Puzzle No. 3187 Puzzle No. 3187

ACROSS

 1 Certain crops could be so formulaic. (3,3,5)

Sep 30, 2009 / Frank W. Lewis

The Supreme Court Slams the Door The Supreme Court Slams the Door

How a mere "procedural" decision blatantly shortchanges justice.

Sep 30, 2009 / Herman Schwartz

Anti-Choice Amendments Fail in Senate Finance Committee Anti-Choice Amendments Fail in Senate Finance Committee

Two anti-choice amendments considered by the Senate Finance Committee today were soundly defeated.

Sep 30, 2009 / Feature / Sharon Lerner

Arrest Warrant Out for USAID Contractor in Afghanistan Arrest Warrant Out for USAID Contractor in Afghanistan

While corruption by the Afghan government has been widely condemned, corruption by Western officials in Afghanistan has received little if any scrutiny.

Sep 30, 2009 / Feature / Aram Roston

Who’s Afraid of the Independent Press? Who’s Afraid of the Independent Press?

Nation contributor Jeremy Scahill and Glenn Greenwald discuss the decline of establishment media and who's afraid of the independent press.

Sep 30, 2009 / GRITtv

Brighton Beach Postcard Brighton Beach Postcard

Brighton. Short of sashaying over the waves, or flying Harry Potter's Nimbus 2000 (perhaps on loan from his good friend J.K. Rowling) into the Labour Party conference here yester...

Sep 30, 2009 / D.D. Guttenplan

AFL-CIO: Young Workers Unite! AFL-CIO: Young Workers Unite!

The AFL-CIO's recent rally on Wall Street was about more than economic inequality, it was part of an ongoing campaign to attract new young members.

Sep 30, 2009 / StudentNation / The Nation

Public Option Rejected As Key Dems Vote “No” Public Option Rejected As Key Dems Vote “No”

The healthcare reform debate – such as it is – has already provided more than enough disappointment for Americans who recognize the need for a thorough reordering of the way i...

Sep 29, 2009 / John Nichols

Democrats Don’t Deliver Healthcare Reform… Again Democrats Don’t Deliver Healthcare Reform… Again

Five Democratic senators on the Senate Finance Committee helped defeat a public option; do they really think that will advance reform--or even their political careers?

Sep 29, 2009 / Adam Howard

Banned Books Week Banned Books Week

I wasn't surprised to read that the American Library Association (ALA) reported at least 513 actual and attempted book bannings in the US in 2008. Here's the list of the ten most ...

Sep 29, 2009 / Peter Rothberg