What the PATRIOT Act Actually Accomplished and its Impact on Americans Who "Looked Like" Terrorists.

Twenty years ago The PATRIOT Act was signed into federal law in the aftermath of 9/11 to combat terrorism. But it mostly compromised America's privacy and further normalized racial profiling.

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Over the past weekend, much of the United States paused to commemorate the 20-year anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001. 9/11 as it is commonly referred to was one of the most catastrophic incidents to take place on American soil in the history of this country. Al-Qaeda terrorists on suicide missions financed b…