Regions and Countries

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. 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

Australia Fires

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 Migration

Reflecting on the stories of migrants.

Aug 25, 2021 / OppArt / Henry Mendez Chavajay

Syrian children draw from a water container at a refugee camp in the village of Kafr Aruq.

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

Rahm Emanuel

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

Afghan Escalation

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 Afghanistan Women, Oppressed Future

The Taliban burns books and women’s road out of poverty.

Aug 24, 2021 / OppArt / Dara Herman Zierlein

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Another Lively Debate Another Lively Debate

If there’s one thing both sides can agree on, it’s that it’s not their fault.

Aug 24, 2021 / Tom Tomorrow

Mural in Taliban Controlled Afghanistan

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

Emma Rothschild’s Family Sagas and Microhistories

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

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