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David Cole The New York Review of Books

After September 11, 2001, it is often said, “everything changed.” The shock of that day, on which nearly three thousand civilians were murdered, still reverberates, affecting politics, law, and policy here and abroad. But ten years later, it is worth asking what, precisely, did and did not change, particularly with respect to law, liberty, and security. (more…)

Jason Ditz

In a move fueled by public outcry and aimed at stemming yet another in a long line of public relations disasters, the FBI has announced that it is cancelling its training academy seminar on the inherent evilness of Muslims. (more…)

Spencer Ackerman Wired

The FBI is teaching its counterterrorism agents that “main stream” [sic] American Muslims are likely to be terrorist sympathizers; that the Prophet Mohammed was a “cult leader”; and that the Islamic practice of giving charity is no more than a “funding mechanism for combat.”  (more…)

In the wake of 9/11, President George W. Bush revamped the nation’s food defense programs, drawing a government shield around the food supply in fear of a food-based biological terrorist attack. (more…)

For Immediate Release: September 13, 2011

Contact: Project SALAM (Support and Legal Advocacy for Muslims) (more…)

American Civil Liberties Union policy counsel and former FBI agent Mike German sat down withReason.tv to discuss the expansion of surveillance programs since 9/11, noting the government and law enforcement agencies had become obsessed with collecting data. (more…)

The U.S. Census Bureau released their annual report on poverty Tuesday, outlining the dramatic decline in income and employment in the U.S. (more…)

William Fisher Truthout

In March of this year, Reuters Correspondent David Morgan filed a story following a Congressional hearing, stating, “American Muslims face a rising tide of religious discrimination in US communities, workplaces and schools nearly a decade after the September 11 attacks….” (more…)