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Joe Biden Promises a Moral Renewal for the U.S. Here's Where He Can Start.
To take seriously Biden’s claim to moral leadership in foreign policy, he should apologize to the victims of the post-9/11 wars.
Murtaza Hussain
Murtaza Hussain is a reporter at The Intercept who focuses on national security and foreign policy. He has appeared on CNN, BBC, MSNBC, and other news outlets.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
How Covid-19 Is Transforming Culture and Media in the United States
This week on System Update, guest host Murtaza Hussain talks to Nesrine Malik and Yair Rosenberg about the lasting cultural impact of the pandemic.
Voices
The Far-Right Revolution Was Waiting for an Opportunity. Now, It's Here.
Whether most people have connected the dots or not, a violent struggle is already playing out.
Controversial Data-Mining Firm Palantir Vanishes From Biden Adviser's Biography After She Joins Campaign
Within a few days of joining the Biden campaign, the biography of former top intelligence official Avril Haines no longer listed her work for Palantir.
Protests for Black Lives
Two Brooklyn Lawyers Accused of Throwing Molotov Cocktails Are the Public Face of Trump Administration's Crackdown on Dissent
The charges carry a mandatory minimum of 45 years in prison — and a maximum sentence of life. Experts say the prosecution is wildly disproportionate.
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How Protests Over George Floyd's Killing Exposed Trump as a Lame-Duck Authoritarian
As any authoritarian knows, a real strongman needs to govern either through love or fear. Trump has done neither.
More Than 70 Children Killed in Just 10 Airstrikes In Afghanistan, Report Finds
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism analyzed 10 strikes by the U.S. military and the U.S.-backed Afghan air force and found 115 civilians were killed.
USAID Faces Mounting Pressure to Remove Latest Trump Appointee With History of Islamophobic Remarks
“It is clear that anti-Muslim bigotry has a home in the Trump administration.”
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There’s No One Worse Than Trump on Climate and War
On two issues alone, the 2020 election could be a matter of life and death for millions of people.
With a Distracted Public, the Pentagon Tries to Get Away With Killing Innocent Civilians
The Pentagon’s annual report to Congress covering civilian casualties appears to be yet another case of woefully underreporting innocent deaths.