Updates from Afghanistan; The Future of Women's Rights in Afghanistan; Jelani Cobb on The Kerner Commission; All About COVID Testing

Coming up on today's show: 

• Robin Wright, contributing writer and columnist for The New Yorker and distinguished scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center, talks about what's happening in Afghanistan as the chaotic American retreat continues, and what the Taliban's swift takeover signals about the United States' status in the world.
• Sarah Chayes, author and former NPR reporter, talks about the recent updates from Afghanistan and what Afghan women are experiencing as the United States withdraws from the country.
• Jelani Cobb, New Yorker writer and professor of journalism at Columbia University, discusses The Essential Kerner Commission Report (Liveright, 2021) and why this new edition of the 1968 report is still essential reading.
• With more places requiring COVID vaccination or frequent testing, Daniel Griffin, MD, PhD, infectious disease clinician and researcher at Columbia, ProHEALTH chief of the division of Infectious Disease, senior fellow for Infectious Disease at UHG Research and Development, and president of Parasites Without Borders, explains how testing can be used, which tests are best for what, at-home options, and more.

Transcripts are posted to the individual segment pages as soon as they are available.