Russ Feingold: “It is simply a statement designed to assuage fears that all we are offering the Afghan people is a state of perpetual…”

The hypocrisy here is important. The fact that a state like Texas is invading the privacy of women on abortion... but they're saying that somehow, it's wrong to make sure that we all get a vaccine to protect each other.

I recommend Sarah Margon as Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.

President Biden has stressed repeatedly that human rights must be at the center of our foreign policy, and I could not agree more.

I would argue the DRL's work has never been more important than it is right now, with democracy going head to head with the growing threats of kleptocracy and authoritarianism around the globe.