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- human nature
Contraceptive Fudge
The Bush administration's birth-control evasion.
Aug. 28, 2008, 7:41 AM ET - well-traveled
A Spontaneous Eco-Wander Through Germany
From bliss to boredom in a matter of days.
Aug. 28, 2008, 6:56 AM ET - today's business press
Fannie Cleans House
A summary of what's in the major publications.
Aug. 28, 2008, 6:43 AM ET - recycled
Meet the Charlatans
Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer have made yet another terrible spoof movie. Audiences, beware!
Aug. 28, 2008, 6:42 AM ET - dear prudence
Bonnie and Clyde Break Up
My wife continues to do drugs and break the law, but I've cleaned up. Should we part ways?
Aug. 28, 2008, 6:42 AM ET - twitterbox
Bill Clinton: Vote for Obama—He's Just Like Me!
The latest from Slate's Democratic Convention Twitter feed.
Aug. 28, 2008, 6:42 AM ET - election scorecard
Election Scorecard
The latest polling data on all the big races.
Aug. 28, 2008, 6:41 AM ET - today's pictures
Today's Pictures
"I Have a Dream."
Aug. 28, 2008, 6:41 AM ET - doonesbury
Today's Doonesbury
Downer.
Aug. 28, 2008, 6:40 AM ET
- DAILY VIDEO
FROM SLATE VThe greatest Democratic Convention tchotchkes.
- SLIDE SHOWEco-wandering through Germany.
- today's cartoons
Today's Cartoons
Cartoonists' take on airlines.
Aug. 28, 2008, 6:39 AM ET - today's papers
Making It Official
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Aug. 28, 2008, 6:17 AM ET - politics
That's the Ticket
Joe Biden finally changes the subject away from the Clintons.
Aug. 28, 2008, 12:42 AM ET
Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008
- trailhead
Biden Plagiarism Revealed!
Googling the veep's speech.
Aug. 27, 2008, 11:48 PM ET - xx factor
I Expected Better: The Bill Clinton Story
Wherein Bill talks about Bill.
Aug. 27, 2008, 10:38 PM ET - chatterbox
Bill By the Numbers
The former president shows Hillary how it's done.
Aug. 27, 2008, 10:11 PM ET - politics
Tuesday With Lanny
A day in the life of Hillary Clinton's biggest fan.
Aug. 27, 2008, 7:44 PM ET - explainer
Can You Really "Own American Wind and Sunshine"?
Plus, are they serving Coke in the Pepsi Center?
Aug. 27, 2008, 6:46 PM ET - politics
Show Us You Care, Barack
What Obama '08 can learn from Obama '04.
Aug. 27, 2008, 6:33 PM ET - did you see this?
Kelly's Mom Haunts Her Dreams
The best of Web video.
Aug. 27, 2008, 6:20 PM ET - kausfiles
Plouffe Whistles
Plus: Obama's failed fight-back
Aug. 27, 2008, 5:11 AM ET - moneybox
Sorry, Pal, but You're Rich
The deluded business pundits and Obama critics who think $250,000 is a middle-class salary.
Aug. 27, 2008, 5:51 PM ET - politics
The Democrats Take Denver
Slate's complete coverage of the Democratic National Convention.
Aug. 27, 2008, 5:20 PM ET 
day to dayWhat Hillary Didn't Say
Slate stories on NPR's Day to Day.
Aug. 27, 2008, 5:18 PM ET- politics
Articulate and Bright and Clean
New from Slate: Joe Biden ring tones and more political sound bites for your phone.
Aug. 27, 2008, 5:03 PM ET - dispatches
Adventures of an Accidental Delegate
How to fake a floor credential.
Aug. 27, 2008, 4:48 PM ET - television
Bright Lights, Big Screens
Notes on the Democratic Convention.
Aug. 27, 2008, 4:44 PM ET - technology
How To Get an Unbelievable, Amazing, Fantastic, Thrilling Deal on New Glasses
Buy them online.
Aug. 27, 2008, 3:23 PM ET
- LINE of the DAY"Am I crazy to think the independent anti-Obama ad on the William Ayers issue is really, really effective—just shy of devastating?"Obama's Failed Fight BackBy Mickey Kaus
- slate v
Fox vs. MSNBC: Michelle's Speech
A daily video from Slate V.
Aug. 27, 2008, 1:20 PM ET - politics
Pills and Politics
The normally GOP-friendly drug industry now favors Obama.
Aug. 27, 2008, 11:25 AM ET - map the candidates
Getting There
Obama makes his final pre-convention stop in Montana. McCain is off the trail.
Aug. 27, 2008, 11:18 AM ET - faith-based
Pro-Choices—Plural
How the Democratic Party is adjusting its approach to abortion.
Aug. 27, 2008, 11:13 AM ET - culture gabfest
The Culture Gabfest, Fine-Line Edition
Listen to Slate's show about the week in culture.
Aug. 27, 2008, 10:45 AM ET - human nature
Unfinished Race
Race, genes, and the future of medicine.
Aug. 27, 2008, 7:27 AM ET - dvd extras
Jacques Tati's Trafic
It just might make you love your car again.
Aug. 27, 2008, 7:14 AM ET - well-traveled
A Spontaneous Eco-Wander Through Germany
The island of Juist has no cars, but it does have Wi-Fi.
Aug. 27, 2008, 6:56 AM ET - today's business press
Cash-Strapped FDIC
A summary of what's in the major publications.
Aug. 27, 2008, 7:06 AM ET - today's papers
Stand by the Man
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Aug. 27, 2008, 6:54 AM ET - politics
Go on Without Me
Hillary Clinton throws almost everything behind Barack Obama.
Aug. 27, 2008, 12:52 AM ET
Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008
- chatterbox
Hillary By the Numbers
The "I"s have it.
Aug. 26, 2008, 11:36 PM ET - dispatches
Adventures of an Accidental Delegate
The yellow-vests take control.
Aug. 26, 2008, 4:48 PM ET - the green lantern
Is It Time To Buy New Appliances?
Checking the Labor Day sales for green bargains.
Aug. 26, 2008, 6:05 PM ET - xx factor xxtra
The E-Harmony Election
When did voting become like dating? And when did it become like dating yourself?
Aug. 26, 2008, 5:34 PM ET - press box
Why Convention Coverage Can't Be Olympian
There's nothing NBC can teach the convention planners.
Aug. 26, 2008, 5:20 PM ET - explainer
What's Next for the Bird's Nest?
The afterlife of Olympic stadiums.
Aug. 26, 2008, 4:23 PM ET - other magazines
Joe the Turncoat
New York on how Joe Lieberman came to align himself with Republicans.
Aug. 26, 2008, 4:00 PM ET - hot document
How To Have a Cow
The Minnesota State Fair's large-animal birthing extravaganza.
Aug. 26, 2008, 3:42 PM ET
- well-traveled
A Spontaneous Eco-Wander Through Germany
Stuck in Nietzsche's Nordeich (with the eco blues again).
Aug. 26, 2008, 6:56 AM ET - politics
Dems Just Wanna Have Fun
Convention-goers aren't going to let a little ethics law prevent them from having awesome parties.
Aug. 26, 2008, 10:50 AM ET - today's business press
Dollar Die-Hards
A summary of what's in the major publications.
Aug. 26, 2008, 7:17 AM ET - medical examiner
Quicker Liquor
Should we lower the legal drinking age?
Aug. 26, 2008, 6:58 AM ET - poem
"Yom Kippur"
A weekly poem, read by the author.
Aug. 26, 2008, 6:55 AM ET - today's papers
Passing the Torch
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Aug. 26, 2008, 6:31 AM ET - politics
Barack Like Us
Michelle Obama offers up her American family.
Aug. 26, 2008, 12:24 AM ET
Monday, Aug. 25, 2008
- dispatches
Adventures of an Accidental Delegate
Off the plane and into the party.
Aug. 25, 2008, 4:48 PM ET - press box
What Kind of Plagiarist Is Joe Biden?
The unusually creepy kind.
Aug. 25, 2008, 6:46 PM ET - politics
Hillary Courts Her Own Supporters
She wants them to support Obama, but they may not agree—and Obama may not need them.
Aug. 25, 2008, 6:32 PM ET - explainer
How Do You Blow Up a Rocket?
Just flip on its flight termination system.
Aug. 25, 2008, 6:29 PM ET - slate fare
Slate on Twitter
How to get instant updates from the Democratic National Convention.
Aug. 25, 2008, 5:51 PM ET - technology
Is Something Rotten at Apple?
E-mail problems, flaky iPhones, and broken Macs. What's Steve Jobs to do?
Aug. 25, 2008, 5:40 PM ET - moneybox
The Gold Medal in Medal-Predicting Goes To ...
Did economists correctly predict who'd win in the Beijing Olympics?
Aug. 25, 2008, 3:41 PM ET - foreigners
Bring on the Bitchy Brits
Looking forward to the 2012 London Olympics.
Aug. 25, 2008, 3:13 PM ET - well-traveled
A Spontaneous Eco-Wander Through Germany
If gigantic Germany can go green, couldn't any country?
Aug. 25, 2008, 6:56 AM ET - election scorecard
Presidential Race
Where the elections stand today.
Aug. 25, 2008, 2:30 PM ET
- history lesson
The Write Stuff?
Why Biden's plagiarism shouldn't be forgotten.
Aug. 25, 2008, 1:35 PM ET - five-ring circus
The Olympics Sap-o-Meter
The Sap-o-Meter bids a tearful farewell. Plus: the Sappiest Word of the 2008 Olympic Games.
Aug. 25, 2008, 1:03 PM ET - fighting words
The Verbal Revolution
How the Prague Spring broke world communism's main spring.
Aug. 25, 2008, 11:40 AM ET - foreigners
What Would Biden's Middle East Policy Look Like?
Joe Biden is an erratic pragmatist.
Aug. 25, 2008, 11:10 AM ET - books
Car Nation
Are drivers the source of, or the solution to, traffic hell?
Aug. 25, 2008, 10:36 AM ET - five-ring circus
Bad Interpretive Dancing To Be Added to 2012 Olympics Lineup
The latest from the SlateOlympics Twitter feed.
Aug. 25, 2008, 9:58 AM ET - human nature
Untouchable
Did Michael Phelps get a gold medal for a race he lost?
Aug. 25, 2008, 8:19 AM ET - politics
If You Knew Barack Like She Knows Barack
How Michelle Obama will humanize her husband in tonight's speech.
Aug. 25, 2008, 7:13 AM ET - today's business press
China's Olympic Hangover
A summary of what's in the major publications.
Aug. 25, 2008, 7:10 AM ET - today's papers
Stage Jitters
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Aug. 25, 2008, 6:50 AM ET
Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008
- kausfiles
Dems Rally Against Unions!
OK, teachers' unions. Still ...
Aug. 24, 2008, 8:52 PM ET - today's papers
The Joe Abides
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Aug. 24, 2008, 6:12 AM ET
- five-ring circus
The 2008 Olympics
A roundup of Slate's coverage of China and the Beijing Games.
Aug. 24, 2008, 12:04 AM ET
Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008
- politics
It's Biden Time!
Will Obama's new running mate help or hurt the campaign?
Aug. 23, 2008, 9:11 AM ET - today's papers
It's Biden
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Aug. 23, 2008, 4:48 AM ET - the big idea
If Obama Loses
Racism is the only reason McCain might beat him.
Aug. 23, 2008, 12:02 AM ET
- reading list
Conventional Wisdom
What to read to get ready for the Democratic National Convention.
Aug. 23, 2008, 12:02 AM ET - the undercover economist
The Fruits of Their Labors
An amazing economics experiment and how it got field workers to pick a lot more strawberries.
Aug. 23, 2008, 12:02 AM ET
Friday, Aug. 22, 2008
- drink
How Bureaucrats Are Wrecking French Wine
It's time to throw out the rule book.
Aug. 22, 2008, 6:13 PM ET - slate v
Summary Judgment for Aug. 22
A daily video from Slate V.
Aug. 22, 2008, 4:10 PM ET - the has-been
They Shoot Dark Horses, Don't They?
Ralph Reed's novel plan to blow up the GOP Convention.
Aug. 22, 2008, 3:38 PM ET - other magazines
Obamarama
The press rolls out the red carpet for the DNC.
Aug. 22, 2008, 2:14 PM ET - five-ring circus
Dunks, Mom, and Apple Pie
The marketing genius of USA Basketball's "Redeem Team."
Aug. 22, 2008, 12:57 PM ET - recycled
Summer-House Lit
On not owning a vacation home.
Aug. 22, 2008, 12:24 PM ET
- gabfest
The Olympic God Gabfest
Listen to Slate's review of the week in politics.
Aug. 22, 2008, 12:01 PM ET - five-ring circus
The Olympics Sap-o-Meter
Scenes from the Olympics.
Aug. 22, 2008, 11:00 AM ET - corrections
Corrections
Slate's mistakes.
Aug. 22, 2008, 10:24 AM ET - dispatches
Notes From a Failed State
In Somalia, there is lots of talk but little hope.
Aug. 22, 2008, 7:10 AM ET - today's business press
Russia's Defectors
A summary of what's in the major publications.
Aug. 22, 2008, 6:13 AM ET - today's papers
Pullout Time
A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
Aug. 22, 2008, 5:59 AM ET
- today's papers
Making It Official - today's business press
Fannie Cleans House - other magazines
Joe the Turncoat - explainer
Can You Really "Own American Wind and Sunshine"?
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