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Slate Magazine - Oct 10, 2008
With voter registration coming to a close, the community-organizing group ACORN has become a major target of criticism by Republicans in recent weeks. On Thursday, Slate's John Dickerson reported that members of the …
Slate Magazine - Sep 29, 2008
Vice-presidential candidates Sarah Palin and Joe Biden will face off in their first and only debate this Thursday in St. Louis, Mo. Quite a few Explainer readers have asked what would happen if one of the presidential …
Slate Magazine - Sep 10, 2008
When Barack Obama told a crowd at a campaign event on Tuesday, "You can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig," the McCain campaign swiftly took offense, claiming the analogy was directed at vice-presidential …
Slate Magazine - Sep 2, 2008
Sarah Palin, the governor of Alaska and John McCain's vice presidential pick, is an enthusiastic hunter who has proposed legislation and cash incentives to encourage aerial wolf gunning, the controversial practice of …
Slate Magazine - Sep 2, 2008
The flood of news surrounding Sarah Palin—from her daughter's pregnancy to her alleged ties in the Alaska Independence Party—has caused the InTrade prediction market to rate the possibility of her being replaced at …
Slate Magazine - Aug 25, 2008
Early Friday morning, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration terminated an experimental rocket soon after it launched from the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The rocket had veered off course and was in …
Slate Magazine - Aug 20, 2008
Yesterday in Beijing, Roqaya al-Gassra of Bahrain won her heat in the second round of the women's 200-meter dash while wearing long pants, long sleeves, and a head covering, in keeping with her practice of Islam. Many …
Slate Magazine - Aug 19, 2008
Russia continues to occupy the former Soviet state of Georgia, despite agreeing to a cease-fire last week. "The Caucasus is a difficult and complicated place," one Russian political scientist told the Financial Times …
Slate Magazine - Aug 13, 2008
The Web site of the president of Georgia was temporarily moved to servers based in Atlanta, Georgia, over the weekend, after what appeared to be an attack by Russian hackers. The move was overseen by a Georgian-born …
Slate Magazine - Aug 12, 2008
Ever since 1,000 performers arranged themselves into the shape of a bird's nest during the Olympics' opening ceremony Friday, Americans have been befuddled by the goings-on in Beijing. With that in mind, the Explainer …