How forever wars broke America
Plus the uses of history in the fight against racism, the continuing need for action on guns, and understanding the limits of the United Nations
As Republican campaigns again turn to overtly racist language, we look back at our conversation with journalist Adam Serwer about why we need to understand American history to fight against racism. With the Kansas City Chiefs’ celebration ending in yet another senseless, avoidable tragedy, we’re looking to our conversations with Senator Chris Murphy and Congressman Max Frost about ending America’s epidemic of gun violence. And with relief agencies paralyzed by political crises in Gaza and Venezuela, we’re looking back at what historian Stephen Wertheim told us about the limitations of the United Nations.
And as we look to the confusion at the border, the continuing violence in the Middle East and in Ukraine, and the right-wing intransigence that has paralyzed Congress, we remind you to read the conversation with author Dexter Filkins, who draws on his long experience as a foreign correspondent to connect all these issues in a way we haven’t seen previously.
