The Fate of Afghan Women, America ’s Failures on COVID-19, and More

September 18, 2020

“While the intra-Afghan peace process will grapple with matters such as levels of violence, detainee release, and local, regional, and national power sharing, such power restructuring will not necessarily get to the central issue of the future of half the Afghan population: the women of Afghanistan, who by Afghan adage ‘hold up half the sky,’” write Brookings President John R. Allen and Vanda Felbab-Brown.

The U.S. economy has recovered somewhat over the past three to four months, but a new analysis from Harry J. Holzer shows that employment and health outcomes for America during the pandemic have been worse than in almost any other high-income country in the world.

In the 2016 election, white women without college degrees stood shoulder to shoulder with white non-college men in their electoral choices. This year, however, women are breaking ranks. William Galston examines how recent polling from swing states reveals a gender realignment in the 2020 election.

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