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September 13, 2024
Paige Oamek
As MAGA Begs Trump to Ditch Laura Loomer, She Doubles Down
Laura Loomer is defiantly pushing 9/11 lies even as MAGA turns against her.
September 11, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Watch: Trump Hounded by Embarrassing Question at 9/11 Memorial
Donald Trump received a stark reminder about his past attendance at 9/11 commemoration events.
September 9, 2024
Ed Burmila
The World That September 11 Made
Richard Beck’s “Homeland” traces the far-reaching aftereffects of the attacks and tries to recover the events of the day, as they happened.
December 7, 2023
Tori Otten
Vivek Ramaswamy Went Full Q at Wednesday’s Debate
The Republican presidential candidate rattled off as many kooky ideas about 9/11, January 6, and QAnon as he could.
October 18, 2023
Hafiz Rashid
Our Leaders’ Shameful Response to Islamophobia’s Fatal Resurgence
A yawning leadership vacuum has given rise to a new wave of bigotry in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war.
September 11, 2023
Edith Olmsted
Republicans Are Mad Biden Is Spending 9/11 in Alaska. Anyone Remember What Trump Did?
Note to Republicans: Joe Biden is not the first president to commemorate the 9/11 attacks outside of New York City.
August 22, 2023
Tori Otten
Here’s the Recording of Vivek Ramaswamy Implying 9/11 Was an Inside Job
If you’re going to lie about something you said, at least make sure there isn’t a recording first.
August 22, 2023
Tori Otten
Vivek Ramaswamy Tries to Back Off 9/11 Comments—Then Doubles Down on Them
A Republican presidential candidate is spreading conspiracy theories about September 11.
May 23, 2023
Walter Shapiro
We’re Being Terrorized Every Day—but Not How We Imagined
9/11 was supposed to usher in an era of catastrophic jihadist attacks. Instead, we’re living in fear of a different kind of mass violence.
January 19, 2023
Prem Thakker
George Santos Denies Being Drag Queen and Stealing From Dying Dog, Doesn’t Comment on 9/11 Lie
Once upon a time, lying about September 11 was enough to kill a political career.
May 20, 2022
Marisa Kabas
George W. Bush Makes a Brutal Return to Our Psyche
The former president’s recent Ukraine-or-Iraq invasion gaffe was a high-test dose of accidental honesty—and painful nostalgia.
February 15, 2022
Alex Shephard
Biden’s Decision to Seize Afghan Assets Is Immoral and Inhumane
Afghanistan is in the midst of a desperate humanitarian crisis, and the White House seems bent on deepening it.
September 13, 2021
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump Is Running for President, and It Will Be Just as Bizarre as Last Time
His 2024 campaign is inevitable. The only question is how the media will handle his shameless, desperate attempts for their attention.
September 10, 2021
Bryan Box
The Things We Carried Home
We veterans survived the post-9/11 wars through dumb luck. Surviving the aftermath was another story.
January 14, 2021
Chris Cannon
The War on Terror Only Created More Terror in America
How the Capitol riot was a natural consequence of the country’s response to the 9/11 attacks
January 7, 2021
Walter Shapiro
A Sickening Day in American History
The MAGA mob and Republican rebellion on Capitol Hill marked a turning point in this nation’s history—but in which direction?
May 20, 2020
Jessica M. Goldstein
When Will We Grieve the Covid Dead?
With nearly 90,000 dead and counting, there has been no national remembrance for those we’ve lost to the pandemic.
April 29, 2020
Dan Xin Huang
Afghanistan May Soon Have Peace. And the Cost Is Democracy.
A fledgling armistice endangers the country’s 20-year experiment in democratic state-building.
January 15, 2016
Elspeth Reeve
There were about 11 different layers of identity politics in Donald Trump and Ted Cruz’s fight over whether New Yorkers are good.
November 23, 2015
Elspeth Reeve
Ben Carson claims he saw video of American Muslims celebrating 9/11, one more piece of evidence his briefing book is just printed-out chain emails.

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