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Vladimir Putin

Putin, Put’n, and Peace in Ukraine Putin, Put’n, and Peace in Ukraine

How we can emerge from crisis without war.

Jan 31, 2022 / Anatol Lieven

While Afghans Tried to Flee, Boris Johnson… Saved Dogs?

While Afghans Tried to Flee, Boris Johnson… Saved Dogs? While Afghans Tried to Flee, Boris Johnson… Saved Dogs?

Leaked e-mails suggest the British PM OK’d the evacuation of rescue pets from Afghanistan last August—and they speak volumes about the occupation.

Jan 31, 2022 / Ali M. Latifi

Bad MAUSkeeping

Bad MAUSkeeping Bad MAUSkeeping

M&M. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of January 24.

Jan 28, 2022 / Steve Brodner

Pre-Pandemic Carbon

Pre-Pandemic Carbon Pre-Pandemic Carbon

Levels are back.

Jan 28, 2022 / OppArt / Ann Telnaes

We Don’t Need a Department of Homeland Security

We Don’t Need a Department of Homeland Security We Don’t Need a Department of Homeland Security

Since 9/11, we’ve overfunded a second Pentagon capable of focusing on whatever it considers to be most politically expedient.

Jan 28, 2022 / Andrea Mazzarino

“There Is No Military Solution Out of This Ukraine Crisis”

“There Is No Military Solution Out of This Ukraine Crisis” “There Is No Military Solution Out of This Ukraine Crisis”

Representatives Pramila Jayapal and Barbara Lee warn against posturing that might make it more difficult to find “a diplomatic way out of this crisis.”

Jan 27, 2022 / John Nichols

Afghanistan in Crisis

Afghanistan in Crisis Afghanistan in Crisis

What we’ve left behind.

Jan 27, 2022 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards

Residencias de la Memoria

Stumbling on Chilean Stones—and Chilean History Stumbling on Chilean Stones—and Chilean History

Chile has a new leader and a bright future. But a country in which 44 percent of the electorate voted for an admirer of Pinochet is in need of as many obstacles to forgetting as po...

Jan 27, 2022 / Ariel Dorfman

Gitmo

Are We Any Closer to Shutting Down Guantánamo? Are We Any Closer to Shutting Down Guantánamo?

In the legal quagmire the US has created, there is no easy answer.

Jan 27, 2022 / Karen J. Greenberg

Healing

Healing Healing

First aid.

Jan 26, 2022 / OppArt / Suzanne Faris

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