Guns and Gun Control

Orlando Shooting Gun Control

Islamic Terrorism Is Right-Wing Terrorism Islamic Terrorism Is Right-Wing Terrorism

We’ve never come under attack by liberal Muslims, but conservative Christians have drawn plenty of blood.

Jun 15, 2016 / Joshua Holland

Paul Ryan

House Democrats Are So Fed Up With the GOP’s Failure to Act on Guns That They Walked Out on the Speaker House Democrats Are So Fed Up With the GOP’s Failure to Act on Guns That They Walked Out on the Speaker

Walkouts, chants, and demands for action on gun violence rock the first House session after an attack on an LGBTQ club.

Jun 14, 2016 / John Nichols

Orlando Shooting Gun Control

Our Rage After Orlando Must Find Political Purpose Our Rage After Orlando Must Find Political Purpose

The slaughter was enabled by our own elected politicians, with an assist from the Supreme Court.

Jun 13, 2016 / William Greider

The Orlando Massacre Demands Not Another Moment of Silence but a New Moment of Action

The Orlando Massacre Demands Not Another Moment of Silence but a New Moment of Action The Orlando Massacre Demands Not Another Moment of Silence but a New Moment of Action

The president is right: This is “something we should politicize.”

Jun 13, 2016 / John Nichols

Orlando Vigil

We Are Each Other’s Keepers We Are Each Other’s Keepers

That’s why it’s important for Muslim organizations to not only denounce Islamophobia but also to work on ending the hate directed at LGBT people.

Jun 13, 2016 / Column / Laila Lalami

Orlando Shooting Vigil

Hate Must Not Have the First, Last, or Loudest Word Hate Must Not Have the First, Last, or Loudest Word

We cannot allow those who would profit off our pain to cause us to hate.

Jun 13, 2016 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

Orlando Pulse Shooting

Orlando Is a Hate Crime, No Matter What Donald Trump Says Orlando Is a Hate Crime, No Matter What Donald Trump Says

Trump proved he’s in the mainstream of the Republican Party, as GOP leaders lamented the massacre without mentioning gays or guns.

Jun 12, 2016 / Joan Walsh

The Orlando Killings and the Message of Muhammad Ali’s Funeral

The Orlando Killings and the Message of Muhammad Ali’s Funeral The Orlando Killings and the Message of Muhammad Ali’s Funeral

The people who witnessed Ali’s interfaith service need to take its lessons forward in a post-Orlando world.

Jun 12, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Forget the Guns—Ban Swimming Pools! Forget the Guns—Ban Swimming Pools!

Guns are not to blame in accidental shooting deaths of toddlers.

Jun 7, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow

Chicago gun violence

What Black Americans Say About ‘Black-on-Black’ Gun Violence What Black Americans Say About ‘Black-on-Black’ Gun Violence

We understand that police violence and gun crimes are two parts of the same systemic problem. If only news media saw that, too.

Jun 1, 2016 / Spencer Overton

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