Bringing Back Stagflation, Lower Growth, and Higher Prices
August 1, 2025 When Trump talks of turning the economy around, he speaks the truth—he just gets the direction of change wrong. Ad Policy Donald Trump shows his signature on…
Think You’re Smarter Than Slate’s Politics Editor? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.
Welcome to Slate’s weekly news quiz. It’s Friday, which means it’s time to test your knowledge of the week’s news events. Your guest host, Abby McIntyre, has concocted questions on…
Elon Musk Pretty Much Has a Monopoly on Space. We Have Obama to Thank.
Listen to What Next: Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. In the 1950s, when the…
RFK Jr.’s Movement Is Hurting Children. I See It Every Day at Work.
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. I was standing in the emergency department at 11…
Oldest ever baby born from embryo created when his parents were toddlers
Thaddeus Daniel Pierce was was implanted into his mum after being frozen as an embryo in 1990. The incredible achievement breaks the record for the world’s oldest baby 10:16, 01…
Cause of death of woman found with 26 iPhones glued to her body revealed
A woman, aged 20, died under mysterious circumstances after she was found struggling to breathe on a bus in Brazil – she was found to have 26 iPhones stuck to…
Trump’s Fossil Fuel Fanaticism Is Surrending the Future to China
Environment / August 1, 2025 If the planet is to survive, the future needs to be green. China seems to get that—but the US is blowing it. Ad Policy Donald…
Democrats: Let’s Get Our Shit Together!
Politics / August 1, 2025 Or, to put it another way: Stop helping Republicans and back people like Zohran Mamdani. Now! Ad Policy Zohran Mamdani takes photos with supporters during…
France, U.K., others plan to recognize a Palestinian state. What does that change?
A flag with a watermelon, a symbol of Palestinian identity, is waved during the Red Line for Gaza protest in Paris on July 8. Henrique Campos/AFP via Getty Images hide…
Jerusalem Biblical Zoo worker fighting for life after horror leopard mauling
A zoo worker has been rushed to hospital after being seriously injured in a mauling by a leopard. The 25-year-old employee suffered severe injuries to his neck when he was…