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A guard in Sanaa, Yemen

Death and Devastation in Sanaa Death and Devastation in Sanaa

The brutal Saudi bombing of Yemen has killed thousands and left the capital paralyzed by fuel and water shortages.

Jun 18, 2015 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous

Poster of Morsi

Is the Death Sentence on Egypt’s Morsi a Death Sentence on Egypt? Is the Death Sentence on Egypt’s Morsi a Death Sentence on Egypt?

Support for the Muslim Brotherhood has fallen, but they still command a sizable minority.

Jun 18, 2015 / Juan Cole

Obama and Putin

Why Obama Should Restart Nuclear Talks With Russia Why Obama Should Restart Nuclear Talks With Russia

Walking away from bilateral negotiations doesn’t “punish” Russia, as Washington intended. It weakens international security.

Jun 18, 2015 / Edward Lozansky

Prayer vigil outside church

A Civil-Rights Champion Was Lost in the Attack on Charleston’s Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church A Civil-Rights Champion Was Lost in the Attack on Charleston’s Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church

The church has been linked for centuries to struggles against slavery and segregation and for economic and social justice.

Jun 18, 2015 / John Nichols

Ken Ivory

Meet the ‘Snake-Oil Salesman’ From Utah Who Wants to Transform the American West Meet the ‘Snake-Oil Salesman’ From Utah Who Wants to Transform the American West

Is Republican Representative Ken Ivory trying to save rural counties, or defraud them?

Jun 18, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter

How Instagram Made Basketball Fans See Black Dads

How Instagram Made Basketball Fans See Black Dads How Instagram Made Basketball Fans See Black Dads

Players are providing lasting examples of loving relationships with their children that debunk decades of racist narratives about their absence.

Jun 18, 2015 / Jamilah King

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Letters Letters

Magic Bullets, Dangerous Shields Katha Pollitt’s clarion essay [“Magic-Bullet Birth Control,” June 8] is a stark indictment of male politicians who want to make pregnancy irreversi…

Jun 18, 2015 / Our Readers

Puzzle No. 3367

Puzzle No. 3367 Puzzle No. 3367

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Around back of kitchen, attack a pancake (6)  4 Portal opened wide, nearly revolving with effort (8)  9 Money spent…

Jun 18, 2015 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

The Watergate Complex

June 17, 1972: The Watergate Scandal Begins, as Nixon Campaign Associates Are Caught Breaking Into Democratic Headquarters June 17, 1972: The Watergate Scandal Begins, as Nixon Campaign Associates Are Caught Breaking Into Democratic Headquarters

“Whatever the motive for the ‘breaking and entering,’ it was not burglary, third rate or otherwise.”

Jun 17, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

Fast Food Wages

What Fast-Food Workers Are Fighting For What Fast-Food Workers Are Fighting For

The New York State Labor Department’s fast food Wage Board this week showed why a pay raise can’t come soon enough for fast food workers.

Jun 17, 2015 / Michelle Chen

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