When Refugee Families are Separated, Women Carry the Burden By Longreads Feature The story of a Somali family uprooted by war and separated by America’s broken refugee resettlement system — and the siblings who brought them back together.
Dear Mom & Dad: We Need to Talk about QAnon By Seyward Darby Highlight Children Of QAnon believers are desperately trying to deradicalize their parents.
My Brown Dad Voted for Trump By Anjoli Roy Feature Anjoli Roy struggles to understand the conservative father she dearly loves.
The American Way By Alice Driver Feature A Chinese painter explores the US-Mexico border and discovers the reality of the border crisis.
Fox & Friends in High Places By Catherine Cusick Highlight Trump’s friends are like family. And Trump hires his family.
Bruce Springsteen: Sadness, Love, Madness, and Soul By Krista Stevens Highlight “All you needed to do,” Springsteen says, “was to risk being your true self.” We ignore our demons at our peril.
The Manipulative Power of ‘You Understand’ By Danielle Tcholakian Commentary A reminder, courtesy of Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova.
End the White House Correspondents’ Dinner By Danielle Tcholakian Commentary It’s an embarrassment to journalism.
Coachella, Alternativo By Gabriel Thompson Feature Durante el tiempo que pasó en el Valle de Coachella, California, el periodista Gabriel Thompson exploró cómo las comunidades latinas de la región se han adaptado a una vida de miedos e incertidumbre durante la administración de Trump.
Coachella, Underground By Gabriel Thompson Feature Spending time in California’s Coachella Valley, journalist Gabriel Thompson explores how the region’s Latino communities have adjusted to a life of fear and uncertainty under a Trump administration.
Steve Bannon’s New Scheme By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight Exactly what has Steve Bannon been up to since leaving the White House in August?
Assertiveness Training By Susan Sheu Feature Susan Sheu considers her estrangement from her conservative mom, who tried to teach her to stand up and be heard in a male-dominated world — but not to be too unladylike about it.
The Town Where Trump Can Do No Wrong By Mike Dang Highlight He hasn’t built a wall or repealed Obamacare, but these Trump supporters say they will support him no matter what.
An Urban Planner Against the Developer Presidency By Longreads Feature An urban planner examines the worldview of high-stakes commercial real estate developers, with a special focus on our new developer-in-chief.
Mexico’s Manufacturing Sector Will Survive With or Without America By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight Despite president Trump’s desire to build a wall and revise NAFTA, the godfather of Mexico’s manufacturing sector said they will survive.
On American Identity, the Election, and Family Members Who Support Trump By Nicole Chung Feature Nicole Chung reflects on the burden of engaging with racism and educating white people, including some in her own family.
On Syrian Doctors and Borders: America’s Loss is Canada’s Gain By Krista Stevens Highlight How a Syrian physician got caught in the web of Trump’s travel ban and found a new, welcoming home in Canada.
New York in the 1970s Gave Us Hip Hop, Madonna, and the Chip on Trump’s Shoulder By Ben Huberman Highlight “You bang your head against the wall to try to get some nice buildings up, and what happens? Everybody comes after you.”
David Sedaris Is Depressed By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight David Sedaris tallies a few of the many reasons he feels shame and sadness being an American in the time of Trump.
Women Are Relating to James Comey’s Senate Testimony By Danielle Tcholakian Commentary Comey wrote about attempting to avoid being alone with President Trump.
What Is ‘Covfefe’? The Internet Wonders By Danielle Tcholakian Commentary Late Tuesday night, President Donald Trump tweeted the word “covfefe,” sending the internet into a frenzy.
American Dolchstoss By Shawn Hamilton Feature The German “stab-in-the-back” myth springs back to life in America, this time through scapegoating over lost jobs.
A New American Pastime: Putinology By Sari Botton Highlight Russian-born journalist Keith Gessen breaks down seven theories about Vladimir Putin that have gained traction as a result of a diversion that’s become popular with Americans in the Trump era: Putinology.
Weighing the Impact of Nationalized Medicine By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight In Texas Monthly, Michael Hall surveys the Texans whose health has dramatically improved after receiving medical coverage through the Affordable Care Act, and the group who labored to get them enrolled.
You’re Fired! The Unemployable Trump Administration By Dana Snitzky Commentary The firing of FBI Director James Comey is the latest high-profile firing by the administration. It’s also one of the most troubling.
Greetings from Alabama By Pam Mandel Highlight “The lesson is simple: populism rises above all other concerns in Alabama.
A President in Search of An Enemy By Michelle Legro Commentary A brief history of the phrase, “enemy of the people.”
Trump Revives a Shameful Tradition: Targeting a Minority Group with Crime Reports By Andrea Pitzer Feature The president’s executive orders and inflammatory rhetoric follow a predictable path.
The Trump Story Project By Pam Mandel Highlight Slate is running short stories by contemporary writers based in an imagined “Trump’s America.”
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