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What's Really Going On in Donald Trump's Head? One Big Clue Has Been in Plain Sight for Years. -- Slate Staff

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People Compared It to The Birth of a Nation and "a Lynching." Spike Lee Hated It. Now It's a Classic. -- Nadira Goffe -- In the 1980s, The Color Purple prompted protests and boycotts. There's a reason it's since been embraced.

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Slate Mini Crossword for June 13, 2026 -- K. Austin Collins

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Almost a Century Ago, an Autocrat Wanted the World Cup to Worship Him. Sound Familiar? Flynn Coleman - The beautiful game has a long, ugly history with autocrats. But there's something about soccer that the authoritarian mind cannot comprehend.

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KBJ Just Blasted Amy Coney Barrett's "Contempt" for Congress -- Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern

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