Resettling Afghan Refugees, China’s ‘ Common Prosperity’ Campaign, and More

September 13, 2021

In an impressive and chaotic achievement, America, its allies, and private groups succeeded in evacuating around 120,000 people out of Afghanistan in the span of a few weeks. Elizabeth Ferris argues that the Biden administration and Congress need to act quickly to provide medical coverage and financial assistance to Afghans resettling in the U.S. and allow them to adjust to permanent residence status.

China’s authorities are cracking down on technology giants, wealthy individuals, education providers, celebrities, and others—signaling that Chinese leadership may be implementing a hard pivot toward asserting greater state control of the country’s society and economy. Ryan Hass explains what is happening and provides historical context around the recent changes.

“With increased cases and deaths from COVID-19 and higher unemployment numbers for Black workers, now is the worst time to end unemployment benefits and eviction protections for workers and families,” argue Kristen Broady and Carl Romer in their assessment of August’s jobs report.

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