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President George W. Bush addresses the nation from the White House following the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Photo by Greg Mathieson/Mai/Getty Images

Politics and Movements: US

The Shift: 25 years after 9/11, our country is still dominated by the “War on Terror”

by Michael Arria September 11, 2026September 11, 2026

25 years after 9/11, the War on Terror’s legacy is everywhere, from rampant Islamophobia, to another open ended war on Iran.

Smoke and flames rise at the site of airstrikes on an oil depot in Tehran on March 7, 2026. The United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran on February 28, prompting Iranian retaliation with missile attacks across the region and intensifying concerns about disruption to global energy and transport. Photo by Sasan / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images

The Marc Steiner Show

Afghanistan War vet blasts Trump’s ‘pathetic and horrific’ war with Iran

by Marc Steiner March 10, 2026March 10, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump and Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff clap during the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace at the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace on February 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Politics and Movements: US

US builds up air power reminiscent of Iraq invasion as Trump mulls Iran attacks

by Sharon Zhang February 20, 2026February 20, 2026

Iman holds her 11-month-old as her sons’ faces bear the marks of a severe skin disease—one of the many health conditions families in Fallujah link to the city’s toxic inheritance from the 2004 assaults. Photo by Jaclynn Ashly.

Politics and Movements: International

The war in the womb: Fallujah’s generational crisis

by Jaclynn Ashly January 23, 2026January 29, 2026

A resilient Amal Hussein, a Yazidi survivor, pictured in the quiet sanctuary of her home in Dohuk.

Politics and Movements: International

The search for the missing Yazidi

by Jaclynn Ashly August 5, 2025August 18, 2025

Dekhla Rashid holds a photo of 11-year-old Yamama, her niece who was killed in the explosion.

Politics and Movements: International

Iraqi family sues Dutch government for deadly 2015 bombing

by Jaclynn Ashly June 2, 2025June 10, 2025

Taleb al-Majli holding a prisoner identity card that he says US forces issued to him at Abu Ghraib. One side lists his inmate number, name, and cell number. The other side shows an official prison stamp received upon entering Abu Ghraib.

Politics and Movements: US

‘They stole my humanity’: Abu Ghraib survivors are still fighting for justice

by Jaclynn Ashly February 27, 2025February 27, 2025

American soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division deploy to fight Taliban fighters as part of Operation Mountain Thrust to a U.S. base near the village of Deh Afghan on June 22, 2006 in the Zabul province of Afghanistan. Photo by John Moore/Getty Images

The Marc Steiner Show

Norman Solomon: How America hides its secret wars

by Marc Steiner September 12, 2023September 12, 2023

A US military Apache helicopter flies over western Baghdad, 28 October, 2005. DAVID FURST/AFP via Getty Images

The Chris Hedges Report

He saw a US helicopter gun down fellow journalists in Iraq. He was never the same.

by Chris Hedges June 30, 2023June 30, 2023

Fallujah Forgotten

Fallujah Forgotten

by David Swanson May 6, 2019April 4, 2024

Saudi diplomatic offensive seeks to put Khashoggi behind it and thwart Qatar

Saudi diplomatic offensive seeks to put Khashoggi behind it and thwart Qatar

by James M. Dorsey November 28, 2018April 10, 2024

The Uyghur militant threat: China cracks down and mulls policy changes

by James M. Dorsey August 13, 2018April 12, 2024