Are Kids Worried About the News? Zak Rosen, Jamilah Lemieux, and Elizabeth Newcamp
Plus: work trips, voice lessons, and reading privately.
We Can’t Control Donald Trump or Elon Musk—So We’re Trying to Control Each Other. Kathleen Smith
I’m a therapist, and I see it all the time with my clients.
My Family Doesn’t Even Live in America. But Trump Just Found a Way to Hurt Us Even Here. Nicole Chung
How do I explain this to my kid?
Guantanamo Bay’s Comeback Is a Warning Mary Harris
The history of an American detention camp.
Help! I Gave My Friend a Kitten From My Cat’s Litter. I’m Speechless About What Happened to It. Delia Cai
I don’t think I can let this go.
Which Milky Sap Comes From the Rubber Tree? Ray Hamel
Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for Feb. 6, 2025.
Slate Mini Crossword for Feb. 6, 2025 Quiara Vasquez
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Slate Crossword: “So What” S!nger (Four Letters) Ben Zimmer
Ready for some wordplay? Sharpen your skills with Slate’s puzzle for Feb. 6, 2025.
Pam Bondi Instructs Trump DOJ to Criminally Investigate Companies That Do DEI Jeremy Stahl and Mark Joseph Stern
Civil rights advocates may well file suit immediately against the Justice Department to secure an injunction.
I Was a Member of the the NLRB. I Can’t Believe What Trump’s Doing Now. Lauren McFerran
This extraordinary act, which was not only contrary to statute but clearly unlawful under a 90-year-old Supreme Court precedent.