How the War on Terror Gave Us Trump
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Spencer Ackerman's new book, "Reign of Terror," shows how 'Make America Great Again' was fueled by 20 years of forever-war failures
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How Post-9/11 Islamophobia Thrust Aasif Mandvi Into the Spotlight on ‘The Daily Show’
Posted in: Culture NewsThe actor, comedian, and former "senior Muslim correspondent" looks back on how the terrorist attacks of 2001 shaped his life and career
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We’re Only Beginning to See the Consequences of the Bush-Era Assault on Civil Liberties
Posted in: Political CommentaryLike a number of "War on Terror" measures, the Terrorist Screening Database's unconstitutionality was obvious from the jump
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Meet Gina Haspel, Trump’s CIA Pick Who Oversaw Torture
Posted in: Politics NewsAs director of a CIA black site in 2002, Haspel oversaw some of the first "enhanced interrogations" in the War on Terror – now she might run the CIA
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New Drone Strikes Underscore, Again, How Much Power We Give Trump
Posted in: Politics FeaturesAmericans rolled over for decades while we gave the executive branch unreviewable authority to kill – now that power is in the hands of an idiot
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Iraq War Veteran Reflects on the Ground Zero Mall
Posted in: Politics FeaturesOn the failed efforts to build a Global War on Terror memorial, while a shopping mall is built at the 9/11 site
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10 Powerful Moments From the Congressional Gun Sit-In
Posted in: Politics NewsHere's everything House Republicans didn't want you to see from the Democrats' more than 24-hour protest
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The Godawful Bill at the Center of the Gun Sit-In
Posted in: Politics News"No fly, no buy" would be a civil rights nightmare, and ineffective at preventing mass shootings
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Tweets vs. War Crimes: Clinton’s Plan to Solve the Middle East
Posted in: Politics NewsClinton campaign tweeted "plan to defeat ISIS" whose first step amounts to "defeat ISIS"
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Why Obama’s Plan for Closing Guantanamo Is Unjust
Posted in: Politics NewsLegal director for the Center for Constitutional Rights argues the president's plan is so flawed as to ultimately darken his legacy
