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Why Was <em>Guantánamo Diary</em>'s Author Denied a Passport?

Why Was Guantánamo Diary's Author Denied a Passport?

Mohamedou Ould Slahi Says He Needs Medical Care in Europe.

By Jen DeGregorio | February 27, 2019

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By Liesl Schillinger | February 26, 2019

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Uncovering the Truth About a Raid on the Black Panthers

How a Team of Lawyers Exposed Lies About Police Violence

By Flint Taylor | February 25, 2019

The Forgotten Internment of Japanese Americans in Hawaii

The Forgotten Internment of Japanese Americans in Hawaii

A Dark Chapter in the History of Religious Persecution

By Duncan Ryūken Williams | February 25, 2019

Simpler Times: Janet Malcolm at Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert's Rally to Restore Sanity

Simpler Times: Janet Malcolm at Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert's Rally to Restore Sanity

On the Conflation of Liberal Comedy and Political Organization

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An Afrofuturistic Vision of Offline Communities

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Writing Absurdity in Zimbabwe's Contemporary Dystopia

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