NATION
America's Fretful Mood
Playing Both Santa and Scrooge
They Are Cowardly Bums
Labor Troubles
Allen's Allies
The Presidency by Hugh Sidey: Those Evergreen Echoes (The Presidency/Hugh Sidey)
WORLD
The Darkness Descends (Poland / COVER STORIES)
Freedom is extinguished and a nation is held hostage by its own army
Poland: Tanks Amid the Eerie Calm (Poland)
Poland: Jaruzlewski's Law (Poland)
Poland: Speak Firmly, Carry a Little Stick (Poland)
Middle East: Begin's Brash Blitz (Middle East)
Libya: Heeling to Brother Gaddafi (Libya)
Polls: War and Angst (Polls)
PRESS
Press: Smuggling News out of Poland
BUSINESS
Still Stuck in the Slush: The new year will start in recession (Economy & Business)
The new year will start in recession, but growth should pick up later