We Should Hand Out Free Heroin to Drug Users We Should Hand Out Free Heroin to Drug Users
The idea that abstinence works is more about our fear of drugs than it is about science.
Aug 25, 2021 / P.E. Moskowitz
How Capitalism Has Made the World Sick How Capitalism Has Made the World Sick
Rupa Marya and Raj Patel’s Inflamed argues that the human cost of our economic system is a key to understanding the health of the world.
Aug 25, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Sarah Jones
Making Rahm Emanuel Ambassador to Japan Would Be a Sick Joke Making Rahm Emanuel Ambassador to Japan Would Be a Sick Joke
Nominating the foul-mouthed former Chicago mayor is an insult to Japan—and a clear indication that Black lives don’t really matter.
Aug 24, 2021 / Robert L. Borosage
Great Power Politics After Afghanistan Great Power Politics After Afghanistan
Resetting the global chessboard.
Aug 24, 2021 / Michael T. Klare
Afghanistan Women, Oppressed Future Afghanistan Women, Oppressed Future
The Taliban burns books and women’s road out of poverty.
Aug 24, 2021 / OppArt / Dara Herman Zierlein
Centrists Who Obstruct the Budget May “Sabotage” Democrats’ Agenda Centrists Who Obstruct the Budget May “Sabotage” Democrats’ Agenda
In a moment shaped by the pandemic, economic uncertainty, and the climate crisis, Ro Khanna says Democrats must unite behind a bold budget.
Aug 24, 2021 / John Nichols
The War on Terror Is Only Evolving The War on Terror Is Only Evolving
Traditionally, when a war ends, there’s at least a nod to the peace that will follow. Not so with this war.
Aug 24, 2021 / Karen J. Greenberg
Another Lively Debate Another Lively Debate
If there’s one thing both sides can agree on, it’s that it’s not their fault.
Aug 24, 2021 / Tom Tomorrow
Tokyo Hosts a Dangerous Paralympics in the Shadow of Covid Tokyo Hosts a Dangerous Paralympics in the Shadow of Covid
The Paralympics are supposed to be a celebration of people with disabilities. Instead, they will put many immunocompromised people at enormous risk.
Aug 24, 2021 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
Letters From the September 6/13, 2021, Issue Letters From the September 6/13, 2021, Issue
The good place… Overconsumed…
Aug 24, 2021 / Our Readers