Politics

Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming.

If Liz Cheney’s Assigning Blame for an “Epic Failure” in Afghanistan, She Can Start With Her Father If Liz Cheney’s Assigning Blame for an “Epic Failure” in Afghanistan, She Can Start With Her Father

Dick Cheney created the mess Joe Biden is cleaning up.

Aug 17, 2021 / John Nichols

US Marines in Afghanistan

Rather Than Focus on How the US Got Out of Afghanistan, Focus on How It Got In Rather Than Focus on How the US Got Out of Afghanistan, Focus on How It Got In

There should be a serious accounting for the Afghanistan debacle.

Aug 17, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Joe Manchin West Virginia Can't Wait

West Virginia Activists Are Coming for Joe Manchin West Virginia Activists Are Coming for Joe Manchin

The senator dared progressives to vote him out. They’re taking him up on it.

Aug 17, 2021 / Aída Chávez

Governor Cuomo Resigns

Governor Cuomo Resigns Governor Cuomo Resigns

Eleven women accused Cuomo of sexual assault and harassment.

Aug 17, 2021 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Whatever, Voice of Reason Whatever, Voice of Reason

From climate change to the Delta variant, too bad there’s nothing we can do!

Aug 17, 2021 / Tom Tomorrow

President Joe Biden addressing the nation on Afghanistan withdrawal

As Afghanistan Falls, Biden Is Steadfast in His Decision to Withdraw As Afghanistan Falls, Biden Is Steadfast in His Decision to Withdraw

The hawkish senator who became the dovish vice president inherited a terrible but predictable decision. He was right to stick with it.

Aug 16, 2021 / Joan Walsh

Assassination, Earthquake, and Storms: Haiti’s Plague Season

Assassination, Earthquake, and Storms: Haiti’s Plague Season Assassination, Earthquake, and Storms: Haiti’s Plague Season

For Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry, the weekend’s earthquake is virtually a gift from God.

Aug 16, 2021 / Amy Wilentz

Displaced Afghan Girl

The Story of an Afghan Girl The Story of an Afghan Girl

Unlike Joe Biden, Mursal wasn’t surprised at how fast Kabul fell. She knows firsthand how effectively the Taliban has been terrorizing Afghans into silence and complicity.

Aug 16, 2021 / Column / Helen Benedict

Those Who Ran the Afghanistan War Lied. They Must Be Held to Account.

Those Who Ran the Afghanistan War Lied. They Must Be Held to Account. Those Who Ran the Afghanistan War Lied. They Must Be Held to Account.

The grotesque costs of lying about the war have grown too large to bear.

Aug 16, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Vaccination Inspiration

Vaccination Inspiration Vaccination Inspiration

Only 50 percent of the US population is fully vaccinated, with much lower rates in some areas.

Aug 16, 2021 / OppArt / Hooked Hands

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