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You do not, in fact, have to choose between American and Russian imperial aggressions. Better to bear witness to what is being done in your name.
Spencer Ackerman
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Colin Powell chose to sell a war he knew was wrong. Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis were unavailable for comment on his death
Spencer Ackerman
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In his first-ever statement, Majid Khan detailed the vengeful reality of the post-9/11 CIA: “The more I cooperated and told them, the more I was…
Spencer Ackerman
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I’ve been part of newsrooms since I was 19. Goodbye to all that.
Spencer Ackerman
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When the country that considers itself the definition of freedom takes away the most basic freedom of more than half its people, the only response is to…
Molly Crabapple
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Bombings, arsons, assassinations. Stalkings, clinic invasions. Assaults, bomb threats. Finally, Supreme Court justices.
Spencer Ackerman
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Human life means nothing to America, domestically or internationally. We who live here will simply have to overcome America for the sake of those who…
Spencer Ackerman
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The hüzün of Istanbul, rendered by Orhan Pamuk, has some lessons for an America that sees itself as the axis on which the earth rotates.
Spencer Ackerman
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The SBC has pledged to handle their accusers with "Christlike compassion." In a moment when they must repent and pay restitution, they still see…
Sam Thielman
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The world's wealthiest troll, who recently claimed his satellite array defeated a Russian attack, is the exact sort of bullshitter the Defense…
Spencer Ackerman
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The CIA's notorious practice of kidnapping and displacement gave birth to the post-9/11 torture program. We know nearly nothing about it.
Spencer Ackerman
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Langley's case for brutalizing Ammar Al-Baluchi was 'weak,' 'fuzzy and circular,' & 'extra-legal,' says a secret 2008 CIA inspector general report that…
Spencer Ackerman
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