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Puzzle No. 3422

Puzzle No. 3422 Puzzle No. 3422

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 What comes after I imitate mockery (4)  3 In the absence of objective fact, send leader of team ahead of Yankee slu…

Feb 9, 2017 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

The Rise and Resilience of Black Lives Matter

The Rise and Resilience of Black Lives Matter The Rise and Resilience of Black Lives Matter

Wesley Lowery’s new book charts the origins of a movement

Feb 9, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Nathalie Baptiste

6 Years, 8 Countries: A Refugee Couple’s Harrowing Search for Safety

6 Years, 8 Countries: A Refugee Couple’s Harrowing Search for Safety 6 Years, 8 Countries: A Refugee Couple’s Harrowing Search for Safety

Daniel and Kedijah’s story reveals everything wrong with the response by wealthy nations to record-high global displacement.

Feb 9, 2017 / Caitlin L. Chandler

In a World of Closed Borders, Deciding Who Deserves Asylum

In a World of Closed Borders, Deciding Who Deserves Asylum In a World of Closed Borders, Deciding Who Deserves Asylum

At Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya, workers face few humane options.

Feb 9, 2017 / Feature / Jacob Kushner

Coretta KingCoretta Scott King and Jeff Sessions

The Silencing of Coretta Scott King Is an Act of Systemic Racism The Silencing of Coretta Scott King Is an Act of Systemic Racism

Elizabeth Warren wasn’t attacking Jeff Sessions’s character; she was using King’s observations to expose his support for racist policies.

Feb 8, 2017 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

The Last Supermarket Before Antarctica

The Last Supermarket Before Antarctica The Last Supermarket Before Antarctica

In southernmost Chilean Patagonia, the modern world has invaded the world’s end.

Feb 8, 2017 / Georgi Lazarevski

Underground Railroad And Slave Act

What the Fugitive Slave Act Teaches Us About How States Can Resist Oppressive Federal Power What the Fugitive Slave Act Teaches Us About How States Can Resist Oppressive Federal Power

The actions of attorneys general in California and other states have their antecedents in the fight against that draconian law.

Feb 8, 2017 / Eric Foner

Trump May

Theresa May Is Totally Crushing on Donald Trump Theresa May Is Totally Crushing on Donald Trump

Other European leaders: No thanks.

Feb 8, 2017 / Column / Gary Younge

Betsy Devos

Betsy DeVos Has Been Confirmed. Now the Fight Really Begins. Betsy DeVos Has Been Confirmed. Now the Fight Really Begins.

DeVos will have significant influence over how civil-rights protections for students are enforced, and how the for-profit college and student-loan industries are regulated. 

Feb 8, 2017 / Zoë Carpenter

Donald Trump

Did Trump Break the Law With His Executive Order on Regulations? Did Trump Break the Law With His Executive Order on Regulations?

A new lawsuit filed in DC makes the case.

Feb 8, 2017 / David Dayen

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