September 11, 2001: “A Great Wound”

September 11, 2001: “A Great Wound” “If we are shrewd about ourselves and truly brave, citizens will not yield to hysteria—or accept draconian new laws that undermine civil liberties—but will force these difficult questions into the political debate.” RICHARD KREITNER           shared from

AIPAC Spent Millions of Dollars to Defeat the Iran Deal. Instead It May Have Destroyed Itself. The powerful Israel lobby has been badly damaged, and that’s good news for both Palestinians and Israelis. M.J. ROSENBERG

The TPP Will Finish What Chile’s Dictatorship Started Salvador Allende warned against neoliberalism’s disastrous effects just before he was overthrown. He was right to be worried. GREG GRANDIN

These New York Schools Aren’t Just Letting Kids Opt Out of Testing—They’re Giving Them an Alternative The students who attend schools in the New York Performance Standards Consortium aren’t forced to take high-stakes exams. Instead, they’re learning to be critical thinkers, deeply engaged in their own education. HOWARD MARTIN KATZOFF

Restoring the Voting Rights Act Now Has Bipartisan Support Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska becomes the first Republican to support ambitious legislation to restore the Voting Rights Act. ARI BERMAN

September 11, 2001: “A Great Wound” “If we are shrewd about ourselves and truly brave, citizens will not yield to hysteria—or accept draconian new laws that undermine civil liberties—but will force these difficult questions into the political debate.” RICHARD KREITNER

The United States Is Training Militaries With Dubious Human Rights Records—Again American special forces are still conducting training for some of Africa’s most notorious paramilitaries. NICK TURSE

The TRUTH will set you FREE.