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U.S. Bombs Somalia as Russia Bombs Ukraine
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
Feb 24
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The Only Man Who Could Have Stopped The Iraq War Is Dead
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
Oct 18, 2021
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‘I Was Raped By The CIA Medics,’ Says Black-Site Survivor
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
Oct 29, 2021
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Out of The Newsroom
I’ve been part of newsrooms since I was 19. Goodbye to all that.
Spencer Ackerman
Aug 3, 2021
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Despair Is Premature And Rage Is Insufficient
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
May 5
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Part of How They Took Away Your Bodily Autonomy Was Through Terrorism
Bombings, arsons, assassinations. Stalkings, clinic invasions. Assaults, bomb threats. Finally, Supreme Court justices.
Spencer Ackerman
Jun 24
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What America Does Abroad Is What America Does at Home
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
May 25
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Life After Being The Center of The World
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
Apr 15
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You Guys Actually Worship Cthulhu
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
May 27
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You Guys Actually Worship Cthulhu
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As Elon Musk Seizes Twitter, Watch His Pentagon Moves
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
Apr 26
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The CIA’s Outsourced Torture Is Lost To History
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
Aug 6, 2021
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His Torture Was 'On-The-Job-Practice' for CIA Interrogators' ‘Certification’
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
Mar 14
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