Puzzle No. 3486 Puzzle No. 3486
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Different tactic ultimately executed (7) 5 Holiday tradition—for example, turning instrument over (6) 8 Broken-do…
Dec 20, 2018 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Capital Worship Capital Worship
American holiday values.
Dec 20, 2018 / OppArt / Patrick McGrath Muñiz
In the Cold War’s Bloodlands In the Cold War’s Bloodlands
A new history of the Cold War examines how the 45 years of peace between its rival superpowers were also 45 years of killing for much of the rest of the world.
Dec 20, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Immerwahr
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Heike Geissler’s Seasonal Associate offers an unsparing portrait of a German Amazon warehouse.
Dec 20, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Alex Press
Why ‘Overmatch’ Is Overkill Why ‘Overmatch’ Is Overkill
The Pentagon’s strategy for global supremacy could bankrupt the country and spark a world war.
Dec 20, 2018 / Feature / Michael T. Klare
It’s Time for Fact-Checkers to Face the Facts It’s Time for Fact-Checkers to Face the Facts
Even fact-checking sites feel the need to try and find balance where there is none.
Dec 20, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman
The 2018 Progressive Honor Roll The 2018 Progressive Honor Roll
Progressives were on the move this year, and they weren’t just resisting Trump—they were outlining the alternative to Trumpism.
Dec 20, 2018 / Feature / John Nichols
2018: The Year of the Progressive 2018: The Year of the Progressive
John Nichols on politics, Erwin Chemerinsky on Obamacare, and Atossa Araxia Abrahamian on left internationalism.
Dec 20, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Republican Martha McSally Did Not Win Her Election. Why Will She Be a Senator Next Year? Republican Martha McSally Did Not Win Her Election. Why Will She Be a Senator Next Year?
Appointed senators, be they Republicans or Democrats, serve without the democratic legitimacy that is conveyed to the winners of elections.
Dec 19, 2018 / John Nichols
We Have Entered A Dangerous Moral Universe We Have Entered A Dangerous Moral Universe
What futures can we imagine when we no longer trust our senses?
Dec 19, 2018 / Column / Patricia J. Williams