Puzzle No. 3179 Puzzle No. 3179
ACROSS
1 Some artists are so concerned--being diffident. (11)
Jul 15, 2009 / Frank W. Lewis
Stevenson of Illinois Stevenson of Illinois
The governor of Illinois is an uncommon man with the interests of the common man at heart.
Jul 15, 2009 / Feature / Alan Whitney
Why Is the CIA Keeping Cheney’s Secrets? Why Is the CIA Keeping Cheney’s Secrets?
The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel talks about the need for information about the torture, warrantless wiretapping and secret programs of the Bush era.
Jul 15, 2009 / The Ed Show
Klobuchar’s Contribution: Talking Law With Sotomayor Klobuchar’s Contribution: Talking Law With Sotomayor
Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar brought something rare and valuable to the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Supreme Court nomination of Sonia Sotomayor: a savvy questioni...
Jul 15, 2009 / John Nichols
The Courage of Natalya Estemirova The Courage of Natalya Estemirova
In October 2007, Russian human rights activist Natalya Estemirova wrote for us about the assassination of the crusading investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya. In 2009, Estemi...
Jul 15, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Goldman Sachs: Risk Takers or Coup Makers? Goldman Sachs: Risk Takers or Coup Makers?
Matt Taibb and others discuss Goldman Sachs's record profits and how backroom deals and taxpayer dollars were used to resuscitate the banking industry.
Jul 15, 2009 / GRITtv
Around The Nation Around The Nation
Last week The Nation, and our friends at Campus Progress, hosted theFourth Annual National Youth Student Journalism conference, a gathering ofstudents and award-winning journalis...
Jul 15, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Palin Abandons Alaska and the Facts Palin Abandons Alaska and the Facts
The Nation's Chris Hayes on Sarah Palin's wildly inaccurate recent op-ed in the Washington Post on cap-and-trade legislation.
Jul 15, 2009 / Countdown
Cheney, High-Level Wrongdoing Must Be Focus of Inquiries Cheney, High-Level Wrongdoing Must Be Focus of Inquiries
Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold, the chief critic of executive excess and wrongdoing in the Senate during recent Republican and Democratic administrations, wants Attorney General ...
Jul 15, 2009 / John Nichols