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4 November 2012
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The Execution Of Carlos DeLuna

Gabriel O'Malley | Boston Review | 22 October 2012

How Texas murdered an innocent man. Pro-death penalty arguments sometimes run along the lines of there being no clear evidence that convicts have been executed for crimes they didn't commit. Can that argument still be made? Comments

Supermarket Banking

Frances Coppola | Coppola Comment | 1 November 2012

What went wrong with retail banking. Problems didn't arise from proximity to investment banking; they came from the retail sector. Banks became supermarkets for financial products; staff became salespeople Comments

What's The Foreign Policy Agenda For The Next Four Years?

Stephen Walt | Foreign Policy | 31 October 2012

"No matter who wins on November 6, the feature that is going to dominate US national security planning is constraint. The budget math is real and unforgiving." That said, here's Walt's list of what will take up the president's time Comments

Dead As A Doornail?

Peter Rothman | H+ | 1 November 2012

Death today is a term with more legal than scientific meaning. Its definition has changed substantially over the past 200 years. Medical advances mean it will continue to change. Where will the boundary finally be drawn? Comments

Meet The Most Indebted Man In The World

Matthew O'Brien | Atlantic | 2 November 2012

Interview with Frank Partnoy about rogue traders. Banks say that rogue traders evade controls designed to stop them. But it happens with suspicious frequency. What if the controls are designed to be porous, to encourage risk-taking? Comments

Some Notes On The Novella

Ian McEwan | New Yorker | 29 October 2012

We're attuned to novels and short stories, uneasy with novellas. Why so? Brevity is beauty. The novella is to fiction as the sonata is to music. Within it you can achieve perfection. Think of "The Dead", or "Heart of Darkness" Comments

Obama's electoral college lead, Occupy Wall Street's Sandy relief efforts, and other stories from The Slatest.

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Sunday, November 04, 2012

What you missed from The Slatest, your news companion.

Blog | Daniel Politi
Obama Enjoys Slight Electoral College Lead, but Turnout Will be Key
Sunday, November 04, 2012, at 1:48 PM EST

 
Blog | Katherine Goldstein
Is Occupy Wall Street Outperforming the Red Cross in Hurricane Relief?
Sunday, November 04, 2012, at 2:59 PM EST

 
Blog | Daniel Politi
Housing Crisis Emerges as Latest Challenge to Superstorm Relief Efforts
Sunday, November 04, 2012, at 2:54 PM EST

 
Blog | Daniel Politi
The Sandy Effect? Obama Sees Approval Ratings Rise Right Before Election Day
Sunday, November 04, 2012, at 3:02 PM EST

 
Blog | Daniel Politi
Why is Romney Focusing on "Revenge" Comment in Final Stretch?
Sunday, November 04, 2012, at 1:39 PM EST

 
Blog | Daniel Politi
Congress is Likely To Stay Pretty Much the Same After Tuesday
Saturday, November 03, 2012, at 3:53 PM EDT

 
Blog | Daniel Politi
Latest Polls Show President Obama Ahead of Mitt Romney in Ohio and Florida
Saturday, November 03, 2012, at 1:20 PM EDT

 
Blog | Daniel Politi
Report: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie Was Romney's First VP Choice
Saturday, November 03, 2012, at 12:49 PM EDT

 
Blog | Daniel Politi
Power Slowly Returns, but Frustration Grows Over Fuel Shortages Amid Cold Snap
Saturday, November 03, 2012, at 1:00 PM EDT

 
Future Tense | Will Oremus
How Manhattan Powered Through the Blackout
Saturday, November 03, 2012, at 8:13 AM EDT

 
Blog | Matthew Yglesias
171,000 New Jobs In October Amidst Signs of a Strengthening Recovery
Friday, November 02, 2012, at 9:27 AM EDT

 
The Slate Quiz | Ken Jennings
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Friday, November 02, 2012, at 4:15 AM EDT
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