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We created Islamic extremism: Those blaming Islam for ISIS would have supported Osama bin Laden in the ’80s
Ben Norton
Jingoists conveniently forget the West's Cold War strategy was to arm the Islamic extremists that became al-Qaida
The Paris massacre proves one thing: America’s imperial arrogance can only make things worse
Rula Jebreal
Following last week's horrific attack, those in power have reverted to the same old self-destructive thinking
All of our choices are bad, and we helped make it that way: ISIS, Islam and the real story of our decades-long foreign-policy disaster
Haroon Moghul
Bad policies, bad outcomes: We started much of this and can't extricate ourselves. This is how we got here
Cowardly governors give ISIS a propaganda victory: Refusing refugees is a moral outrage & a strategic blunder
Gary Legum
By declaring their states closed to refugees, governors are engaging in flat-out fearmongering
Marco Rubio’s nutty end-times fantasy: The real ISIS history Rubio and Ted Cruz just can’t understand
Paul Rosenberg
GOP candidates talk about "radical Islam" and a "clash of civilizations." They don't even know what they don't know
See ISIS up close: Vivid context for Paris attacks in this chilling Frontline documentary
Scott Timberg
"ISIS in Afghanistan" goes deep in training grounds where teens are trained for suicide missions
“Why can’t we take out these bastards?”: Why the media’s apocalyptic Paris response should be making you very nervous
Jack Mirkinson
Following the horrific events in Paris, establishment press figures have been united in one thing: A call for war
Spare us your French flag filter: The self-indulgent social media performance doesn’t help anyone
Paula Young Lee
A filter on my Facebook photo wouldn't do anything except make me feel like I'm a good person
The West vs. the world: Facebook, the media, and the ignorance which guarantees more attacks
David Masciotra
We ignore terror in Kenya, Beirut and when our bombs destroy a Doctors Without Borders hospital. It's at our peril
The GOP’s deadly, broken history: Why last week’s Paris attacks prove yet again that George W. Bush didn’t “keep us safe”
Bob Cesca
"He kept us safe" isn't just a bad excuse for devastating foreign policy decisions. It's an affront to history
America is still paying for its wars: The enduring catastrophes of Iraq and Afghanistan
Tom Engelhardt
A new report finds as much as 60 billion taxpayer dollars have been lost to fraud and waste in U.S. reconstruction
How Paris could actually tear us apart: Inside the dangerous collision of politics & fear
Jack Mirkinson
After a mass tragedy like Paris, there's an understandable impulse to withdraw from the world. We must resist it
Let’s not get it wrong this time: The terrorists won after 9/11 because we chose to invade Iraq, shred our Constitution
Bret Weinstein
We destroyed ourselves with our dumb 9/11 overreactions. It's essential not to make the same mistake again
Our terrorism double standard: After Paris, let’s stop blaming Muslims and take a hard look at ourselves
Ben Norton
We must mourn all victims. But until we look honestly at the violence we export, nothing will ever change
Why our conversations about Paris have been broken from the start
Zoe Samudzi
The rush to fit the horrors of Paris into convenient neo-imperial narratives shows a disturbing lack of empathy
Nightmare in Paris: Democracy is under attack, and the right makes common cause with ISIS
Andrew O'Hehir
After another dreadful massacre, the French are tested again. Will they learn from America's 9/11 mistakes?
The real reason George Will is fuming at Bill O’Reilly: The Fox Newser told the truth about Ronald Reagan
Sean Illing
O'Reilly vs. Will is about much more than a sensationalist book. It goes to the very core of modern conservatism
Bernie Sanders is a cruise-missile progressive: False hope, foreign policy and the stubborn endurance of American exceptionalism
Patrick L. Smith
Sanders would do nothing to change America's worldwide meddling. This is a dangerous moment, and he's ducking it
U.S. imperialism was the real winner of the presidential debate
Ben Norton
The idea that the U.S. must impose its authority on the world with violence goes largely unquestioned by candidates
“Did you kill anybody?”: 9 things not to ask returning vets
Janet Allon
Sure, you mean well, but you have no idea what effect your question might have on a vet. Here's what to avoid
Veterans hope MDMA can cure their PTSD: “It’s hard to talk about because it’s the elephant in the room”
Christine Jun
Salon talks to a leading activist pushing for legalizing marijuana, MDMA and ayahuasca to treat returning soldiers
We’re repeating Bush’s failure: An Iraq veteran despairs over our deepening climate-change denial
Roy Scranton
I watched American denial at work as a soldier in Iraq. I'm seeing it all over again in our global warming response
“The horror makes the thrill”: Why the New York Times’ “beautiful” war images of death and destruction won’t change many minds
John Pettegrew
With the transformations in digital media, we're living in an age of “pump-you-up-to-kill-the-bad-guys videos”
Henry Kissinger’s genocidal legacy: Vietnam, Cambodia and the birth of American militarism
Greg Grandin
Nixon introduced us to permanent, extrajudicial war in Southeast Asia, and it continues today in the Middle East
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