In the late 1960s, the US saw regular, choking smog descend over New York City and Los Angeles, 100,000 barrels of oil spilled off the “Air pollution is much worse than we thought”
Month: April 2022
The economic case for letting in as many refugees as possible
The reason we should care about refugees is because they are people. But, unfortunately, for many people that is an insufficient moral claim. Even for “The economic case for letting in as many refugees as possible”
Women’s rights have an uncertain future in Afghanistan
Afghanistan, after the Taliban takeover, is a waiting game. And for Afghan women, the waiting game is agonizing. The last time the Taliban held power, “Women’s rights have an uncertain future in Afghanistan”
The 3 things experts are watching to evaluate the Taliban
The biggest question since the Taliban recaptured Kabul on August 15 has been whether the group’s return to power means the same thing for Afghans “The 3 things experts are watching to evaluate the Taliban”
The long road to resettling Afghans in the US
A vast majority of Americans across the political spectrum — 90 percent of Democrats and 76 percent of Republicans — support resettling vulnerable Afghans in “The long road to resettling Afghans in the US”
ISIS-K, explained by an expert
The United States issued a warning this week amid the crush and chaos at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan: Avoid the area “ISIS-K, explained by an expert”
The helplessness of being an Afghanistan War vet
Inside a clinic in eastern Afghanistan, a nine-months-pregnant Afghan woman shivered on an old metal bed as an Afghan midwife examined her. It was 2012, “The helplessness of being an Afghanistan War vet”
NATO allies are preparing for a future without America’s “forever wars”
Afghanistan wasn’t just America’s 20-year war. It also belonged to US allies. “This has been above all a catastrophe for the Afghan people. It’s a “NATO allies are preparing for a future without America’s “forever wars””
How the US created a disaster in Afghanistan
On August 15, 2021, the Taliban took over Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul. The Afghan president fled the country. Almost all of Afghanistan is now under Taliban “How the US created a disaster in Afghanistan”
You can buy stuff online, but getting it is another story
The global supply chain is in hot water. The pandemic has made it notoriously difficult for shoppers to buy certain consumer goods, from home appliances “You can buy stuff online, but getting it is another story”