In preparation for the U.S. Semiquincentennial this summer, we’re featuring two key texts in American history. First, Professor Nora Slonimsky joins NPR’s Sarah McCammon to discuss the legacy and ...

Angus Taylor’s shadow cabinet represents a rarity in modern political leadership. It is as close to a meritocratic outcome as you could get. This was possible only because of the margin that handed ...

The Justice Department’s drip-drip-drip of documents in the sex trafficker's case have helped complete the map of his ...

While sentencing him to probation, a judge implored would-be whistleblowers: “We need people like you to stand up sooner.” ...

If not, he flies economy—the least carbon-intensive option—and swats aside a vague feeling that he is “getting away with something.” Even though his work could help save the planet, he is forever ...

We’re thrilled to announce that Ian Prasad Philbrick is joining Slate as our new politics writer. He’ll cover the biggest ...

Cognizant's recent performance suggests the need for ongoing scrutiny of valuation and market dynamics before increasing ...

Leading religious trends expert Ryan Burge is the author of a new book, “The Vanishing Church: How the Hollowing Out of Moderate Congregations Is Hurting Democracy, Faith, and Us." Republicans and ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is set to launch a book tour later this month, making his first stops in red states ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The governor, widely viewed as a possible contender in ...

Dan Chiasson has written a new book called "Bernie for Burlington: The Rise of the People’s Politician." The book is part memoir and part reporting on Bernie Sanders' time as mayor of Vermont's ...

His introspective memoir tries to challenge the conventional wisdom about his upbringing, explores his marriages and airs a little dirty laundry — but says relatively little about politics. By Shane ...

Dan Chiasson was 9 years old in 1981, when Bernie Sanders won his first race for mayor of Burlington. He was 17 when Sanders left city hall in 1989 and 19 when Sanders was sworn in as Vermont’s lone U ...