Spencer Ackerman

Author of REIGN OF TERROR: HOW THE 9/11 ERA DESTABILIZED AMERICA & PRODUCED TRUMP. Pulitzer/National Magazine Award/etc winning journalist. WALLER VS WILDSTORM for DC Comics, IRON MAN for Marvel.

The War Abroad

If Harris Will Be Different from Biden on Israel, This Is Her Chance to Show It

It's a regional war. Now that Israel has killed Hamas' leader on Iranian soil, it's set to get much worse. Deescalation is the only option. Will the VP choose it?

The Spoils of War

The Defense Budget's Coming Upward Wealth Redistribution

Here comes a tidal wave of overages in military hardware that will funnel your money into the pockets of defense giants

The War Abroad

Harris' National Security Adviser Sounds Like The Status Quo on Israel/Palestine

Will Harris' approach to Israel be any different from Biden's? Not if a recent speech by her senior foreign-policy aide is any indication

Comics

IRON MAN x FOREVER WARS (And A Special Offer For You!)

I'm writing the next Iron Man series for Marvel Comics. If you preorder it at a comic store, I'll send you exclusive merch

The War at Home

'They Want To Be A Part of History': Elle Reeve on the Extremely-Online Fascist Resurgence

As we brace for the fallout of the attempted Trump assassination, the journalist and 'Black Pill' author talks to FOREVER WARS

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The Nation

These Corporations Are The True 'Winners' of The War on Gaza (Director's Cut)

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Zeteo

Biden Must Abolish War on Terror Now or We Risk Trump's Political 'Retribution' Campaign

Trump already used the institutions and authorities of the 9/11 era on Americans in 2020. What will he do with "absolute immunity"?

The War at Home

The Moment Before The "Bad Palestinian" Slur

At the debate, what Trump had to say about Biden's illusory ceasefire was as revealing as his use of "Palestinian" as an epithet. It seems like a harbinger of his restored presidency

The War Abroad

Harrison Mann on Escalation in the Middle East

The U.S. Army major and intelligence analyst recently resigned over Gaza. With Lebanon in the balance, he walks FOREVER WARS through some nightmare scenarios

The War Abroad

Netanyahu, As Predicted, Humiliates Biden

With Lebanon on the brink, how many wet willies is Biden prepared to tolerate? PLUS: The "most intense running sea battle the Navy has faced since World War II" is a failure

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The War Abroad

An Unmissable Gaza Documentary

Al-Jazeera's 'Fault Lines' program has put together a crucial report called "The Night Won't End." PLUS: Hanging at Guantanamo with a future Trump national security adviser

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The War Abroad

A Saudi Nuke? Biden Is About To Give 'Mr Bone Saw' What He Needs [Director's Cut]

The U.S. president is pulling out all the stops to get a deal with Saudi Arabia. My latest for Zeteo

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The War Abroad

'Great Power Competition' As Human Sacrifice

The Pentagon ran a disinformation campaign to make Filipinos distrust vaccinations rather than see them take China's free COVID vaccine. That's what 'Great Power Competition' truly is

The War at Home

Mutants, on Saturday Night We Party in Brooklyn

Vita Ayala, Anita Okoye and myself will work out the legacy of Krakoa, a cherished and important era of the X-Men. You're invited

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The War at Home

Russian vs. Israeli Propaganda Targeting Americans

Some thoughts, for paying subscribers, on evolving foreign-influence campaigns and "Russiagate" journalism, including my own. PLUS: Requiem for Krakoa—LIVE!

The War Abroad

'Phase 2': The Shape of Israeli Rejectionism To Come

Biden has declared that Israel's reasonable war aims have been achieved. Netanyahu is in no position to agree. Only U.S. pressure can break the impasse. Will Biden apply it?

The War Abroad

Memorial Day Reading: Abdul Raziq, Revisited—and Revealed

If people you cared about died in Afghanistan, you'll get righteously angry reading about the monsters that they were sacrificed to prop up. Good weekend for it

The War Abroad

Biden Unites With Republicans Against International Criminal Court

It's a death spiral for the 'Rules-Based International Order' as Team Biden says it's open to retaliation against the war-crimes court for indicting Israel's genocidaires.

The War Abroad

ICC Indictments Deepen The Crisis of The 'Rules-Based International Order'

With Netanyahu and Gallant facing war-crimes charges, the U.S. once again faces a chasm between international law and the world Washington made.

The War at Home

Here's How U.S. Intelligence Will Buy And Use Your Data

Who needs a warrant when you have surveillance capitalism?

The War Abroad

Ex-State Dept. Official on Paused U.S. Weapons Shipment: 'Significant But Not Cause for Celebration'

For the first time, the Biden administration has withheld delivery of bombs to Israel. Josh Paul, who resigned over Gaza, explains the bigger picture

The War at Home

Warrantless Spying on Pro-Palestine Protesters Is Easier Than Ever

The NSA and CIA's warrantless searches of U.S. metadata, made possible by the just-renewed Section 702, rose 129 percent last year, U.S. intelligence just disclosed.

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Zeteo

Israel's Armed Quadcopters in Gaza Mark a Dangerous New Era in Drone Warfare (Director's Cut)

But first! Sara Century and I have an extended dialogue on grown-up love, Fleetwood Mac, and a 37-year old issue of X-Factor

The War at Home

Now The Students Are "Terrorists"

Politicians and administrators are playing the 9/11 Era hits against students protesting a genocide—and want so badly to kill them

U.S. Foreign Policy & The 2024 Election, f/ Van Jackson, Amel Ahmed & Omar Dahi

Here's a video of a symposium I was part of at Hampshire College recently. It's very riff-heavy