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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

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

Toyko Paralympics

Tokyo Hosts a Dangerous Paralympics in the Shadow of Covid Tokyo Hosts a Dangerous Paralympics in the Shadow of Covid

The Paralympics are supposed to be a celebration of people with disabilities. Instead, they will put many immunocompromised people at enormous risk.

Aug 24, 2021 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

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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

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

Invasion of the US Capitol

Invasion of the US Capitol Invasion of the US Capitol

Conservatives continue to support January 6 rioters.

Aug 23, 2021 / OppArt / Laura Waller

Return to School

Are Bans Against School Mask Mandates Against the Law? Are Bans Against School Mask Mandates Against the Law?

The Biden administration may use disability rights legislation to require masks in schools.

Aug 23, 2021 / StudentNation / David M. Perry

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 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

Police line at the Capitol Building

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 The Eye of Nature Upon Us

When we destroy the environment, we destroy ourselves.

Aug 20, 2021 / OppArt / The Flynstitute

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