Puzzle No. 3298 Puzzle No. 3298
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Oct 8, 2013 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Letters Letters
Stop the rot!… run over on the runway… diapers: the new luxury… students always come last… ditch the bells & whistles
Oct 8, 2013 / Our Readers
![Like Jon Stewart, Joe Lhota Aids the Tea Party ‘Crazies’ on Obamacare](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/stewart_sebelius_interview_cc_img.jpg)
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Stewart and Lohota both find the individual mandate so confusing, they're willing to forestall some of the ACA’s most potent policy.
Oct 8, 2013 / Leslie Savan
![The Normalization of Violence Against Black Women](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/miriamcareyfamily_reuters_img.jpg)
The Normalization of Violence Against Black Women The Normalization of Violence Against Black Women
The House stood and applauded the shooting death of Miriam Carey, further perpetuating the idea that black women’s lives are not worth as much as others.
Oct 8, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith
![Karzai Lashes Out Over Civilian Deaths](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/soldiers_rtr_img_1.jpg)
Karzai Lashes Out Over Civilian Deaths Karzai Lashes Out Over Civilian Deaths
The United States and Afghanistan may face the “zero option”: no American forces after 2014.
Oct 8, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
![Mitch McConnell’s Moneyocracy](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/mcconnell2_ap_img.jpg)
Mitch McConnell’s Moneyocracy Mitch McConnell’s Moneyocracy
McConnell will ask the Supreme Court to scrap campaign contribution limits today in the McCutcheon v. FEC case—if they agree, it will be a massive setback to campaign finance refor...
Oct 8, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
![The Data Hackers](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/verizon_nsa_ap_img.jpg)
The Data Hackers The Data Hackers
Mining your information for Big Brother.
Oct 8, 2013 / Pratap Chatterjee
![California Just Got a Little Safer for Undocumented Residents](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/jerry_brown_drivers_licences_california_ap_img.jpg)
California Just Got a Little Safer for Undocumented Residents California Just Got a Little Safer for Undocumented Residents
An assortment of bills signed into law will allow undocumented immigrants to breathe, drive, and work a little easier.
Oct 8, 2013 / Aura Bogado
![Domestic Violence Shelters Struggle to Stay Open During Shutdown](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/domestic_violence_shelter_ap_img.jpg)
Domestic Violence Shelters Struggle to Stay Open During Shutdown Domestic Violence Shelters Struggle to Stay Open During Shutdown
Cut off from federal funding, programs serving abused women may be forced to close.
Oct 8, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter
![Racism and Cruelty: What’s Behind the GOP’s Healthcare Agenda?](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/moral_monday_naacp_ap_img_0.jpg)
Racism and Cruelty: What’s Behind the GOP’s Healthcare Agenda? Racism and Cruelty: What’s Behind the GOP’s Healthcare Agenda?
Republicans replay their Southern Strategy in an attempt to undermine the Affordable Care Act.
Oct 8, 2013 / Robert Scheer