Puzzle No. 3344 Puzzle No. 3344
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Nov 5, 2014 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Snapshot: The End of Ebola Snapshot: The End of Ebola
Thanks to Nigeria’s robust response to the Ebola crisis, the country is now free of the virus. Drawing on lessons from polio outbreaks, health workers made 18,000 visits to check the temperature of 898 people who may have come in contact with Nigeria’s first Ebola patient. Here, a teacher checks the temperature of a student in Lagos.
Nov 5, 2014 / Akintunde Akinleye
Will Rasmea Odeh Go to Prison Because of a Confession Obtained Through Torture? Will Rasmea Odeh Go to Prison Because of a Confession Obtained Through Torture?
Forty years ago, the Israeli army tortured and imprisoned her. Now she’s being forced to relive the nightmare in a US court.
Nov 4, 2014 / Charlotte Silver
My Generation: The Change That You Really Can Believe In My Generation: The Change That You Really Can Believe In
We are not forsaking our vote, but we see that we must address the fossil fuel industry in order to restore the value and power of our vote.
Nov 4, 2014 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin and StudentNation
Jerusalem’s Palestinian Neighborhoods Are Under Economic Siege Jerusalem’s Palestinian Neighborhoods Are Under Economic Siege
Palestinians in East Jerusalem face not just a wall but a welfare system designed to impoverish and ultimately remove them.
Nov 4, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Is the Justice Department Shielding an Anti-Iran Smear Campaign? Is the Justice Department Shielding an Anti-Iran Smear Campaign?
An anti-Iran group is accused in court of peddling false information anew while enjoying protection from the Obama Justice Department.
Nov 4, 2014 / Ali Gharib and Eli Clifton
Why Washington Continues to Beat the War and Disease Drums Why Washington Continues to Beat the War and Disease Drums
Escalation is now a structural fact embedded in the war in the Middle East and the Ebola crisis here at home.
Nov 4, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt
Will the Midterms Create a Mandate for Minimum Wage Hikes? Will the Midterms Create a Mandate for Minimum Wage Hikes?
Progressives should not think of this election as another Republican “shellacking,” but as the year some Americans got a raise.
Nov 4, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Why Tonight Is Not Just About Senate Control Why Tonight Is Not Just About Senate Control
Yes, the fight for control of the Senate matters. But so do the gubernatorial races.
Nov 4, 2014 / John Nichols
LIVESTREAM: Full Election 2014 Coverage LIVESTREAM: Full Election 2014 Coverage
On Tuesday, November 4, at 7 pm EST, join Democracy Now! for a live broadcast of the midterm election results.
Nov 3, 2014 / Democracy Now! and The Nation