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.

Katherine S. Newman

Noted

Lee Fang on the NRA’s real mission, Allison Kilkenny on Occupy the NRA, John Nichols on ALEC and guns, the editors on

Various Contributors

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&...

Marcy Wheeler

Newtown: It Doesn’t Have to Happen Again

We have the ability to prevent another mass shooting. But do we have the will?

The Editors

Qualifications to Be Secretary of State, According to Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham

Calvin Trillin

This Year, Be More Generous Than Ever

Honor the Newtown victims by supporting groups working to end the outrageous levels of violence in our society.

Katha Pollitt

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.

Melissa Harris-Perry

Letters

Swank Filer, where are you? (reprise); Poland in wartime; four-letter words.

Our Readers and John Connelly and Eric Alterman