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Puzzle No. 3302 Puzzle No. 3302

And don’t miss Kosman and Picciotto’s crossword blog, Word Salad.

Nov 6, 2013 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Legalize Marijuana

Legalize Marijuana Legalize Marijuana

It’s time to legalize marijuana. 

Nov 5, 2013 / NationAction

Turn On, Tune In, Opt Out

Turn On, Tune In, Opt Out Turn On, Tune In, Opt Out

The knowledge that students can forgo tests without repercussions has emboldened parents across the state.

Nov 5, 2013 / StudentNation / Owen Davis and StudentNation

Q&A: Texas Passed a Law Restricting Abortion Rights—Meet One of the Women Fighting Back

Q&A: Texas Passed a Law Restricting Abortion Rights—Meet One of the Women Fighting Back Q&A: Texas Passed a Law Restricting Abortion Rights—Meet One of the Women Fighting Back

Texas Equal Access fund Executive Director Merritt Tierce says the fight against Texas’ new abortion laws will continue and intensify.

Nov 5, 2013 / Jessica Valenti

A Field Guide to Losing Friends, Influencing No One and Alienating the Middle East

A Field Guide to Losing Friends, Influencing No One and Alienating the Middle East A Field Guide to Losing Friends, Influencing No One and Alienating the Middle East

How a series of foreign policy flubs, stumbles and mini-disasters have underscored the Obama administration’s increasing irrelevance in the region.

Nov 5, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

Will ENDA Be the Next Casualty of the GOP’s Internal Crisis?

Will ENDA Be the Next Casualty of the GOP’s Internal Crisis? Will ENDA Be the Next Casualty of the GOP’s Internal Crisis?

Dim prospects for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act in the House illustrate how far right of the American mainstream the GOP has drifted. 

Nov 5, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter

Pay No Attention to That Imperialist Behind the Curtain

Pay No Attention to That Imperialist Behind the Curtain Pay No Attention to That Imperialist Behind the Curtain

What John Kerry did this week in Egypt and Saudi Arabia is nothing short of despicable.

Nov 5, 2013 / Robert Scheer

‘After Tiller’: The Abortions No One Wants To Talk About

‘After Tiller’: The Abortions No One Wants To Talk About ‘After Tiller’: The Abortions No One Wants To Talk About

The acclaimed documentary turns an compassionate lens on a complicated, multi-faceted issue. 

Nov 5, 2013 / Laura Flanders

VIDEO: Why This Company Wants You in Prison

VIDEO: Why This Company Wants You in Prison VIDEO: Why This Company Wants You in Prison

It has something to do with the $1.7 billion they made off the privatized incarceration industry just last year.

Nov 5, 2013 / Jesse Lava and Sarah Solon

Strange Silence on Success in Removing Syria’s Chemical Weapons

Strange Silence on Success in Removing Syria’s Chemical Weapons Strange Silence on Success in Removing Syria’s Chemical Weapons

In Syria, there have been no “Mission Accomplished” banners unfurled, no victory laps of any kind, underscoring the fragile and incomplete nature of OPCW's chemical...

Nov 5, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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