Afghanistan
There is a new blog post entitled, “Undeserved criticism.”
Susannah George, “Fear and anticipation on the streets of Kabul as Afghans adapt to Taliban rule,” Washington Post, August 29, 2021, https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/08/29/afghanistan-kabul-taliban-life/
Marjorie Cohn, “As Biden Threatens More War, Don’t Forget the Afghanistan Invasion Was Illegal,” Truthout, August 30, 2021, https://truthout.org/articles/as-biden-threatens-more-war-dont-forget-the-afghanistan-invasion-was-illegal/
Rachel Pannett et al., “Last U.S. military flight leaves Kabul; Biden to address nation Tuesday,” Washington Post, August 30, 2021, https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/08/30/afghanistan-kabul-taliban-live-updates/
Pandemic
National
Laura Meckler, “Biden administration opens civil rights investigations over bans on school mask mandates,” Washington Post, August 30, 2021, https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/08/30/biden-school-masks-investigation-state/
Pennsylvania
Stephen Caruso, “Pa. GOP candidate says he’ll bring ‘strong men’ to intimidate pro-mask school boards,” Pennsylvania Capital-Star, August 30, 2021, https://www.penncapital-star.com/blog/pa-gop-candidate-says-hell-bring-strong-men-to-intimidate-pro-mask-school-boards/
Hate crimes, White supremacist gangs
David Nakamura, “Hate crimes rise to highest level in 12 years amid increasing attacks on Black and Asian people, FBI says,” Washington Post, August 30, 2021, https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/hate-crimes-fbi-2020-asian-black/2021/08/30/28bede00-09a7-11ec-9781-07796ffb56fe_story.html