Plus, why next month will be rough for Congress, and more...
Wednesday
August 25, 2021
The Media Is Blowing the Afghanistan Story—Again
The abysmal coverage of the U.S. withdrawal is a sharp reminder of how two decades of failure were foisted on us in the first place.
by Alex Shephard
How Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi Beat the Moderates
What looked a few days ago like the Gottheimerdämmerung of the Biden administration ended with a whimper.
by Daniel Strauss
A Nevada Judge Ruled That a Major Immigration Law is too Racist to Remain
Section 1326, which has been applied tens of thousands of cases, is irrevocably rooted in racial animus, says Judge Miranda Du.
by Matt Ford
For Congress, September Will Be the Cruelest Month
Between budget reconciliation, infrastructure, and the debt ceiling, lawmakers have their work cut out for them.
by Grace Segers
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America’s Worst Right-Wingers: A TNR Readers’ Poll
From the Senate to Fox News to the Trump family, who represents the worst of the worst?
by TNR Staff
There Will Never Be a Perfect Moment to Act on Climate Change
Greece’s wildfires are a reminder that the failure to act is first a failure of imagination.
by Eleanor Cummins
How Western Books About the Muslim World Fuel War and Retribution
Nonfiction narratives that purport to explain life in Islam’s far-flung capitals paper over the brutal hand of U.S. foreign policy.
by Audrey Clare Farley
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