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9/11
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Bush’s EPA Hid Health Risks From Toxic Dust at Ground Zero and Thousands Died
A new documentary illustrates the impact of the toxic, cancer-causing smoke and dust that hung over New York City.
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Will the Voices of Those Who Were Always Right on Afghanistan Still Be Ignored?
The U.S. establishment plunged into a disastrous war after 9/11. But other voices warned us what would happen.
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The US’s “War on Terror” Fueled and Excused Right-Wing Extremism at Home
Reporter Spencer Ackerman says U.S. elites consciously chose to ignore white right-wing extremism after 9/11.
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Guantánamo Memoir Film Skewers George W. Bush, But Exonerates Barack Obama
“The Mauritanian” fails to examine Obama's or Biden’s complicity in the continuing scandal of Guantánamo.
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Pompeo Urges US to “Confront” What He Calls the “Iran-al-Qaeda Axis”
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called Iran “the new Afghanistan,” fabricating ties between Iran, al-Qaeda and 9/11.
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Instead of Propping Up a Dying Empire, It’s Time to Finally End US Wars
The “war on terror” has truly become a war of generations.
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US Wars Displaced at Least 37 Million People Since 9/11 Attacks
More than 800,000 have been killed since U.S. forces began fighting in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Pakistan and Yemen.
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Universities Should Learn Lessons of 9/11 and Transform in the Face of Pandemic
Similar to 9/11, our current moment is one of collective trauma. Higher education must respond accordingly.
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We Can’t Afford to Be Bystanders During a Pandemic, Says Activist Linda Sarsour
Sarsour is part of a generation that won’t take the government's word, but will ask questions and demand accountability.
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Why We Shouldn’t Quantify the COVID-19 Pandemic in Terms of 9/11
9/11 fostered an anti-immigrant and racist police state. What we most need post-COVID is a society built on mutual care.