How Walmart Helped Make the Newtown Shooter’s AR-15 the Most Popular Assault Weapon in America How Walmart Helped Make the Newtown Shooter’s AR-15 the Most Popular Assault Weapon in America
A massive recent spike in gun sales has boosted Walmart’s flagging profits, making it the top seller of firearms and ammunition nationwide.
Dec 19, 2012 / Feature / George Zornick
Newtown: It Doesn’t Have to Happen Again Newtown: It Doesn’t Have to Happen Again
We have the ability to prevent another mass shooting. But do we have the will?
Dec 19, 2012 / The Editors
Roots of a Rampage Roots of a Rampage
It's still unclear what motivated the Newtown shooter, but the small towns where such deadly outbursts tend to occur have some things in common.
Dec 19, 2012 / Katherine S. Newman
Will Congress Rein In Illegal Spying? Will Congress Rein In Illegal Spying?
When The New York Times first revealed the NSA was wiretapping Americans without a warrant in 2005, it was a scandal. But the government continues to spy with impunity—and wh...
Dec 19, 2012 / Marcy Wheeler
After Newtown, Beware Fear-Driven Policymaking After Newtown, Beware Fear-Driven Policymaking
In crafting laws after the horrifying killings in Connecticut, it’s crucial that we recognize our own collective trauma before we rush to act.
Dec 19, 2012 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry
John Nichols: Bridging the Gap on Gun Control John Nichols: Bridging the Gap on Gun Control
In the wake of a national tragedy, how do we have a productive conversation about how to keep our country safe?
Dec 19, 2012 / Press Room
Don’t Be Fooled: Walmart Hasn’t Changed Anything Don’t Be Fooled: Walmart Hasn’t Changed Anything
Walmart hasn’t stopped the sale of a single gun in the wake of Sandy Hook, even though many other stores have.
Dec 18, 2012 / George Zornick
The Unbearable Elasticity of Gun Logic The Unbearable Elasticity of Gun Logic
For the gun lobby, Newtown was evidence that more guns are necessary.
Dec 18, 2012 / Todd Gitlin
Sandy Hook Must Push Us Toward the Collective and Away from Individualism Sandy Hook Must Push Us Toward the Collective and Away from Individualism
The urge to pull children from schools and arm oneself may be understandable, but we need to come together for solutions.
Dec 18, 2012 / Bryce Covert
Fill-in-the-Blank Generic Gun Massacre Cartoon Fill-in-the-Blank Generic Gun Massacre Cartoon
For re-use, over and over and over again.
Dec 18, 2012 / Tom Tomorrow