Puzzle No. 1589 Puzzle No. 1589
This puzzle originally appeared in the June 14, 1975, issue.
May 27, 2010 / Frank W. Lewis
Prolixities Docked Prolixities Docked
Revisiting an enduring guide to battered ornaments, elegant variations and Gr8 Db8s.
May 27, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Ange Mlinko
Art Linkletter and Richard Nixon: Alcohol vs. Pot Art Linkletter and Richard Nixon: Alcohol vs. Pot
What's the difference between drinking alcohol and smoking pot? The president wants to know!
May 27, 2010 / Jon Wiener
The Junkies of Wall Street The Junkies of Wall Street
Derivatives regulation, a consumer financial protection agency, limits on speculative trading—will they make it into the final financial reform bill?
May 27, 2010 / The Editors
A New Vision of School Reform A New Vision of School Reform
The change we need in education policy is more than a rebranding of No Child Left Behind.
May 27, 2010 / Feature / Pedro Noguera
Restoring Our Schools Restoring Our Schools
Forget quick fixes. To compete internationally, we need to improve the whole system.
May 27, 2010 / Feature / Linda Darling-Hammond
Why I Changed My Mind Why I Changed My Mind
Bringing "choice" and "accountability" to the education system sounded good on paper, but in reality, that effort has failed.
May 27, 2010 / Feature / Diane Ravitch
Bright Ideas Bright Ideas
Far from the media spotlight, innovation in education is going on in unexpected places.
May 27, 2010 / Feature / Philissa Cramer
Ms. Solis Goes to Immokalee Ms. Solis Goes to Immokalee
Labor Secretary Hilda Solis is committed to enforcing laws against wage theft. But Florida agricultural workers say new, stronger laws are still needed.
May 27, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Cradle to College Cradle to College
Community schools alter the arc of children's lives by addressing academic and social needs.
May 27, 2010 / Feature / David Kirp