Sixteen US Mass Shootings Happened in 2012, Leaving at Least 88 Dead Sixteen US Mass Shootings Happened in 2012, Leaving at Least 88 Dead
Indiscriminate gun violence happened at a wide variety of different places—the only thing predicable is the frequency.
Dec 14, 2012 / George Zornick
Is Congress’s Magnitsky Bill a New Blacklist? Is Congress’s Magnitsky Bill a New Blacklist?
The anti-Russia bill violates the rule of law, contradicts American values and undermines US national security.
Dec 14, 2012 / Edward Lozansky, Vladimir Sobell, and Stephen F. Cohen
Three Common-Sense Gun Bills That Can’t Pass Congress Three Common-Sense Gun Bills That Can’t Pass Congress
Washington is so paralyzed on gun control it can’t seem to pass fundamentally sensible reforms.
Dec 14, 2012 / George Zornick
The Shameful Exploitation of Bradley Manning The Shameful Exploitation of Bradley Manning
News organizations thrilled to exploit the information Manning uncovered are deeply afraid of being associated with the brave whistle-blower himself.
Dec 14, 2012 / Robert Scheer
Eugene Jarecki: Ending the War on Drugs Eugene Jarecki: Ending the War on Drugs
The time has never been better to stop this colossal waste of money, resources and, most importantly, lives.
Dec 11, 2012 / Laura Flanders
In Drug War, Small Victories Are Not the Revolution. Director Eugene Jarecki [VIDEO] In Drug War, Small Victories Are Not the Revolution. Director Eugene Jarecki [VIDEO]
November's victories at the ballot box show the drug war is vulnerable.
Dec 11, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Laura Flanders
The War on Drugs Is a War on Human Nature The War on Drugs Is a War on Human Nature
The unwinnable war transforms a freedom-loving republic into a freedom-fearing national security state.
Dec 10, 2012 / Lewis Lapham
Bob Costas: ‘I Stand by What I Said’ Bob Costas: ‘I Stand by What I Said’
Costas has ignited a firestorm after his comments on gun culture during halftime of Sunday Night Football. He tells us now why he won’t back down.
Dec 6, 2012 / Dave Zirin
Kasandra Perkins Did Not Have to Die Kasandra Perkins Did Not Have to Die
When we don't call domestic violence what it is, we dishonor the victims.
Dec 5, 2012 / Jessica Valenti
Dave Zirin: ‘I Applaud Bob Costas’ Dave Zirin: ‘I Applaud Bob Costas’
Mainstream media’s silence on gun control and mental health is the true outrage in the wake of Jovan Belcher's tragic murder-suicide.
Dec 5, 2012 / Press Room