America’s data center insurrection was entirely predictable
It has finally occurred to the people crowing about trillion-dollar AI valuations that sharing a bit of that wealth is going to be necessary.
Mine safety commissioner fired by Trump gives up legal fight, citing Supreme Court
The Supreme Court’s expansion of President Trump’s firing power is sweeping into mine safety. Moshe Marvit, whom Trump sacked from the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (FMSHRC), moved to voluntarily drop his legal challenge on Wednesday. He disagrees with the high
Spain’s Sanchez says no ‘solid proof’ that Morocco planned Ceuta crisis
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has told lawmakers that there is no evidence the Ceuta migrant crisis was orchestrated by Morocco's government. His remarks come a day after tens of thousands of people took part in protests across the country
Meloni government sets longevity record in Italy
Giorgia Meloni's hard-right government has been in power for 1,413 days. She surpassed the record set by Silvio Berlusconi between 2001 and 2005, making her government Italy's longest serving uninterrupted government since World War II, after a period of intense
Norway seizes Russian ship to enforce $4.22 billion Ukrainian compensation claim
Norway said Wednesday it had seized a Russian ship as part of a Ukrainian effort to recover $4.22 billion awarded to state energy firm Naftogaz over Russia’s seizure of its assets in Crimea in 2014. The Professor Molchanov vessel was
Which Chemical Element Is Named After the Discoverers of Radium?
Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for Sept. 3, 2026.
Trump Is About to Get the Mail-Ballot Chaos He’s Been Looking For
This week’s Executive Dysfunction.