Newsletter Return to Little Pakistan: Mohammad Razvi Holds It Together During COVID-19, as after 9/11, the son of a bodega owner navigated the city’s power structure on behalf of his frightened neighbors. Part 3 in a series
Newsletter Return To Little Pakistan: Bobby Khan v. The Police An immigrant born to working-class activism stands up to an NYPD reborn in the CIA's image. Part 2 in a series
Newsletter Return To Little Pakistan: The Reign of Terror in Brooklyn after 9/11 Pundits and politicians declared America united while "unity” preyed upon New York City’s Muslim communities. We must never forget. Part 1 in a series
Members only Newsletter Ms. Marvel, the Intersectional X-Men, and the War on Terror: A Conversation Between Spencer Ackerman and Saladin Ahmed
Paid-members only Newsletter Ms. Marvel, the Intersectional X-Men, and the War on Terror: A Conversation Between Spencer Ackerman and Saladin Ahmed
Newsletter Over 900,000 People Dead, a ‘Vast Undercount,’ and $8 Trillion Looted These are the findings of the Costs of War Project. What would you rather have had for the $8,094 that you, personally, spent on the War on Terror?
Newsletter Victims of A Drone Strike, Momentarily Visible All eyes were on Kabul just in time to catch a glimpse of people the U.S. killed with its robot airframes. Will we look away now that U.S. troops have left Afghanistan?
Newsletter Biden Won't Free The Last Two Afghans at Guantanamo Bay The Taliban won. The president said the war is over. But Asadullah Haroon and Muhammad Rahim will have to wait on the Periodic Review Board.
Newsletter This Could Be the Next Afghan Insurgency Two leading anti-Taliban figures are ready to fight. One is a close CIA ally. What could possibly go wrong?
Newsletter ‘Deus Vult,’ Said The Cosmopolitans After 9/11, conservative Christians and contrarian secularist intellectuals entered an alliance of convenience against Islam. Guess whose priorities won out?
Newsletter White Replacement Theory v1.0 Is Returning Before they chanted it in Charlottesville, they saw it in “sharia law.” As MAGA struggles for a line on Afghanistan, they’re finding it in refugees Biden isn’t even letting in.
Newsletter Everything That Will Follow A Taliban Victory Is Still A Part of America's War Many Afghans are likely to suffer under the Taliban. The U.S. owes them reparations, not more bloodshed.
Newsletter REIGN OF TERROR Is Here My book about the War on Terror arrives today. The first skirmish over it points to what may follow.
Newsletter The CIA’s Outsourced Torture Is Lost To History The CIA's notorious practice of kidnapping and displacement gave birth to the post-9/11 torture program. We know nearly nothing about it.
Newsletter Against National Security For nearly 20 years, I’ve been a “national security” reporter. I hate that term. Here’s why I won’t use it anymore.
Newsletter Say Their Names In the War on Terror, the Pentagon’s decision not to count casualties has robbed the dead of their very names.
Newsletter ‘The Remaining 40 Detainees Are All High Risk’ After Monday’s release of Abdul Latif Nasser, 39 captives remain at the U.S. Naval base, imprisoned by shameless lies.
Newsletter This Is Forever The War on Terror never ended. Covering it properly requires jettisoning some long-standing journalism practices – but not standards.
Newsletter Tracing the continuities, departures and permutations of the War on Terror. Welcome to Forever Wars by me, Spencer Ackerman. Sign up now so you don’t miss the first issue. Subscribe now In the meantime, tell your friends!
