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Which 17th-Century Poet’s 19 Holy Sonnets Were Published Posthumously?

yesterday 8

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Ray Hamel

I Can’t Stop Thinking About the Last Thing the ICE Agent Said to Renee Good

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yesterday 20

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Scaachi Koul

I Saw the Dark Side of Tort Law. It’s Way More Shocking Than You’d Expect.

Copy Link Share Share Comment The following essay is excerpted from The Pain Brokers: How Con Men, Call Centers, and Rogue Doctors Fuel America’s...

yesterday 8

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Elizabeth Burch

Florida Just Made It Even More Likely It Will Execute an Innocent Person

Copy Link Share Share Comment This piece was originally published on State Court Report, a hub for reporting, analysis, and commentary about state...

yesterday 7

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Sarah Kessler And Kathrina Szymborski Wolfkot

This Fundraiser for the ICE Shooter Speaks Volumes About What’s Happening Here

yesterday 8

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Molly Olmstead

How One Clinic Saved Abortion Access in a Deep-Red State

yesterday 10

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David S. Cohen And Carole Joffe

It’s Time to Rethink the Politics of “Abolish ICE”

Copy Link Share Share Comment This essay was reprinted from Brian Beutler’s site Off Message.  Subscribe here . The mantra “Abolish ICE” first...

previous day 7

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Brian Beutler

Which Philosophical Term Refers to the Belief That the World Can Be Made Better Through Human Effort?

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Ray Hamel

Trump Finally Found the One Thing That Could Cause Senate Republicans to Grow a Spine

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previous day 9

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Jim Newell

Stephen Miller’s ICE Can’t Afford to Be Wrong, So It Will Never Admit a Mistake

Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images, Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images, and United States Immigration and...

10.01.2026 10

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Jim Newell

Sonia Sotomayor Just Vindicated the Rights of the Incarcerated to Seek Appeals

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10.01.2026 3

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Robyn Nicole Sanders

In the Horrifying New Video Filmed by Renee Good’s Killer, Her Real “Crime” Is Clear

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09.01.2026 50

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Christina Cauterucci

Think You’re Smarter Than a Slate Staff Writer? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

09.01.2026 1

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Ray Hamel

We All Thought It Was Going to Destroy Any Shared Reality. The Minneapolis ICE Killing Proves We Didn’t Need It.

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09.01.2026 1

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Molly Olmstead

The FBI Is Already Obstructing the ICE Shooting Investigation. It Might Not Matter.

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08.01.2026 50

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John Pfaff

The Supreme Court Was Ripe for Another Ideological Food Fight. Then Something Else Happened.

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08.01.2026 20

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Robyn Nicole Sanders