The Transformation of Afghanistan The Transformation of Afghanistan
Fanatics terrorized the Afghan people. For twenty years we fought there in a war. So what’s it going to be like when we’ve finished? Well, pretty much just like it was before.
Aug 24, 2021 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Why We Lost in Afghanistan Why We Lost in Afghanistan
The United States embarked on creating a new Afghanistan founded on values cherished by most Americans—women’s rights, for example—but not necessarily by most Afghans.
Aug 23, 2021 / Andrew J. Bacevich
Guam Was Ready to Help Relocate Afghans. Biden Ghosted. Guam Was Ready to Help Relocate Afghans. Biden Ghosted.
In 1975, the US military evacuated nearly 112,000 Vietnamese refugees to Guam. Why wasn’t this strategy used now?
Aug 23, 2021 / Chris Gelardi
Invasion of the US Capitol Invasion of the US Capitol
Conservatives continue to support January 6 rioters.
Aug 23, 2021 / OppArt / Laura Waller
Truth and Justification: On the Cruelties Against Indigenous People Truth and Justification: On the Cruelties Against Indigenous People
Five centuries on, the Doctrine of Christian Discovery is still being used—underpinning all Indian land law in this nation and across much of the globe.
Aug 23, 2021 / Gaeñ hia uh
Emma Rothschild’s Family Sagas and Microhistories Emma Rothschild’s Family Sagas and Microhistories
Can one tell the story of a country through one family?
Aug 23, 2021 / Books & the Arts / David A. Bell
We Have to Choose the Future of the Planet We Have to Choose the Future of the Planet
As the devastating Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report makes clear, we have political choices to make right now if we want to avert global catastrophe.
Aug 21, 2021 / Mark Hertsgaard for The Nation
The Groundbreaking Decision That Just Struck a Blow to Our Racist Immigration Laws The Groundbreaking Decision That Just Struck a Blow to Our Racist Immigration Laws
Nearly 100 years ago, Congress passed a law making it a felony to reenter the US after being deported. Now a judge has found it too racist to be allowed.
Aug 20, 2021 / Elie Mystal
Why Are We Minimizing the Story of the Would-Be Capitol Bomber? Why Are We Minimizing the Story of the Would-Be Capitol Bomber?
A terrorist kept police in Washington, D.C., in a six-hour standoff on Thursday. Why wasn’t it bigger news?
Aug 20, 2021 / Joan Walsh
The Eye of Nature Upon Us The Eye of Nature Upon Us
When we destroy the environment, we destroy ourselves.
Aug 20, 2021 / OppArt / The Flynstitute