Opinion

Vladimir Putin will find it harder to pursue his global ambitions if Donald Trump loses the White House, writes Mikhail Fishman. Joe Biden is more likely to be tougher on sanctions and Russia's activities in countries ranging from Syria to Afghanistan, Ukraine and Belarus. "If Trump is defeated, it will be a defeat for Putin too."

On Monday, the Supreme Court issued a ruling prohibiting Wisconsin from counting mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day. In a concurring opinion, Justice Brett Kavanaugh raised troubling concerns about whether he'll be independent of the man who named him to the court.

I am haunted by the memory of a very young, pregnant girl I met at a clinic in Kisumu, Kenya. She had been raped. Her mother had brought her to the clinic saying she had a stomachache. The girl stared at the floor and didn't speak. No one told the girl that terminating the pregnancy was an option, even though there was an abortion clinic literally across the road. Looking at her tiny frame, I wondered if she would survive a pregnancy.

Everything is terrible and nothing is ok, writes Jill Filipovic. If you're feeling maxed out too, trust that you are far from alone; it's ok to lean into that for a little while. And then: Do something. There is still time to convert despair into action. You've voted, right? Have your friends?