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Craig Whitlock is the Washington Post reporter behind The Afghanistan Papers . Whitlock obtained a trove of government documents that revealed the false narrative the U.S. government had been pushing about the war for decades.

Kabul’s airport is in chaos as Afghans who helped U.S. forces try to get out. An Al Jazeera journalist describes what life is like in the city now. An NBC News investigation looks at how international scammers used stolen identities to dupe state unemployment agencies in the U.S. into giving them billions of dollars in COVID benefits. Black women are nearly four times more likely than white...

Twenty years of photos in the Atlantic show some of the gains women in Afghanistan made after the Taliban was deposed, and what they stand to lose now it’s back in power. As America evacuates Afghans who helped U.S. forces, the Sacramento Bee looks into how resettlement agencies are having trouble keeping up with the pace of new arrivals. The L.A. Times describes an effort to save plants and...

Foreign correspondents for the Washington Post look at what the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan means for nearby Pakistan, China, and India. As COVID cases surge, a ProPublica reporter explains her decision to remove her kids from a school that dropped its mask mandate. The Chronicle of Higher Education and APM Reports break down how American colleges are seeing a drop in foreign students&...

CNN reports that the Biden administration is expected to recommend COVID-vaccine booster shots for most Americans. The Washington Post looks at the challenge of resettling Afghans who helped U.S. troops, which has parallels with the end of the Vietnam War. Climate forecasters now incorporate politics into their models of the warming planet.  Quartz explains why this matters. Sleek new financi...

New Yorker writer Robin Wright looks at the long-term impact of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Apple News has a collection of the best reporting on the situation. As Haiti searches for survivors of a powerful earthquake, National Geographic explains why quakes there can be so deadly. Climate change is turbocharging temperatures, which means more American workers will face stifling condition...

Anthony Veasna So was a burgeoning literary star when he died of a drug overdose at 28 last year. For New York Magazine, Jung spoke with So’s friends, family, and partner about who he was. They all have different ideas.

A former Army officer argues in the Atlantic that the U.S. military made major mistakes in Afghanistan, and says the collapse of government security forces there keeps him up at night. The Washington Post looks at what new census data says about America’s increasingly diverse population. Politico explains how the data will affect a congressional redistricting process that contains a lot of w...

Many unused COVID-vaccine doses in the U.S. are being thrown away, even as many countries can’t get enough shots. NPR explains why transferring unused doses abroad is so complicated. As newly remote workers move to small places, turning them into “Zoom towns,” rising housing prices are driving out longtime residents. The Washington Post looks at the impact in one community. The Q...

Andrew Cuomo is stepping down as governor of New York, following an extensive report detailing accusations of sexual harassment. New York Magazine looks at what’s next for him and profiles his successor, Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul . The Wall Street Journal explains why Birmingham, Alabama, has one of the tightest labor markets in the country. The Brazilian butt lift, one of the world&r...

As parents and children prepare for school to start, the Delta variant is causing a surge in coronavirus cases. Bloomberg Businessweek looks at efforts to speed up vaccination of kids. The latest U.N. report on climate change paints a grim picture of the future. A piece in the Washington Post argues that we shouldn’t give in to despair, and instead should focus on taking action while we stil...

The Food and Drug Administration is supposed to ensure that medical devices used by the public are safe and effective. ProPublica investigates why the agency allowed a heart pump that didn’t meet federal standards to be implanted in thousands of patients. The United Nations calls its new report on climate change “a code red for humanity.” CNN has key takeaways. The Wall Street Jo...

In an article for Vanity Fair, Sherman investigates Epstein’s ties to Leslie Wexner, the founder of the company that owns Victoria’s Secret and Bath & Body Works and, until recently, the only publicly known client of Epstein’s.

As the first day of school approaches, health officials and educators are figuring out how to bring students back for in-person learning without spreading the coronavirus. The Washington Post looks at four Florida school districts that are pushing back against Governor Ron DeSantis’s threat to withhold funding if they mandate mask-wearing. Parents and children who were separated at the south...

This week, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that people in New York City will have to provide proof of COVID vaccination to dine indoors, go to the gym, or watch a live performance. As cases of the Delta variant surge, Quartz looks at how vaccine passes are being are being implemented in Europe.   After a string of legal defeats, a program that would forgive the USDA loans of 16,000 minority fa...

On Monday, a report from New York attorney general Letitia James found that Governor Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed state employees. Rebecca Traister of  New York Magazine  joins the show to break down what the investigation tells us about powerful politicians and the apparatuses that protect them.  Pandemic lockdowns saw many people who were recovering...

On Sunday, Senate lawmakers announced a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan. Tony Romm of the Washington Post breaks down what’s in the package and where it stands now. In California, more than 20,000 people were sterilized before a eugenics law was repealed in 1979. Juliana Jiménez writes for NBC News about the history of this practice and efforts to c...

To access government services, Americans often spend countless hours dealing with red tape. Annie Lowrey of the Atlantic explains why she calls this a “time tax.” Many homeowners have been able to defer their monthly mortgage payments during the pandemic. The Washington Post reports on the end of the forbearance period and what it means for borrowers. Dino nuggets are a surprising feat...

Kelis is a pop star most widely known for her 2003 hit single, “Milkshake.” She’s still performing, but her talents and interests extend beyond the music world. A few years ago, she and her husband bought a farm outside L.A. and started living off the land. Best-selling author Roxane Gay wrote about Kelis’s experience running the farm for Harper’s Bazaar. In her article, Gay explores why Kelis sta...

An internal CDC document obtained by the Washington Post strikes an urgent tone about the dangers of the Delta variant of the coronavirus. Tomorrow, an important federal eviction moratorium is set to expire. The Guardian reports on the impact. Last year, the U.S. homicide rate surged by 25%. ProPublica visits Philadelphia to see what increased violence there reveals about the national picture. The...

The IRS spends a surprising amount of time targeting low-income taxpayers. In the Atlantic , law professor Dorothy Brown argues that America’s auditing system is deeply unfair. Vox explains why U.S. public housing is in such a dilapidated state. A new study finds financial stress can make parents less likely to interact with their children. The Washington Post breaks down the potential impac...

As U.S. coronavirus case numbers surge, driven by the highly transmissible Delta variant, more and more governments and businesses are mandating COVID vaccines. Washington Post health reporter Dan Diamond joins the show to explain the trend. Restorative justice is a form of conflict resolution that attempts to tackle problems that prison sentences alone don’t typically resolve, including by...

Officers who defended the Capitol against rioters during the January 6 insurrection testify before a House select committee today. The Washington Post speaks with some of them about the mental and physical injuries they experienced. BuzzFeed News has an in-depth report into how the government handled a criminal conspiracy case that included an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor. It&r...

Doctors and public-health officials in states with low COVID-vaccination rates are trying to get more shots in arms as the Delta variant helps drive case numbers back up. Politico ’s Erin Banco reports from Alabama and Louisiana on why some states are having trouble. The catastrophic flooding we’ve seen around the world lately is a reminder that many American cities aren’t well p...

Lolo Jones is one of only a few Olympic athletes who has competed in both the Summer and Winter Games. She started out racing in track and field but suffered a crushing loss in the 2008 Olympics. Jones later turned to bobsledding and won’t be competing in Tokyo this year. Instead, she’s currently training to qualify for the Winter Games in 2022. Sports Illustrated recently featured a profile of Lo...