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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

Truck in Chile after flood

Climate Change Is a Crisis We Can Only Solve Together Climate Change Is a Crisis We Can Only Solve Together

The very idea that we—as atomized individuals—could play a significant part in stabilizing the planet’s climate is objectively nuts.

Jun 17, 2015 / Feature / Naomi Klein

Protest against Broken Windows

You Can’t Fix ‘Broken Windows’, So End It Now You Can’t Fix ‘Broken Windows’, So End It Now

After a year of tragedies, framed by the deaths of Eric Garner and Kalief Browder, it’s time for our leaders to discard this racist and immoral idea.

Jun 17, 2015 / The Editors

James Clyburn. Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi

The TPP Tipping Point The TPP Tipping Point

A revolt by liberal Democrats heralds a new politics.

Jun 17, 2015 / William Greider

Kshama Sawant

Can Kshama Sawant Build an Actual Socialist City in America? Can Kshama Sawant Build an Actual Socialist City in America?

First, she'll have to win rent control.

Jun 17, 2015 / Feature / Sarah Jaffe

The Score: Workers Don't Get Pregnant, Do They?

The Stealthy Way Employers Keep Women Out of the Workforce The Stealthy Way Employers Keep Women Out of the Workforce

In the 21st century, the worker is still assumed to be a man.

Jun 17, 2015 / Bryce Covert

George Pataki

Why Do Journalists Take Delusional Presidential Candidates So Seriously? Why Do Journalists Take Delusional Presidential Candidates So Seriously?

George Pataki’s campaign is a figment of his imagination. But that didn’t stop the press from covering it as if it were the real thing.

Jun 17, 2015 / Column / Eric Alterman

Protest against TPP in Japan

What’s the True Cost of Free Trade? What’s the True Cost of Free Trade?

The price for deals like TPP is paid in forced migration and the refugee crises that are rolling around the globe.

Jun 17, 2015 / Column / Gary Younge

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