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25 Years After 9/11, It’s Clear Osama bin Laden Won—But He Didn't Do It Alone

25 Years After 9/11, It’s Clear Osama bin Laden Won—But He Didn't Do It Alone

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Nick Turse

How 41 Senators Could End the Iran War and Rein In Defense Spending

How 41 Senators Could End the Iran War and Rein In Defense Spending

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Sarah van Gelder

After 25 Years, 9/11 Continues to Shape How America Policies Immigration

After 25 Years, 9/11 Continues to Shape How America Policies Immigration

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Jordan Liz

Opening the Book of Life on the Day the Towers Fell

Opening the Book of Life on the Day the Towers Fell

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Eli Williams-Szenes

Victims of Our Post-9/11 Wars Deserve Remembrance, Too

Victims of Our Post-9/11 Wars Deserve Remembrance, Too

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Mitchell Zimmerman

9/11 Began a US Reign of Terror in the Middle East—Now It's Come Home

9/11 Began a US Reign of Terror in the Middle East—Now It's Come Home

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Gerry Condon

The Time Has Come for a 'Right' to Clean Water

The Time Has Come for a 'Right' to Clean Water

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Maya K. van Rossum

Medicare For All May Not Be as Far Away as You Fear

Medicare For All May Not Be as Far Away as You Fear

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Nancy J. Altman

You Can Fight Trump's Voter Suppression Efforts With One Simple Action: Voting

You Can Fight Trump's Voter Suppression Efforts With One Simple Action: Voting

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Michael Waldman

Donald Trump Is Laughing All the Way to the Bank... at the End of the World

Donald Trump Is Laughing All the Way to the Bank... at the End of the World

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Tom Engelhardt

We Need a President Who Wants to Build a Better Country, Not a Bigger Ballroom

We Need a President Who Wants to Build a Better Country, Not a Bigger Ballroom

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Corbin Trent

Muslim Children Should Not Carry the Burden of the 9/11 Attacks

Muslim Children Should Not Carry the Burden of the 9/11 Attacks

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Maryam Hasan

Lame: On Space Nazis, Swindlers, Poseurs and Liars

Lame: On Space Nazis, Swindlers, Poseurs and Liars

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Abby Zimet

The Very Clear and Easy Case for Abdul El-Sayed

The Very Clear and Easy Case for Abdul El-Sayed

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Robert Reich

After 9/11, the 'War on Terror' Was a War of Terror

After 9/11, the 'War on Terror' Was a War of Terror

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Norman Solomon

25 Years of War Was the Exact Wrong Response to 9/11

25 Years of War Was the Exact Wrong Response to 9/11

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Medea Benjamin

They Told the World the War Was Over—Gaza Knows Better

They Told the World the War Was Over—Gaza Knows Better

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Ghada Al-Rozzi

Congress Should Regulate What AI Agents Can Do, Not Just How Smart They Are

Congress Should Regulate What AI Agents Can Do, Not Just How Smart They Are

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Gleb Tsipursky

A Shadow Hearing to Break the Blockade on Cuba Is Just the Beginning

A Shadow Hearing to Break the Blockade on Cuba Is Just the Beginning

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Jill Clark-Gollub

As Another School Year Begins, Whose Children Do We Remember?

As Another School Year Begins, Whose Children Do We Remember?

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08.09.2026 4

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Zahra Eslami

In Germany as in the US, Fascism Rises When the Rich Rewrite the Rules

In Germany as in the US, Fascism Rises When the Rich Rewrite the Rules

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08.09.2026 5

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Thom Hartmann

We've Overshot—What Now?

We've Overshot—What Now?

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08.09.2026 6

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Bill McKibben

Medicare for All Also Means This: An Improved, Expanded Medicare

Medicare for All Also Means This: An Improved, Expanded Medicare

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08.09.2026 4

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Nancy J. Altman

A Quarter Century and Still Failing to Learn Correct Lessons From 9/11

A Quarter Century and Still Failing to Learn Correct Lessons From 9/11

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08.09.2026 4

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Scott Hibbard

When Weddings Become Battlefields, the Laws of War Begin to Fray

When Weddings Become Battlefields, the Laws of War Begin to Fray

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08.09.2026 5

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Greg Pence

Working People Are Fighting Back, Because That's What We Do

Working People Are Fighting Back, Because That's What We Do

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07.09.2026 6

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Aidalis Martinez

The New Red Scare Is a Dangerous Distraction From the GOP's Failures

The New Red Scare Is a Dangerous Distraction From the GOP's Failures

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07.09.2026 4

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A.j. Schumann

Want to Fix the Economy? Triple Union Membership

Want to Fix the Economy? Triple Union Membership

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07.09.2026 4

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Heidi Shierholz

Working People Must Recognize the Reform Limits of Our Economic Model

Working People Must Recognize the Reform Limits of Our Economic Model

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07.09.2026 4

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Bruce T. Boccardy

I Spent 32 Years Caring for Children and I Still Can't Afford to Retire—I'm Not Alone

I Spent 32 Years Caring for Children and I Still Can't Afford to Retire—I'm Not Alone

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07.09.2026 4

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Cathy Hooker

Cancel Thanksgiving? A Progressive Guide to Handling the Holidays

Cancel Thanksgiving? A Progressive Guide to Handling the Holidays

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07.09.2026 6

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Steve Early

You Know Exactly Who Is Torching the Earth and Loving It

You Know Exactly Who Is Torching the Earth and Loving It

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06.09.2026 6

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Tom Engelhardt

Gaza Is Still Waiting to Bury Its Dead

Gaza Is Still Waiting to Bury Its Dead

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06.09.2026 4

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Mohammed Altaj

Data Centers Are Spreading, But So Is Popular Resistance

Data Centers Are Spreading, But So Is Popular Resistance

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06.09.2026 4

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Sonali Kolhatkar

Staying Grounded When the Earth Cracks: On Political Focus in an Age of Overstimulation

Staying Grounded When the Earth Cracks: On Political Focus in an Age of Overstimulation

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06.09.2026 4

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Eric Morrison-Smith

Trump's DHS Is Preparing To Engage In Voter Suppression and Intimidation

Trump's DHS Is Preparing To Engage In Voter Suppression and Intimidation

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06.09.2026 9

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Jordan Liz

Saving the Republic: Enough Insight Already, It’s Time for Action

Saving the Republic: Enough Insight Already, It’s Time for Action

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05.09.2026 5

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Steve Kaagan

Tyrant Trump Is Lucky in the Cowardice of His Enemies

Tyrant Trump Is Lucky in the Cowardice of His Enemies

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05.09.2026 6

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Ralph Nader

Feeding the World, Through Policy and Community

Feeding the World, Through Policy and Community

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05.09.2026 4

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Rev. Dr. Heber Brown

Trump's Tariffs Ended Up Being Yet Another Regressive Tax on the Working Class

Trump's Tariffs Ended Up Being Yet Another Regressive Tax on the Working Class

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05.09.2026 4

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Matthew Gardner

With Nationwide Protections Unlikely, States Need to Step Up for Farmworkers

With Nationwide Protections Unlikely, States Need to Step Up for Farmworkers

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05.09.2026 7

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Amy Tamayo

A Moral Monstrosity: Yet More Blood, Hate, Grief

A Moral Monstrosity: Yet More Blood, Hate, Grief

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05.09.2026 20

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Abby Zimet

2026 is THE Social Security Election

2026 is THE Social Security Election

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04.09.2026 6

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Martin Burns

Democrats Attack Trump’s Venezuela Imperialism... From the Right!

Democrats Attack Trump’s Venezuela Imperialism... From the Right!

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04.09.2026 5

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Joseph Bouchard

This Labor Day, Ask Yourself: Whose Side Are You On?

This Labor Day, Ask Yourself: Whose Side Are You On?

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04.09.2026 6

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Patrick Moran

Trump's Economic Nationalism Won't Rescue the US Working Class

Trump's Economic Nationalism Won't Rescue the US Working Class

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04.09.2026 6

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Seth Sandronsky

In a Trumpian World, Be Like Dolly

In a Trumpian World, Be Like Dolly

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04.09.2026 5

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Melissa Dimondstein

Medicare for All: Where We're Going and How We're Getting There

Medicare for All: Where We're Going and How We're Getting There

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04.09.2026 5

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Nancy J. Altman

Impeach Pete Hegseth. Do It Today.

Impeach Pete Hegseth. Do It Today.

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03.09.2026 10

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Robert Reich

25 Years Ago, 9/11 Triggered a US Crusade of Torture

25 Years Ago, 9/11 Triggered a US Crusade of Torture

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03.09.2026 8

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Norman Solomon