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Your Week in Review
9/11 at 20: Our Moral Obligation After Two Decades of War
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by Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Tope Folarin
First, Washington needs to stop killing people. Next, we have to
challenge our nation's assumptions and priorities.
The Innocent Victims of America's War on Terror Deserve Remembrance Too
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by Mitchell Zimmerman
Countless people died in the 20 years of war our country launched in the
name of our 9/11 dead.
Many Americans Refused to Consider Why 9/11 Happened. The Costs Were Enormous.
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by Stephen Zunes
Middle East experts who opposed America's post-9/11 wars were ridiculed
as anti-American extremists. In reality, it was the pro-war right that
was making us less safe.
From Our Post-9/11 Archive: 'Stop the Insanity Here'
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by Robert Jensen
Will the United States ever learn from history?
From 9/11 to Covid, Social Security Is There for Us in Times of Crisis
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by Nancy J. Altman
Social Security is a shining example of how we can strengthen our
security when we pool our risks and responsibilities.
From Our Post-9/11 Archives: "The Algebra of Infinite Justice"
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by Arundhati Roy
It will be a pity if, instead of using this as an opportunity to try to
understand why September 11 happened, Americans use it as an opportunity
to usurp the whole world's sorrow to mourn and avenge only their own.
One 9/11 First Responder Reflects: Life is Duty
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by Donna Smith
Respect is hollow in absence of shared sacrifice.
Twenty Years After 9/11, 'The Only Way to Effectively Counter Terror Is to End War'
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by Brett Wilkins
Anti-war voices reflect on two decades of the misguided hubris, failed
policies, war profiteering, suffering, and death that resulted from the
2001 attacks.
20 Years After 9/11, Reparations for Afghanistan and an End to War
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by Kathy Kelly
The only way to combat terrorism is to end these wars for vengeance and
profit.
We Still Need a Post-9/11 Reckoning
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by Rana Abdelhamid
Because as much as American history is about triumphing over hardship,
too often it's also been about finding a minority—of religion, of race,
of sexuality, of immigration status—to blame for that hardship.
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