Reality Winner Battles an Eating Disorder Behind Bars
The NSA whistleblower is one of a countless number of incarcerated people living with mental illness.
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The Saudi Crown Prince’s PR Campaign Has Totally Failed. Only Donald Trump Still Buys It.
Almost everyone — except Donald Trump — agrees that Mohammed bin Salman was responsible for Jamal Khashoggi’s killing.
It’s Time for America to Reckon With the Staggering Death Toll of the Post-9/11 Wars
At least half a million people have been killed in the post-9/11 wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan, a new study by Brown University researchers finds.
SEAL Team 6 Members and Special Forces Marines Charged With Green Beret Murder and Cover-Up
“It was a beatdown that went bad”: Gruesome details emerge about the alleged murder of Army Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar in Mali in 2017.
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As the Obama DOJ Concluded, Prosecution of Julian Assange for Publishing Documents Poses Grave Threats to Press Freedom
The Trump DOJ's prosecution of Assange will be cheered by Democrats, as they unite to criminalize the core of investigative journalism.
Republicans Used a Bill About Wolves to Avoid a Vote on Yemen War
Republicans snuck in language that would block a floor vote on whether Congress should direct President Donald Trump to end U.S. support for the Yemen war.
How Nicaragua Uses Anti-Terror Laws Against Protesters to Suppress Dissent
The barricades have been cleared and there is a veneer that the crisis is over, but over 200 Nicaraguans involved in protests face trial for terrorism.
Marie Colvin Dedicated Her Extraordinary Life to Describing “What Really Happens in Wars”
“In Extremis” by Lindsey Hilsum is the new biography of war correspondent Marie Colvin, who was killed in 2012 while covering the Syrian war.
The U.S. Lost a Key Ally in Southern Afghanistan. But Abdul Raziq Was No Hero.
The murdered Kandahar strongman epitomized America's failed war policy.
“Still in Solitary Over Here in Baghdad”: A Forgotten American’s 14-Year Nightmare in Iraq
Shawki Omar’s story began as an embodiment of the American Dream. Today, it shows how the so-called war on terror has turned sadistic and extralegal.