The Other Afghan Women  —  In the countryside, the endless killing of civilians turned women against the occupiers who claimed to be helping them. … Late one afternoon this past August, Shakira heard banging on her front gate.  In the Sangin Valley, which is in Helmand Province …

Strange New Disrespect  —  The ideology beneath an abortion position that nobody likes.  —  1. Strange New Disrespect  —  Welp, the “strange new respect” I had garnered from certain corners of the progressive interwebs was bound to circle back around to “strange new WTF Tim” at some point. …

Betting markets swing in favor of Gov. Gavin Newsom as California recall effort enters home stretch  — According to betting website Predictit, last week California Gov. Gavin Newsom reached his strongest position for staying in office since early July.  — Recent polls among likely voters …

Why can't we mandate anything?  —  For Americans who are fully vaccinated, organized political resistance to vaccination mandates is infuriating.  Such resistance continues to ravage communities, disrupt commerce, overload hospitals and generate an appalling toll of needless illness and death.

Threats & Leaks: New Documents Show Just How Crazy the Georgia Recount Fiasco Got  —  While the Georgia secretary of state's office was fending off calls from then-President Donald Trump to find votes, officials were also dealing with bomb threats.  —  Back in January 2021 …

Labor's surprising winning streak  —  “Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.”  —  On this Labor Day 2021, let's apply Mark Twain's famous quip to America's labor unions.  —  News about organized labor is always headlined by sad accounts about declining union membership.

Arizona GOP Hired Anti-Vaccine Vote Conspiracist ‘Dr. Shiva’ For Sham Election Audit  —  Failed Senate candidate Shiva Ayyadurai has claimed he invented email and that Dr. Anthony Fauci is a “deep state” operative.  —  Newly released records relating to the Arizona GOP's partisan audit …

Covid Deaths Surge Across a Weary America as a Once-Hopeful Summer Ends  —  Cases are starting to fall in some hard-hit Southern states, but nearly half of Americans are not fully vaccinated, allowing the Delta variant to persist.  —  OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — A summer that began with plunging caseloads …

Pro-Kremlin trolls target news website comments, researchers say  —  A major operation to influence public opinion saw comments posted on Western media articles in support of Russian interests, according to new research.  —  Cardiff University's Crime and Security Research Institute found …

Biden Seeks to Shift Focus to Domestic Issues After Afghanistan Exit  —  White House plans to spend September pushing for passage of the president's agenda, as he faces falling poll numbers  —  WASHINGTON—President Biden is seeking to press his legislative agenda and redouble efforts …

Labor Board Rebukes Union for Threatening Worker  —  A federal labor agency ruled against a local subsidiary of the Communications Workers of America after it threatened a worker who requested to resign his membership—dealing a blow to the Biden administration, which attempted to squash the case.

Herschel Walker's empty campaign calendar sparks concern among Georgia Republicans  —  Herschel Walker is the favorite for the Republican Senate nomination in Georgia despite a rocky rollout to his 2022 campaign that is unsettling some party activists.  —  The former professional football player …

Over 230 medical journals: Climate crisis is the “greatest” health threat  —  Global warming is affecting people's health — and world leaders need to address the climate crisis now as it can't wait until the COVID-19 pandemic is over, editors of over 230 medical journals warned Sunday evening.