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More Afghans May Die From US Sanctions Than at the Hands of the Taliban
Conditions in Kabul hospitals are rapidly deteriorating, and food insecurity is rampant.
There Are Many Ways to Steal a Midterm — and the GOP Is Laying the Groundwork
Republicans, many of whom want the 2020 election to be overturned, are campaigning for election oversight positions.
Activists Say Greed, Neglect Are to Blame for Bronx Fire That Killed 17 People
The city is blaming a faulty space heater. Housing advocates say it's the lack of safe, affordable public housing.
Former Army Chaplain at Guantánamo Was Jailed There Himself
James Yee was jailed and held in solitary confinement for 76 days after being falsely accused of espionage.
Omicron Spike Is Straining Hospitals as Health Care Workers Leave the Profession
The staffing shortage has added to the strains of increasing hospitalizations due to COVID-19.
WHO Says Omicron Variant Is Not “Mild” as New COVID Wave Overwhelms Hospitals
The extraordinary volume of cases is filling up emergency rooms nationwide and exhausting health care workers.
GOP Attack on “Election Fraud” Is Really an Attack on Black Voters
Trump's false claims about voter fraud prompted a wave of racist assaults on voting rights, says author Carol Anderson.
Far Right Organizing Has Shifted to the Local Level, Making It Harder to Track
Thursday marks one year since a violent mob of thousands of Trump supporters descended on the U.S. Capitol.
Immigrants Held in ICE Jails at Risk Amid New Omicron Surge
More than 22,000 people being held in jails run by ICE face COVID with no option for social distancing.
Winter Wildfire Fueled by Climate Crisis Destroys 1,000 Homes in Colorado
The fire comes after a year of drought across the western U.S. and an unusually warm December.