“Roe v. Wade” Will Functionally Cease to Exist in Texas “Roe v. Wade” Will Functionally Cease to Exist in Texas
Unless the Supreme Court steps in, the country’s most dangerous anti-abortion law will go into effect, banning abortions after six weeks and placing a cash bounty on providers.
Aug 31, 2021 / Elie Mystal for The Nation
“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
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
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
Black Women Olympians Showed Us What It Means to Be Excellent—and Human Black Women Olympians Showed Us What It Means to Be Excellent—and Human
If there is a sea change in the way mental health is understood in elite sports, it is being led by Simone Biles and other Black women.
Aug 19, 2021 / Column / Kali Holloway
Why Transphobia Is at the Heart of the White Power Movement Why Transphobia Is at the Heart of the White Power Movement
Gender nonconformity threatens a worldview that is fixated on immutable and antiquated gender roles.
Aug 18, 2021 / Talia Lavin
White Feminists Wanted to Invade White Feminists Wanted to Invade
Afghan women never asked for US air strikes.
Aug 17, 2021 / Rafia Zakaria
Washington’s War in Afghanistan Is Over. What Happens Now? Washington’s War in Afghanistan Is Over. What Happens Now?
President Biden was right to withdraw US troops. But we should have no illusion that this will end the war for Afghans.
Aug 16, 2021 / Phyllis Bennis
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
Cuomo Resigns! Cuomo Resigns!
The politician who governed without mercy does not deserve any now.
Aug 10, 2021 / Column / Ross Barkan