A partial government shutdown is just 10 days away.

Comic book movies boosted Hollywood diversity. Could a box office slump threaten that?

Is it safe for anyone?

Slate Money debates the value of philanthropy from the mega-rich, Joe Biden’s manufacturing push, and the private equity in healthcare.

What we can expect for the 2024 presidential election; who would ever want to be a university president; and how we should discuss the drop in homicide

Media are determined not to make the same mistake this time.

We all want to feel well, but what does that actually look like?

Who is helped by a rising minimum wage—and who is left behind?

Far from the battlefield, the outcome could be determined by American voters.

A Muslim-American family grapples with the aftermath of the unthinkable.

The cheap, easy, and likely counterproductive path to “going green” that the federal government is hooked on.

From Prince Harry to Britney Spears, we look back at the biggest bombshells that hit the shelves this year

Real harm from A.I. doesn’t have to look like Skynet—it’s already happening.

Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Stern join forces for their second annual barrel-scraping rundown of the Supreme Court’s worst moments of the past year.

Emily and David finish 2023 pondering conundrums with Wesley Morris from The New York Times.

Mundane bank protocols keep the world economy under the US thumb.

U.S. infrastructure doesn't prioritize the lives of pedestrians. Why?

It’s hard to call the most commercially-successful director of all time “underappreciated” but Spielberg’s relationship with the Academy hasn’t been particularly rosy.

Three officials say UFOs aren’t just real; in the military, they’re an open secret.

A story of soft (and cuddly) power.

The 86-year-old knows there are people in the Vatican working to undo everything he’s done once he’s dead—but he has succession ideas of his own.

Did a civil rights rebel become a murderer, or a scapegoat?

For The Wave’s final episode, we consider throwing out the word “feminism” altogether.

A meltdown over its subscription service reveals Twitter’s wheels coming off.

Slate Money talks a strong year for the economy, the Warner Bros.-Paramount merger, and why more pedestrians are dying on the road.