“I Don’t Understand What the Surprise Is”: How the West Stopped Paying Attention to Afghanistan
Gozargah school in Kabul in 2008. Courtesy of Adriana Carranca Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.In the days before the Taliban seized control of Kabul and President Ashraf Ghani left Afghanistan, veteran Brazilian journalist and writer Adriana Carranca received a message from an…
“There’s No Clarity.” A Lawyer Helping Afghan Refugees Reckons with US Visa Failures.
Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty Images Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.The Afghanistan government’s collapse on Sunday brought an unceremonious end to the longest war in American history. It also, with shocking speed and clarity, signaled the return of the Taliban to power…
How are Biden’s Latest Airstrikes Not Just a War?
Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.On a Friday in March, nearly 50 years ago, a young Joe Biden stood on the floor of the Senate and challenged the power of a president to unilaterally conduct…
With Anti-Asian Attacks on the Rise, Democrats Need to Figure Out How to Talk About China
Pat Mazzera/Getty Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Roughly three months ago, Evanna Hu realized something had to change. For months, she and other Asian Americans working in the national security field had heard a startling number…
An Assassination in Myanmar…and Preparing for a Civil War
/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.There is anguish in the voice of Thurain, who a few months ago was a young entrepreneur in Yangon, the largest city in Myanmar. Now he’s part of an underground…
Democrats Have Veered to the Left on Israel Policy. Why Hasn’t Joe Biden Caught Up?
Debbie Hill/AFP/Getty Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Progressive activists were surprised when the Democratic Party platform was approved last August. The party’s policy planks were largely crafted based on recommendations from Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders’…