Plus, the American-made technology left behind in Afghanistan, and more…
Thursday
August 26, 2021
How the Senate Botched the Afghanistan Withdrawal
Lawmakers in the upper chamber deserve blame for their failure to staff the State Department ahead of the unfolding crisis in Kabul.
by Greg Greene
Ending Enhanced Unemployment Benefits Is a Cruel Form of Pandemic Amnesia
Stopping Covid-19 aid programs early ignores what has worked to keep people safe, housed, and freed from debt as a global health crisis rages on.
by Esther Wang
How Children Can Break the Climate Policy Deadlock
The politics of climate and the politics of care are closely linked. An alliance is overdue.
by Elliot Haspel
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The Surveillance State That the U.S. Left Behind in Afghanistan
The Taliban may have access to American-made technology built to wage a Forever War. That’s only half the problem.
by Jacob Silverman
Josh Gottheimer Tried to Derail the Democratic Agenda. The Press Rewarded Him.
The New Jersey Democrat tried to take the budget deal hostage and the media called him a "moderate" and a "pragmatist."
by Alex Shephard
Annette
Brings Out the Weirdest in Adam Driver
Leos Carax’s movie is an idiosyncratic showcase for an unlikely, idiosyncratic star.
by Philippa Snow
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