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Writers

Spencer Ackerman

Arts

Marvel Icon Stan Lee Leaves a Legacy as Complex as His Superheroes

Stan Lee supercharged Marvel Comics into one of the most important cultural forces on the planet. But how much credit does he really deserve?

Spencer Ackerman The Daily Beast Nov 2018 30min Permalink

World

How Isis Crippled al-Qaida

The inside story of the coup that has brought the world’s most feared terrorist network to the brink of collapse.

Shiv Malik, Ali Younes, Spencer Ackerman, Mustafa Khalili The Guardian Jun 2015 25min Permalink

Bad Lieutenant

A leading Guantanamo interrogator was once a Chicago police detective accused of police brutality.

Spencer Ackerman The Guardian Feb 2015 20min Permalink

The Race to Save Peter Kassig

A New York lawyer’s attempt to secure an American aid worker’s release from ISIS.

Ali Younes, Shiv Malik, Spencer Ackerman, Mustafa Khalili The Guardian Dec 2014 25min Permalink

‘There’s No Turning Back’: My Interview with a Hunted American Jihadist

An conversation with Omar Hammami, via Twitter.

Spencer Ackerman Wired Apr 2013 15min Permalink