Headlines for September 1, 2021

Biden Defends U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan, Signals End to U.S. Nation-Building Through War, Louisiana Gov. Tells Hurricane Ida Evacuees “Do Not Return” Amid Power Outages, Lack of Services, Texas Enacts Near Total Ban on Abortions, the Most Draconian Anti-Choice Law in the Country, Texas Legislature Passes Voter Suppression Bill, Sending Measure to Governor’s Desk, Pennsylvania, New York Announce New Measures to Curb COVID Transmission in Schools, NYC Housing Advocates Call for Extension of Eviction Moratorium, EU Vaccinates 70% of Adults; Israel Rolls Out Booster Shots; Filipino Health Workers Protest Gov’t, Court Gives Jail Time to 7 Prominent Pro-Independence Activists in Hong Kong, New Saudi Labor Rules Put Hundreds of Yemenis at Risk of Deportation, Virginia Gov. Grants Posthumous Pardons to 7 Black Men Executed in 1951, R. Kelly Survivors Recount Assault, Patterns of Abuse and Control During Federal Trial, HHS Opens New Office to Address Health Impacts of Climate Crisis, Progressive Dems Call on Biden to Replace Powell with Fed Chair Who Will Take on Climate Crisis