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Puzzle No. 3269 Puzzle No. 3269

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

Jan 23, 2013 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

First Generation Soviet-Jewry Descendants: Bad Jews? First Generation Soviet-Jewry Descendants: Bad Jews?

Reflections on identity by the founder of the Rutgers University Hillel Russian-Jewish Club.

Jan 22, 2013 / StudentNation / Jonathan Levin and StudentNation

Obama’s First Term Was Shaped by Clashes With Big-Business Interests

Obama’s First Term Was Shaped by Clashes With Big-Business Interests Obama’s First Term Was Shaped by Clashes With Big-Business Interests

President Barack Obama’s second term will be shaped by his battles with big business lobbyists in his first. 

Jan 22, 2013 / Lee Fang

What Obama’s Inaugural Address Got Wrong About Poverty

What Obama’s Inaugural Address Got Wrong About Poverty What Obama’s Inaugural Address Got Wrong About Poverty

It makes no sense to suggest that a poor child could ever have “the same chance to succeed as anybody else.”

Jan 22, 2013 / Betsy Reed

Brennan at the CIA Might Surprise Us

Brennan at the CIA Might Surprise Us Brennan at the CIA Might Surprise Us

The tough guy might yet rein in drones. And steer the CIA away from covert ops to intelligence collection.

Jan 22, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

Jeremy Scahill: Obama’s Covert Wars Contradict His Rhetoric

Jeremy Scahill: Obama’s Covert Wars Contradict His Rhetoric Jeremy Scahill: Obama’s Covert Wars Contradict His Rhetoric

The president continues to expand drone strikes and special operations, even as he decries the country’s war footing.

Jan 22, 2013 / Press Room

The White House Sends Troubling Signals About Its First Climate Test: Keystone XL

The White House Sends Troubling Signals About Its First Climate Test: Keystone XL The White House Sends Troubling Signals About Its First Climate Test: Keystone XL

Approving the Keystone XL pipeline would be a crippling blow to the idea the White House is serious about addressing climate change.

Jan 22, 2013 / George Zornick

Labor Campaign Pushes Healthcare as a Human Right, Not a Business Labor Campaign Pushes Healthcare as a Human Right, Not a Business

Inspired by Vermont’s successful drive for universal healthcare, the Labor Campaign for Single-Payer is working with activists from Maine, California and Oregon to expand healthcar...

Jan 22, 2013 / Micah Uetricht

The Military Powder Keg in the Pacific

The Military Powder Keg in the Pacific The Military Powder Keg in the Pacific

Will China-Japan-US tensions in the Pacific ignite a conflict and sink the global economy?

Jan 22, 2013 / Michael T. Klare

Bill McKibben Webcast From Middlebury College Tonight Bill McKibben Webcast From Middlebury College Tonight

A debate over whether environmental and social concerns should influence investment policies of college and university endowments.

Jan 22, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

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