(2021-08-20). Afghanistan and the American Imperial Project. counterpunch.org On August 16, 2021 President Biden addressed the nation to explain why the US military is pulling out of Afghanistan. To a lesser extent, he also tried to explain why the Afghan government and its 300,000 military forces imploded over the past weekend. With the Afghan State's quick disappearing act, in a puff of smoke
(2021-08-20). Afghanistan: the Longest US War Continues to a New Stage. counterpunch.org The longest of the United States' "forever wars" in Afghanistan was supposed to end August 31 after President Biden extended his predecessor's withdrawal date from May of this year. But what will be ending is not clear; certainly not the imperial mission of the world's superpower. If the US determines that it cannot impose its
(2021-08-20). US Role in Afghanistan Lies in Destruction, not Construction: Chinese FM. orinocotribune.com "US President [Joe] Biden said the US' mission in Afghanistan was never supposed to have been nation-building, and it's true," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said on Tuesday, slamming the US for leaving turbulence and chaos wherever it goes. "The role of US lies in destruction, not construction." | Hua's remarks were made in response to Biden's speech on Monday, who said that despite the "hard and messy" US retreat amid the lightning conquest of Taliban that has come much faster than the US had expected, he stood "squarely behind" his decision to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan. | Amid cha…
(2021-08-20). And so it begins again: The media recycles Afghanistan war lies. wsws.org The claims that the US war was waged for democracy and women's rights and against terrorism are even more threadbare than in 2001.
(2021-08-20). Five Ways the U.S. Created and Prolonged the Afghan Crisis. counterpunch.org Media coverage of the Taliban takeover of Kabul would lead most Americans to believe that U.S. involvement in Afghanistan began after 9/11, with the invasion to topple the previous Taliban government. But Afghanistan has been at war continuously for 42 years, and the Pentagon has been involved every step of the way, under both Republican
(2021-08-20). Biden's Botched Withdrawal From Afghanistan. zcomm.org The criticisms against Biden's withdrawal from Afghanistan are coming from all corners. But most are missing the point…
(2021-08-20). Headlines for August 20, 2021. democracynow.org Pentagon Boosts U.S. Troop Levels in Kabul as Chaotic Evacuations Follow Taliban Takeover, Taliban Says It Executed Former Islamic State Leader Abu Omar Khorasani, Afghan Youth Soccer Player Zaki Anwari Died in Fall from U.S. Plane Evacuating Kabul Airport, Afghan Immigrants in Greece Demand Sanctuary for Refugees Fleeing Afghanistan, WHO Slams Rich Nations for Offering Booster Shots While Just 2% of Africa's Population Is Vaccinated, Texas Supreme Court to Allow Schools to Defy Gov. Abbott's Ban on Mask Mandates, Major Hospital in Port-au-Prince Closes After Gangs Kidnap Doctors, Hampering Earthquake Relief, Rep…
(2021-08-20). Nessuna lezione dalla catastrofe afghana. globalresearch.ca Nel discorso del 16 agosto alla Casa Bianca, il presidente Biden ha fatto una lapidaria dichiarazione: ´La nostra missione in Afghanistan non ha mai avuto come scopo la costruzione di una nazione, non ha mai avuto come scopo la creazione …
(2021-08-20). WSJ: Biden has broken NATO. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com From the Wall Street Journal edition of August 19, issued by the editorial board. It's evident both by the source and the harsh tone of the unsigned opinion piece — really, passionate denunciation — that something of major significance is occurring in the so-called Euro-Atlantic community; something that the West's ongoing debacle in Afghanistan alone …
(2021-08-20). Spencer Ackerman: Today's Crisis in Kabul Is Direct Result of Decades of U.S. War & Destabilization. democracynow.org 
As thousands of Afghans try to flee Afghanistan after the Taliban seized control, we look at the roots of the longest U.S. war in history and spend the hour with Pulitzer Prize-winning national security reporter Spencer Ackerman. "This is not the alternative to fighting in Afghanistan; this is the result of fighting in Afghanistan," says Ackerman, whose new book, "Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump," is based in part on his reporting from Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantánamo.
(2021-08-20). Spencer Ackerman on How the U.S. War on Terror Fueled and Excused Right-Wing Extremism at Home. democracynow.org 
As Republicans raise concerns that Biden's withdrawal of U.S. troops will turn Afghanistan "back to a pre-9/11 state — a breeding ground for terrorism," Pulitzer Prize-winning national security reporter Spencer Ackerman lays out how the U.S. war on terror after the September 2001 attacks actually fueled white, right-wing extremism. Ackerman says U.S. elites consciously chose to ignore "the kind of terrorism that is the oldest, most resilient, most violent and most historically rooted in American history." His new book is "Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump."
(2021-08-20). A political x-ray for possible dialogue in Cuba. zcomm.org One consequence of U.S. harassment has been the objective limitation of the exercise of democracy in the country…
(2021-08-20). SDF Commander, Three Fighters Killed In Recent Turkish Drone Strike On Northeastern Syria (Video, Photos). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Source: the Hawar News Agency. | The Tell Tamer Military Council (TMC), a unit of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), has acknowledged that four of its personnel were killed and several others were wounded in the
(2021-08-20). Biden, Sanders & LGBTQ+ Oppose Republican Recall. indybay.org Pres. Biden, Senator Bernie Sanders and LGBTQ+ are all strongly in opposition to the Republican Recall of Governor Newsom, set for Sept 14, with vote by mail ballots received by all registered voters. Do your part to save our state and Vote No on the Recall Today.
(2021-08-20). Diplomatic Blackmail: Biden, Iran and the Nuclear Agreement. counterpunch.org Hardly a day passes that this writer doesn't see some news article about how the government of Iran is violating the JCPOA; how U.S. officials say that 'time is running out', and how Iran is generally being demonized by the U.S. It is time, once again, for us all to take a deep breath, step
(2021-08-20). If Congress is Yemen's Only Hope, Yemen is Doomed. counterpunch.org You may have noticed a growing number of articles on progressive websites with titles like: "Congress Needs to Force Biden to End the Yemen War" (Common Dreams); "The President Has Not Ended the War on Yemen; Congress Must Do So" (Counterpunch); and "If Biden Can't Stand Up to Saudi Arabia, Then Congress Should, and Now"
(2021-08-20). Wounded Paternalism: Biden and the US Imperial Complex. counterpunch.org Civilisation has tended to be seen like a gift by those claiming to grant it. It is done, in the sense Rudyard Kipling intended it, with solemn duty. It is a task discharged as a burden borne heavily. In its modern form, notably in the hands of the US, it comes with fast food, roads,
(2021-08-20). "Surely, President Biden, you must be joking" dissidentvoice.org "Surely, President Biden, you must be joking"! On May 26, these words should have poured forth from the White House Press Corps and the mainstream Commentariat when Joe Biden declared that he was placing the question of Covid-19's origins securely in the hands of the "National Intel Agencies." They were to report back in 90 …
(2021-08-20). Normal Politics Is Not Enough. thenation.com Normal Politics Is Not Enough…
(2021-08-20). Biden: "Nuestra misión nunca fue crear la democracia" globalizacion.ca Finalmente lo han confesado, respecto a 20 años de invasión y ocupación de Estados Unidos contra Afganistán, ahora el presidente del imperio más sanguinario de la historia lo confiesa: "Nuestra misión nunca fue crear la democracia". | Ahora lo confiesan; ahora…
(2021-08-20). Cambio de régimen, mentiras y películas de video. globalizacion.ca Veinte años de mentiras de Washington, pero sólo 10 días bastaron a los talibanes para tomar el control de Afganistán. El remate lo ha hecho Joe Biden al hilvanar una excusa patética, otra vez mentirosa: Nuestra misión en Afganistán no…
(2021-08-20). No Solutions Under Capitalism: Revolution is Required. counterpunch.org Liberals and progressives would do well to understand that while class is not everything — far from it, as I shall argue below — there are still no real or lasting solutions to problems that rightly agitate them under capitalism and bourgeois democracy, that is, under the de facto material dictatorship of the capitalist class
(2021-08-20). Robinson Can Still Do the Socialist Thing at Current Affairs. counterpunch.org Most of the full-time and part-time staff at Current Affairs have been fired, they said on Twitter (8/18/21), in large part because its founder and lead editor, Nathan J. Robinson, fought their attempt to bring a more democratic governance structure to the socialist magazine—or, as Vice (8/18/21) quipped, fired "for doing socialism." Online commentators have
(2021-08-20). Defending Voters From Disinformation: Why I Sued the San Francisco Chronicle. counterpunch.org Democracy Relies on Ethical Journalism Imagine an immigrant standing up to challenge our country's most powerful corporate politician. What story could better reflect the American dream? It's almost as if Broadway could write a musical about it. Now imagine losing your home as a teenager, then spending a decade earning your undergraduate degree at night while
(2021-08-20). How is Corona changing the world of work? indybay.org Exceptional situations do not necessarily have to be handled in an authoritarian manner; efficiency does not have to be generated in command structures. Independent action by employees becomes productive in democratic structures – perhaps the Corona crisis has also triggered learning processes that go in this direction.
(2021-08-20). Three US Senators Test Positive for Coronavirus on Thursday. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Three US senators, Republican Roger Wicker from Mississippi, Democrat John Hickenlooper from Colorado and Independent Angus King from Maine, have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, their offices announced on Thursday.
(2021-08-20). Cal Recall Impacts Nation; Repub Elder's Anti-Pregnant Workers. indybay.org The Sept 14 Governor Recall will drag the US government and economy to the reactionary, economic deep hole of Nazi Trump if it succeeds. The Trump Republican Larry Elder wants female employees to be required to notify their employer when they plan to get pregnant. He is also anti-mask and anti-vaccine in this COVID19 pandemic. This is not about the Democrats; this is about our lives.
(2021-08-20). How California's Top Democrats Paved the Way for a Republican Governor This Fall. indybay.org Looking out for the 1 percent…
(2021-08-20). Thursday 8/19: "Is Nancy Pelosi Addicted– to War?" indybay.org Nancy Pelosi's house, 2640 Broadway, in Pacific Heights, San Francisco…
(2021-08-20). Larry Elder is Trump's Black Face. counterpunch.org The late Lee Atwater, wherever he is, must be in awe of the new techniques of racial politics practiced by the Republican Party, which is little more than a front for White Narcissism. He outraged the left by using euphemisms when he meant Blacks. Jesse Jackson summoned up this strategy with his famous quote, "The
(2021-08-20). Is the Imminent End of Civilization a Winning Ticket for the GOP? counterpunch.org Opinion Guest Essay ————— Is the Imminent End of Civilization a Winning Ticket for the GOP? Stephen F. Eisenman Mr. Eisenman contributes a weekly column from Washington, D.C., on politics, demographics, and inequality. Is the recent discovery that rising global temperatures will quickly render the Earth uninhabitable, a net plus for conservative Republicans? Will it
(2021-08-19). Once again, the vultures circle Haiti. mronline.org 
Joe Biden's response to the earthquake was to put war hawk Samantha Power, who now heads USAID, in charge of U.S. relief efforts in Haiti.
(2021-08-19). Headlines for August 19, 2021. democracynow.org Two Die as Taliban Open Fire on Independence Day Celebration, Ashraf Ghani: I Fled to Prevent Afghanistan from Becoming "Bloodbath Like in Syria and Yemen", Biden: U.S. May Stay in Afghanistan Beyond Aug. 31, U.S. Announces Plans for Vaccine Boosters Despite Criticism from WHO, Biden Moves to Mandate Vaccines at Nursing Homes & Fight Mask Mandate Bans, Paralympics Report First Confirmed COVID Case in the Olympic Village, Death Toll from Haitian Earthquake Nears 2,200, Caldor Fire Destroys Most of Grizzly Flats in California, Texas Supreme Court Rules Absent Democratic Lawmakers Can Be Arrested, Appeals Court Upho…
(2021-08-19). Biden Admitted War In Afghanistan Is Becoming A Somalia-Like Drone War. popularresistance.org The war in Afghanistan rested on the same legal basis as the rest of the US War on Terror: the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) passed by Congress on September 18, 2001, a week after the terrorist attacks by al-Qaeda that destroyed the World Trade Center skyscrapers in New York and damaged the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, killing roughly 3,000 Americans. | The US invasion of Afghanistan followed just weeks later, and while the Taliban government that had harbored al-Qaeda was quickly overthrown, it regrouped in the countryside and launched a new insurgency the following year, which on Sunday fin…
(2021-08-19). Biden Admin Waives Fee for US Citizens Leaving Afghanistan. telesurenglish.net On August 14 the State Department Overseas Security Advisory Council had said that "Repatriation flights are not free, & passengers will be required to sign a promissory loan agreement & may not be eligible to renew their U.S. passports till the loan is repaid. The cost maybe $2,000 or more per person."
(2021-08-19). Biden Admitted US War In Afghanistan Is Becoming A Somalia-Like Drone War. popularresistance.org In a Monday televised speech in which he defended his adherence to the withdrawal negotiated with the Taliban by his predecessor, Donald Trump, Biden said he'd always believed the US mission "should be narrowly focused on counterterrorism, not counterinsurgency or nation-building," and that the US wasn't giving up on that mission in pulling its roughly 12,000 troops out of Afghanistan.
(2021-08-19). Public Opinion largely Supportive of Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal, despite Angst over Chaotic Process. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The abrupt collapse of the government of President Ashraf Ghani and his supposed 300,000 security forces in the past two weeks clearly caught the Biden administration by surprise. It is the most serious crisis yet for the new administration, and has shaken public confidence in the president, giving him the …
(2021-08-19). 'Chaos was inevitable!' Biden shrugs off shock scenes of Afghans falling from US plane because 'that was five days ago'. rt.com 
US President Joe Biden defended his handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal, telling ABC News that it couldn't have gone any other way and vowing to keep troops in Kabul until all Americans who want to leave can do so. | Biden was in Camp David over the weekend when the US-backed Afghan government collapsed and the Taliban took over. He returned to Washington on Monday to give a speech, after harrowing videos of Afghans mobbing US transport planes and reportedly falling to their deaths began making rounds. He took no questions from the press, however. | "That was four days ago, five days ago!" Biden told George…
(2021-08-19). Afghan Journalist Who Fled Kabul: Women Are "Hopeless" After U.S. War Ends with Taliban Takeover. democracynow.org 
Protests have broken out against the Taliban in Kabul and other cities across Afghanistan as the militant group, at war for 20 years, now finds itself in power. Evacuation flights are continuing from Kabul, but the Taliban is preventing many Afghans from reaching the airport, with some being shot or whipped as they attempt to flee the country amid fears that the Taliban will impose draconian restrictions on everyday life as they did during their last time in power. Women especially are terrified of the future, says journalist Nasrin Nawa, who fled the capital Friday and whose sister is still in the country. "They…
(2021-08-19). The Pentagon and the Generals Wanted This Disastrous War. strategic-culture.org By Ryan McMAKEN | In early July, Ron Paul penned a column titled " But that was six weeks ago. | Now, it looks like the end of the US's war in Afghanistan may be in many ways every bit as chaotic as the US regime's final de…
(2021-08-19). After Afghan retreat, Biden to focus on Donbass war, Crimea. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Zelensky, Biden will meet on Aug 31 — Kuleba Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Joe Biden will meet on August 31, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said. He said that…the format of the presidents' meeting had been expanded and would now include not only a meeting between delegations but also a one-on-one …
(2021-08-19). Afghan Aftermath… Europe Braces for Another U.S.-Induced Migration Crisis. strategic-culture.org Regarding the Biden administration and its unctuous professions of transatlantic unity, the European governments must be wondering… with friends like that who needs enemies? | President Joe Biden vowed "America is back" when he took office, meaning that Washington would realign with and respect European allies under its global leadership after the years of Trump discord. | The European political establishment swooned and cooed like dutiful debutantes apparently having Uncle Sam's affections and patronage again. | How quickly indeed has that supposedly rosy relation between the U.S. and the Europeans been ruptur…
(2021-08-19). Biden Falsely Claims the US Doesn't Have a Military Presence in Syria. news.antiwar.com President Biden "There's a significantly greater threat to the United States from Syria. There's a significantly greater threat from East Africa. There's significant greater threat to other places in the world than it is from the mountains of Afghanistan." he said. "We don't have military in Syri…
(2021-08-19). US Policy Toward Afghanistan Was a Recipe for Collapse From the Start. zcomm.org While we should certainly hold Biden accountable, it's also important to refute spurious accusations from the right, which could lead future presidents to needlessly prolong unwinnable wars…
(2021-08-19). "Uncertainty, Fear": How Afghan Women & Ethnic Minorities Feel About Taliban Takeover & U.S. War. democracynow.org 
We look at how the rights of women and ethnic minorities will be impacted by the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan with two Afghan women who fled their country. Mariam Safi, who left Kabul last month and is founding director of the Organization for Policy Research and Development Studies, says the Taliban's rapid advance across the country surprised many people who had been hoping for a negotiated end to the war. "We had felt that there would be some space for a political settlement," says Safi. "What has happened has certainly caught everyone by surprise." We also speak with journalist Zahra Nader, a member of the…
(2021-08-19). "The Afghanistan Papers": Docs Show How Bush, Obama, Trump Lied About Brutality & Corruption of War. democracynow.org 
We speak with Washington Post investigative reporter Craig Whitlock, author of the new book "The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War," which reveals how multiple U.S. presidents deceived the public about progress in the war despite widespread skepticism among defense and diplomatic officials about the mission. "The public narrative was that the U.S. was always making progress. All these presidents said we were going to win the war, and yet, in private, these officials were extremely pessimistic," says Whitlock. He also discusses miscalculations in the initial invasion of Afghanistan, the collapse of t…
(2021-08-19). Cuba, China, Latin America and the World. orinocotribune.com 
By John Ross — Aug 12, 2021 | The US in Latin America is at present once again seeing a series of countries attempting to follow independent policies, corresponding to their national interests, and some with a socialist orientation, rather than subordinating themselves to the US. These countries typically reject the current US cold war against China and indeed seek win-win relations with China. The US is responding to this trend by tightening its blockade of Cuba in an attempt to strangle that country in the hope of provoking a "colour counter-revolution." This anti-Cuba US blockade is being carrying out in…
(2021-08-19). Dr. Marcus Papadopoulos: America Will Continue with its Economic War Against Iran (Interview). orinocotribune.com During the past ten years, Iran and Saudi Arabia have struggled for dominance in the Middle East, which has raised fears of a US military intervention. The proxy wars in Syria and Yemen are prime examples of the two powers jockeying for position. The Biden administration is negotiating with Iran, but has not radically changed US foreign policy in the region. Some analysts say that both Iran and Saudi Arabia are looking to lower tensions in the region. | Steven Sahiounie of MidEast Discourse interviewed Dr. Marcus Papadopoulos to gain insight into the various issues more deeply. | Dr. Marcus Papadopoulos is a hist…
(2021-08-19). Turkish Drone Strike Hit SDF Military Coordination Center In Northeastern Syria (Photos). southfront.org 
Bayrakdar TB2 UCAV, source: ssb.gov.tr | On August 19 afternoon, a Turkish drone strike targeted a building near the town of Tell Tamer in the northern countryside of al-Hasakah in northeastern Syria. | The Hawar News Agency revealed that the Military Coordination Center of Tell Tamer Military Council, a faction of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), was located in the targeted building. The center's task was to coordinate with Russian and Syrian government forces which are situated in the area. | The Tur…
(2021-08-19). North Dakota gets fracked. mronline.org 
When the big shutdown finally takes hold in the Bakken, the frackers will have gone and most wells abandoned, and people in the region will still have to deal with the illegal trash dumps, polluted streams, health problems, and other unfortunate effects of the boom.
(2021-08-19). 'Resounding' Climate Win as Judge Blocks Alaska Drilling Project Defended by Biden. commondreams.org A permanent child tax credit should appeal to Democrats and Republicans alike. Here's why.
(2021-08-19). The Heat: China-U.S. trade relations. america.cgtn.com 
A group of the largest retail associations in the United States is appealing to President Biden to resume trade talks with China and ease the burden on U.S. companies. They say the tariffs on Chinese products are hurting their bottom line. Caroline Malone reports from …
(2021-08-19). Behind the Biden administration's insistence on bringing the unions into Amazon. wsws.org American capitalism needs a means of containing the growth of socialist politics within the working class. It has such means with the trade unions.
(2021-08-19). Biden Education Dept Threatens GOP Leaders With Legal Action, Federal Probes Over Mask Mandate Bans. commondreams.org 750 U.S. military bases still remain around the planet.
(2021-08-19). Life at the Bottom in Joe Biden's America. counterpunch.org With the economy facing substantial bottlenecks, and the continuing spread of the pandemic, it is worth taking a quick look at how lower paid workers have been faring. Nominal wages have been rising rapidly for workers at the bottom of the pay ladder in recent months. This has allowed workers in the lowest paying jobs
(2021-08-19). Progressives Say 'Do This for Everyone' as Biden Erases Student Debt for People With Severe Disabilities. commondreams.org "I am hopeful that this is the nail in the coffin of Formosa Plastics in St. James Parish," said the head of Louisiana Bucket Brigade.
(2021-08-19). Chileans Ask For Amnesty for Those Detained in 2019 Uprising. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, National Association of Relatives of Political Prisoners (NARPP) urged the Democracy Present party lawmakers to support the Amnesty Law bill, which seeks the release of at least 806 citizens arrested as a result of the protests of October 2019. | RELATED: | ®This bill is a gesture for peace since it recognizes the prisoners of the revolt as political subjects detained amid massive human rights v…
(2021-08-19). Democrat Compton City Councilman Charged With Bribery And Election Rigging. moguldom.com Isaac Galvan has been charged with rigging a city council election that he won by one vote in Compton, a South Los Angeles city that was once predominately African American but is now 68 percent Hispanic or Latino. Galvan defeated challenger Andre Spicer, a Black Compton native, entrepreneur, and media personality, by a vote of 855 to …
(2021-08-19). Thousands of students in Tampa, Florida placed on quarantine days after schools reopen. wsws.org The extraordinary toll the virus is now taking on the population is a testament to the recklessness of the reopening strategy designed by district officials and underlines the criminal handling of the pandemic by the Republicans and Democrats.
(2021-08-19). 2020 US census: Americans calling themselves multiracial surged by 276 percent. wsws.org A US Census Bureau report released last week showed a sharp increase in the number of Americans who consider themselves multi-racial, highlighting the lack of any scientific basis for the racialist politics of the Democratic Party and the pseudo-left.
(2021-08-19). Antitrust Experts Welcome FTC's Revised Suit Against Facebook as 'Huge and Promising Step'. commondreams.org "While it will have no Republican support in Washington, Democrats, Independents, and working-class Republicans all over the country support our plan to finally invest in the long-neglected needs of working families," said the senator.
(2021-08-19). Fact Check: Heavy Marijuana Use Makes You Paranoid And Lazy. moguldom.com Heavy marijuana use can make people paranoid and lazy, according to information from several studies. While many marijuana users say they consume it because it helps them relax and feel less anxious, a study published in Schizophrenia Bulletin in 2014 says marijuana can have the opposite effect for some users. "People who smoke marijuana are much more …
(2021-08-19). As Covid Tore Up US And Put Her On Lockdown, Sen. Rand Paul's Wife Purchased Covid Treatment Stock. moguldom.com In early 2020 as the covid-19 pandemic began to drag the U.S. down, Republican Sen. Rand Paul's wife, Kelley Paul, purchased shares of the drug company Gilead Sciences, which was working on a treatment for the virus. Kelley Paul completed the purchase one day after the first clinical trial began for Gilead's antiviral drug Remdesivir, which …
(2021-08-19). GOP Governors Are Pushing Expensive COVID Remedies While Undermining Preventions. truthout.org 
A number of Republican governors are pushing treatment options for the coronavirus while ignoring or downplaying preventive measures that could reduce infections and hospitalizations in more effective ways, including vaccinations and wearing masks. |
(2021-08-19). [Research Paper] The geography of emergency department-based HIV testing in South Africa: Can patients link to care? thelancet.com We have shown that strategies to improve linkage to care from the ED should consider the high rates of poor linkage among young men and those presenting to the ED with trauma. Furthermore, innovative linkage to care solutions will need to account for the unique geographical consideration of this population, given that many ED patients will need to continue care at a site distant from the diagnosis site.