, 6:33 PM ET - explainer
Can Paulson Fire Naughty Executives?
How much control does the Treasury have over personnel at AIG?
Oct. 8, 2008, 5:14 PM ET - sports nut
A Prayer for the Tampa Bay Rays
Sure, Cubs supporters have been suffering longer, but Rays fans have it much, much worse.
Oct. 8, 2008, 4:02 PM ET - foreigners
Enough About Israel, Already
How constant attention from the candidates hinders the Jewish state.
Oct. 8, 2008, 4:01 PM ET - food
Eat Your Spherified Vegetables!
Trying out molecular gastronomy on my picky son.
Oct. 8, 2008, 11:43 AM ET - culture gabfest
The Culture Gabfest, Sore-Loser Edition
Listen to Slate's show about the week in culture.
Oct. 8, 2008, 11:17 AM ET
- 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.
Oct. 8, 2008, 6:55 AM ET - green room
The Big Necessity
From toilet to tap.
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.
Oct. 8, 2008, 6:51 AM ET - today's papers
Nothing Personal
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Oct. 8, 2008, 6:34 AM ET - politics
The Winner: "That One"
McCain needed a knockout, and he didn't get it.
Oct. 8, 2008, 12:48 AM ET
Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008
- war stories
Obama Won the Foreign-Policy Questions
McCain was vague and contradicted himself during the debate.
Oct. 7, 2008, 11:52 PM ET - kausfiles
Dead Room
McCain calls for a "cool hand." That would be Obama, no?
Oct. 7, 2008, 6:14 PM ET - twitterbox
McCain: Vote Petraeus/Lieberman '08
The latest from Slate's presidential-debate Twitter feed.
Oct. 7, 2008, 10:26 PM ET - explainer
What a Boy Wants
How do you know whether an adolescent really wants a circumcision?
Oct. 7, 2008, 5:38 PM ET - other magazines
Getting Bitter All the Time
The New Republic on Sarah Palin's class resentment.
Oct. 7, 2008, 5:21 PM ET - the has-been
What Won't You Do for Us Lately?
The next president doesn't have to solve everything at once.
Oct. 7, 2008, 5:01 PM ET 
politicsThe Really Busy Person's Guide to Political Activism
Life-hacking for partisans.
Oct. 7, 2008, 4:43 PM ET- chatterbox
The New Complacency
Democrats relearn how to take the presidency for granted.
Oct. 7, 2008, 4:36 PM ET - press box
Bogus Trend of the Week: Dudes With Cats
The New York Times' Sunday Styles section detects a new craze.
Oct. 7, 2008, 2:59 PM ET
- moneybox
Subprime Suspects
The right blames the credit crisis on poor minority homeowners. This is not merely offensive, but entirely wrong.
Oct. 7, 2008, 2:08 PM ET - slate v
Interviews 50 Cents: Voters Are Like Snowflakes
A daily video from Slate V
Oct. 7, 2008, 11:26 AM ET - faith-based
The Anti-Semite's Favorite Jewish Prayer
The centuries-long controversy over Yom Kippur's Kol Nidre.
Oct. 7, 2008, 6:56 AM ET - green room
The Big Necessity
Why I wrote a book about human waste.
Oct. 7, 2008, 7:08 AM ET - shopping
Show Me My Money
What's the best software for keeping track of your personal finances?
Oct. 7, 2008, 6:47 AM ET - the green lantern
What the Heck Is "Clean Coal"?
It depends whom you ask.
Oct. 7, 2008, 6:44 AM ET - poem
"On Love, on Grief"
Why Walter Savage Landor's classic epigram is a lesson in economy.
Oct. 7, 2008, 6:41 AM ET - today's papers
Drowned World Tour
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Oct. 7, 2008, 6:29 AM ET
Monday, Oct. 6, 2008
- foreigners
Heartland Government
Washington is closer to small-town Main Street than Sarah Palin thinks.
Oct. 6, 2008, 7:59 PM ET - politics
Beware of Ponytail Guy
How town-hall debates can go very wrong for a candidate.
Oct. 6, 2008, 7:31 PM ET - explainer
Flight of the Penguins
How do you airlift hundreds of stranded birds?
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.
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?
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.
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.
Oct. 6, 2008, 5:28 PM ET - jurisprudence
Bad Cop
Why Obama is getting criminal justice policy wrong.
Oct. 6, 2008, 3:57 PM ET
- hot document
Sarah Palin's Tax Return
The vice-presidential nominee and the first dude won't be subsidizing this election.
Oct. 6, 2008, 3:01 PM ET - chatterbox
Not Using Wright, McCain-Style
"Oh, we can't control her. She's just the vice-presidential candidate."
Oct. 6, 2008, 2:16 PM ET - fighting words
How To Win Afghanistan's Opium War
The best way to deprive the Taliban of drug profits? The United States should buy Afghanistan's poppy crop instead of trying to eradicate it.
Oct. 6, 2008, 1:31 PM ET - slate v
Dear Prudence: Sorority Sugar Daddy
A daily video from Slate V
Oct. 6, 2008, 12:30 PM ET - moneybox
Is Warren Buffett the New J.P. Morgan?
In 1907, one man saved us from financial collapse. Today it takes three.
Oct. 6, 2008, 11:23 AM ET - books
The Woman Who Never Stopped Talking
The secret of Madame de Stael's success.
Oct. 6, 2008, 7:18 AM ET - today's papers
Europe's Turn
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Oct. 6, 2008, 6:33 AM ET
Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008
- today's papers
Advantage Obama
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Oct. 5, 2008, 7:57 AM ET
- kausfiles
Kf Stops the Bleeding!
Plus: No time for Dems to unpanic.
Oct. 5, 2008, 7:10 AM ET
Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008
- the big idea
Name That Economy
We don't just need to recapitalize the banks. We need to reconceptualize capitalism.
Oct. 4, 2008, 7:51 AM ET - the undercover economist
Bailouts Are Inevitable, Even Desirable
Stop complaining about the "moral hazard" problem and enjoy the rescue.
Oct. 4, 2008, 7:50 AM ET
- today's papers
Bail Is Set
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Oct. 4, 2008, 6:51 AM ET
- today's papers
Seven Days' Battle - today's business press
Party Like It's 1929 - other magazines
Kosher Wars - explainer
What's Up With ACORN?
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