Topic: 9/11 at 25

All the administrations after 9/11 have caved to the temptation to skirt civil liberties in the name of protecting “the homeland” (Getty Images)

The security state we never turned off

Heather Digby Parton
A volunteer grabs a gallon of water at a water and food distribution drive held by College Hill Baptist Church and the World Central kitchen on March 07, 2021 in Jackson, Mississippi. Residents in parts of Jackson, Mississippi, where 80% of the residents are Black, have been without running water since mid-February after the city was hit by back-to-back winter storms. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Lying about clean water will backfire

Troy Farah
President George W. Bush meets with Islamic community and religious leaders during a tour of the Islamic Center of Washington, D.C., on Sept. 17, 2001. ( PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP via Getty Images)

What Bush got right after 9/11

Nihad Awad
People walk through the Sept. 11 Memorial site a day before commemorations to mark the 25th anniversary of the attacks. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Can America ever move past 9/11?

Alex Galbraith
Donald Trump, after addressing attendees on the first day of the 2026 Republican National Convention in Dallas, Sept. 9, 2026. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Trump's bribe: 9/11's dark legacy

Brian Karem
Workers clear debris at Ground Zero following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, mid-to-late September 2001. (Peter Turnley/Getty Images)

America keeps abandoning its heroes

Bob Hennelly
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference on the release of 9/11-related documents at City Hall on Sept. 8, 2026. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Post-9/11 hate is taking a new form

Pawan Dhingra
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, Democratic nominee for the US Senate, speaks at the Democratic Nominating Convention in Lansing MI, on August 29th, 2026. (Katie McTiernan/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Abdul El-Sayed was right about 9/11

Alex Galbraith