Puzzle No. 1596 Puzzle No. 1596
This puzzle originally appeared in the August 30, 1975, issue
Jul 28, 2010 / Frank W. Lewis
Funding War, Choosing Sides Funding War, Choosing Sides
The House approved $33 billion for a 30,000-troop escalation in Afghanistan this week and in doing so took money away from other places it was desperately needed.
Jul 28, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Slide Show: Arizona’s Immigration Battles Slide Show: Arizona’s Immigration Battles
Immigrants—perennial scapegoats for fear-mongers on the American right—have been blamed for everything from overpopulation to unemployment and even for rising emission…
Jul 28, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation
War Opposition Grows As 102 House Dems, 12 Republicans Oppose Obama’s Afghan Surge War Opposition Grows As 102 House Dems, 12 Republicans Oppose Obama’s Afghan Surge
House approves "emergency" Afghan war funding, but 114 members vote "no" in one of the strongest shows of antiwar sentiment since the Vietnam era.
Jul 28, 2010 / John Nichols
Conversation: Lynn Harris & Elizabeth Miller on Reproductive Coercion Conversation: Lynn Harris & Elizabeth Miller on Reproductive Coercion
Understanding reproductive coercion "turns on its head the myth that it's always women who trick their boyfriends into getting them pregnant," says Lynn Harris.
Jul 28, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV
Despite WikiLeaks Revelations, Congress Votes for War Funding Despite WikiLeaks Revelations, Congress Votes for War Funding
While Congress is throwing another $33 billion into the Afghanistan sinkhole, WikiLeaks takes on the oversight duties the lawmakers ought to perform.
Jul 28, 2010 / Tom Hayden
Thank God for the Whistle-Blowers Thank God for the Whistle-Blowers
What WikiLeaks did was brilliant journalism, and the bleating critics from the president on down are revealing just how low a regard they have for the truth.
Jul 28, 2010 / Robert Scheer
Americans with Disabilities Did the Impossible Americans with Disabilities Did the Impossible
"Civil rights laws do not self-enforce, " said Marca Bristo, "They only come to life when enlightened citizens…push the envelope."
Jul 27, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Obama Maneuvers to Contain China: Is He Using the Pentagon to Assert Declining American Power in Asia? Obama Maneuvers to Contain China: Is He Using the Pentagon to Assert Declining American Power in Asia?
Dumb and dumber: Obama edges toward a confrontation with China, the rising superpower.
Jul 27, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Energy Policy Fail Energy Policy Fail
A watered-down version of an energy bill is being published today—but Obama can effect clean changes simply by changing the types of products that the federal government bu...
Jul 27, 2010 / Press Room