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Is America Pushing Human Rights to the Side?

Matthew Duss, a foreign-policy advisor to Sen. Bernie Sanders, appraises the Biden administration’s foreign policy.

By , the editor in chief of Foreign Policy.
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks about project labor agreements at Iron Workers Local 5 in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, on Feb. 4.
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks about project labor agreements at Iron Workers Local 5 in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, on Feb. 4.
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks about project labor agreements at Iron Workers Local 5 in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, on Feb. 4. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Perhaps because American politics is so polarized, the critiques of the Biden administration that get the most attention come from the right. But it’s also important to engage with perspectives to the left of the White House, especially as the United States gears up for its midterm elections this fall.

Ravi Agrawal is the editor in chief of Foreign Policy. Twitter: @RaviReports

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