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US policy toward Afghanistan was a recipe for collapse from start
Aug 22, 2021 14:20We must not erase the U.S.’s longtime role in the creation of the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan: The current chaos and violence have been nearly 20 years in the making.
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US government lied for two decades about Afghanistan
Aug 20, 2021 12:07Using the same deceitful tactics they pioneered in Vietnam, U.S. political and military officials repeatedly misled the country about the prospects for success in Afghanistan. Numerous documents, largely ignored by the public, proved that U.S. officials knew what they were saying was false — just as happened so many times in prior wars — and even deliberately doctored information to enable their lies.
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There 'will never be' a US military solution in Afghanistan: Rep. Barbara Lee
Aug 20, 2021 03:57US Congresswoman Barbara Lee—who cast the sole vote against the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force that was used to justify the war in Afghanistan—reiterated on Sunday, August 15th her assessment that "there is no military solution" to address the worsening chaos in that country.
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Children caught in COVID culture wars as US politicians defy health advice
Aug 20, 2021 03:55US rightwing politicians leave parents of vulnerable children with an impossible dilemma: send children to school where others are unmasked, or keep them home – again.
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Eviction records: Long-term impacts of COVID-19 housing crisis in US
Aug 19, 2021 12:39US eviction records will have long-lasting and problematic consequences for tenants and communities including reduced housing choices for renters, greater residential segregation and further family instability. Eviction are highly disruptive to families, even more so during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Child hospitalization for COVID-19 hits all-time high in US: Report
Aug 19, 2021 12:31The Delta variant, which is rapidly spreading among mostly the unvaccinated portion of the U.S. population, has caused hospitalizations to spike in recent weeks, driving up the number of pediatric hospitalizations to 1,902 on Saturday, August 14th according to data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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I was a marine in Afghanistan. We sacrificed lives for a lie
Aug 19, 2021 12:23The Afghan cities fall in rapid succession, like men caught in enfilade fire. First Zaranj, Kunduz a few days later, then Kandahar and Lashkar Gah. Next is Mazar-i-Sharif. And finally, the Taliban begin their move to swiftly and decisively take Kabul.
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Wealthiest netted billions from Trump tax cut they helped write: Report
Aug 18, 2021 10:25ProPublica's new investigation reveals how the pass-through businesses deduction benefited the US richest.
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Biden hammered for spending time at Camp David as Taliban take control of Afghanistan
Aug 18, 2021 10:22Republican members of Congress on Sunday, August 15th criticized President Biden for spending time in the presidential retreat from Camp David instead of the White House as the Taliban fought to finalize the takeover of Afghanistan.
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Germany tightens travel restrictions on US as COVID-19 cases surge
Aug 17, 2021 12:16Germany added the United States to its "high-risk" area list and will soon tighten entry restrictions for unvaccinated travelers who had recently been in the U.S.