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Worse Than a Crime; It’s a Blunder: The Quincy Institute’s Anatol Lieven speaks with Prospect Editor at Large Harold Meyerson and Managing Editor Ryan Cooper about the meaning and consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the West’s response.

The ‘Black Woman Question’ and the Court Nominee: Writing Fellow Ramenda Cyrus reflects on the next appointee to the Supreme Court, noting that the first Black female justice will sit on a radically right-wing Court, appointed by a president whose agenda does not always reflect a commitment to anti-racism.

‘Benton Harbor Is Not Flint’—It’s Worse: You’ve heard of Flint’s water problems, but another poor, majority-Black city in Michigan is also facing a lead contamination crisis, and receiving far less national attention. Writing Fellow Jarod Facundo reports from Benton Harbor.

Afghanistan Exemplifies the Depravity of U.S. Foreign Policy: Contributor Assal Rad decries the ongoing looting of Afghanistan’s assets, which is exacerbating a devastating humanitarian crisis under way, with millions facing starvation.

Michelle Childs, Jim Clyburn, and One Man’s Love of Hunting Quail: Daniel Boguslaw and Alexander Sammon connect the dots between a potential Supreme Court nominee, a powerful South Carolinian congressman, and one unscrupulous bird hunter.