What America Owes Afghan Women: Katha Pollitt What America Owes Afghan Women: Katha Pollitt
Plus Eric Foner on Black politics and history.
Aug 26, 2021 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Sure, Biden’s Better on Covid Than Trump. That’s Not Good Enough. Sure, Biden’s Better on Covid Than Trump. That’s Not Good Enough.
If the Biden administration doesn’t step up now—on vaccine mandates and production, testing, mask supplies, and protections for essential workers—millions more will die.
Aug 26, 2021 / Column / Gregg Gonsalves
The Real Existential Threat Is Our Overheating Planet The Real Existential Threat Is Our Overheating Planet
By 2049, China will be too busy dealing with climate disasters to launch a war with the United States.
Aug 26, 2021 / Michael T. Klare
Migration Migration
Reflecting on the stories of migrants.
Aug 25, 2021 / OppArt / Henry Mendez Chavajay
The Middle East Is Draining Its Water Supply The Middle East Is Draining Its Water Supply
Drought and government action threaten the dozens of civilizations that have been nourished by these waters for millennia.
Aug 25, 2021 / James Zogby
“Hear Our Cries”: What Terrifies an Afghan Women’s Rights Activist “Hear Our Cries”: What Terrifies an Afghan Women’s Rights Activist
K, an anonymous advocate for Afghan women, speaks out while hiding from the Taliban in Kabul.
Aug 25, 2021 / Q&A / Mona Tajali
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
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