Politics

The Democratic Presidential Candidates Declared War on Unfettered Capitalism

As a tactic, it’s moral, pragmatic, and smart. Republicans better have an answer.

By William Saletan

One of America’s Most Famous Restaurateurs Is Banning Tipping. Kudos!

By Jordan Weissmann

A Tennessee County Shuttered Its Schools Indefinitely Because of Obamacare

20 Years Ago, Lisa Simpson Changed the Image of TV’s Vegetarians

Hillary’s Debate Should End the Biden Talk

By Jamelle Bouie

Doublex

Bernie’s Show

Yes, Hillary Clinton won the debate—but Bernie Sanders set the terms.

By Michelle Goldberg

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Music

Mr. Pop

He created the template for contemporary hit-making. He made Ace of Base the biggest group in the world. And he mentored the most successful songwriter since the Beatles. Why have you never heard of Denniz Pop?

By John Seabrook

Bernie’s Show

This Swedish DJ Created the Template for Modern Pop. Why Have You Never Heard of Him?

Putin Can’t Stop the Russian Internet From Spreading the Truth

By Irina Borogan and Andrei Soldatov

Why It’s Absurd to Only Blame the Palestinians for Rising Violence

By Matthew Duss

I Watched the CNN Debate in Virtual Reality and Am OK

The Movie Adaptation of Room Will Take You Places Your Mind May Not Want to Go

IRS Hasn’t Finished Doing Windows Upgrades Because It Can’t Find a Bunch of Its Computers

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See All Video The CNN Democratic Debate in 90 Seconds

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This is Why Everyone is Saying Clinton Won The Debate

All the MGM References in the New Coen Brothers Trailer, Annotated

Ask a Homo: How Should A Doctor Address Gay Parents?

A Look Inside the Smitten Kitchen

Proof Our Heroes Are All Exactly the Same

Can You Endure This Cheetah Cub and Puppy's Friendship?

Watch an Emotional Montage of Movie Characters’ Moments of Revelation

A $200,000 Skateboard Trick, in Super Slow Motion

In Case You Missed It

Charlotte Was Different An all-too-familiar story—an unarmed black man killed by a white police officer—with an unfamiliar ending.

Technology

Microsoft’s New Laptop Is a Legitimate Rival to the Macbook Pro

Low Concept Every Conversation With Your Kid Is One of These Four Conversations

History Why Do So Many Americans Think They Have Cherokee Blood?

In America, It’s Normal for Your Landlord to Cheat You Out of Your Security Deposit It doesn’t have to be that way.

Podcasts

Culture Gabfest 99 Homes Is Basically Magic Mike Without the Stripping
Whistlestop The First Town Hall–Style Presidential Debate
The Gist Veep’s Tony Hale Compares Notes With Obama’s Former Body Man, Reggie Love
Hang Up And Listen 2015 Is the U.S. Men’s Soccer Team’s Annus Horribilis. Is It All Jürgen Klinsmann’s Fault?
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“There’s an oft-told joke about MLMs in Utah: It stands for Mormons Losing Money.” The Get-Rich-Quick Schemers Who Love the GOP

“Twitter finally has—for the first time in its history—a single, unquestioned leader. Or, at least, it has half of him.” Jack Is Back

“It’s hard to conceive of ‘Donald Trump’ as anything other than a 69-year con created by God for the strict purpose of stopping a third Bush from becoming president.” Jeb Bush Just Sunk to His Lowest Point Ever

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News & Politics

Supreme Court Dispatches

Oct. 14 2015 2:12 PM Florida Judges Can Kill You The state’s perverse death sentencing system is surely unconstitutional—right? Mark Joseph Stern

Watch the CNN Democratic Debate Recapped in 90 Seconds

Hillary Clinton Won the Foreign Policy Debate

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Lincoln Chafee Just Went From Long Shot to Loser

Why Are the Democrats Having So Few Debates?

What You Need to Know for the First Democratic Debate

The Non-Hillary Candidates Will Decide Whether Tonight’s Debate Is a Slugfest

Business

Moneybox

Oct. 14 2015 1:15 PM Walmart Is Having Its Worst Day on Wall Street in More Than 15 Years Alison Griswold

Aurous Is Being Called “Spotify for Pirated Music.” The Recording Industry Is Not Amused.

This Laser Razor Raised $4 Million—Before Kickstarter Gave It the Boot

Twitter Says It’s Cutting Hundreds of Jobs Because “the World Needs a Strong Twitter”

Why the Winner of This Year’s Nobel in Economics Thinks We Should Worry About the Super-Rich

One Huge Winner of Dell’s $67 Billion Merger With EMC: Wall Street

Yes, Gas Is Cheap. You Should Still Buy a Hybrid.

Trump, Carson, and Bush Have All Benefited From Get-Rich-Quick Companies That Prey on the Desperate

Life

Atlas Obscura

Oct. 14 2015 12:30 PM The Protected View from King Henry’s Mound Atlas Obscura Contributor

This Company Is Reinventing the Business Card for the Digital Age

Listen. So. What Are Those Words We Say Before We Say What We Mean to Say?

What’s the Trickiest Topic for Law & Order: SVU to Tackle? Hint: It’s Not Sex or Violence.

The Desperate, Hopeful Ads Freed People Published in Search of Their Lost Relatives After the Civil War

Did We Miss the Greatest Slave Rebellion in Modern History?

The Dunce Cap Actually Began as a Symbol of Respected Scholars

This Charter-School Network Suspends Kindergartners. Is That Why Its Scores Are So Good?

Double X

The XX Factor

Oct. 13 2015 4:03 PM Planned Parenthood Stops All Reimbursement for Fetal Tissue Donations Christina Cauterucci

Donald Trump’s Troll Army Unleashes Its Force on a Teenage Intern

No Bra Day Is the Latest Way to Do Nothing About Breast Cancer

A Conversation With Neil Strauss: “I Look Back on The Game and Cringe”

Taylor Swift’s Breakup Yields Taylor Swift Song Material

It’s Guns vs. Dildos in UT Austin Protest Against “Campus Carry” Law

Financial Advice Just for Women Might Seem Like a Great Idea. Here’s Why It’s Not.

Yelp Reviews of the DMV and Planned Parenthood: Can You Tell Them Apart?

Slate Plus

The History of American Slavery

Oct. 13 2015 3:34 PM How Did American Slavery End? History of American Slavery, Episode 9: The long process of emancipation. Jamelle Bouie and Rebecca Onion

Do Accents Matter When It Comes to the Polls? A Political Gabfest Bonus Segment.

Dear Prudence Answers More Questions Every Week, Only for Slate Plus Members

The Walking Dead Podcast: Recapping the Season 6 Premiere

Introducing the Best of Slate Podcasts—the Top Conversations of the Week, All in One Place

Arts

Brow Beat

Oct. 14 2015 12:18 PM Jeff Daniels Combined His Newsroom and Dumb and Dumber Roles in One Goofy Late Late Show Bit Claire Landsbaum

One Photographer’s Autobiography as Seen in Her Portraits of Others

Colbert Squeezed a Full Orchestra Onto His Set So They Could Play Legend of Zelda Music

How Aaron Sorkin Designed Steve Jobs

The Director of Room on Translating a Kid’s Perspective From the Page to the Screen

Lena Dunham’s New HBO Show Is a Comedy About 1960s Feminism