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The ACLU Never Stopped Defending Free Speech The ACLU Never Stopped Defending Free Speech

And, contrary to what you may have read, we’re not stopping now.

May 31, 2022 / David Cole

“Let Beto Speak”: Texans Desperately Need an Alternative to NRA Republicans

“Let Beto Speak”: Texans Desperately Need an Alternative to NRA Republicans “Let Beto Speak”: Texans Desperately Need an Alternative to NRA Republicans

Beto O’Rourke interrupted the state’s gun apologists on Wednesday, showing he knows exactly how to run for governor of a state plagued by mass shootings.

May 27, 2022 / John Nichols

Ted Cruz standing in front of American flag

Time to Put the “Good Guy With a Gun” Delusion Out of Its Misery Time to Put the “Good Guy With a Gun” Delusion Out of Its Misery

In the wake of the Uvalde massacre, political evasion and lying only get more desperate.

May 27, 2022 / Jeet Heer

California Offers a Rare Alternative to the Pro-Gun Free-for-All

California Offers a Rare Alternative to the Pro-Gun Free-for-All California Offers a Rare Alternative to the Pro-Gun Free-for-All

While Texas and other states double down on the gun love, the Golden State has at least attempted to enact regulations that will keep kids safe.

May 27, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky

Former DHS Security Secretary Michael Chertoff

Another Terrible Choice for Biden’s “Disinformation Board” Another Terrible Choice for Biden’s “Disinformation Board”

Michael Chertoff’s experience detaining Muslim Americans, justifying CIA torture, and helping to draft the Patriot Act make him an all-too-appropriate choice to advise this Orwelli...

May 27, 2022 / Lev Golinkin

Blame Republicans for Uvalde? Yes, but Also Blame the Supreme Court.

Blame Republicans for Uvalde? Yes, but Also Blame the Supreme Court. Blame Republicans for Uvalde? Yes, but Also Blame the Supreme Court.

After radically expanding the definition of the Second Amendment, the Supreme Court is poised to give gunslingers yet another a big, wet kiss.

May 26, 2022 / Elie Mystal

Right to Life?

Right to Life? Right to Life?

Don’t our children deserve a country with strict gun laws?

May 26, 2022 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo and Steve Brodner

Mourners at the site of the Buffalo mass shooting

The Buffalo Attack Is Part of a Long History of Racial Terror The Buffalo Attack Is Part of a Long History of Racial Terror

How does a system that devalues Black lives expect the members of society to value them?

May 26, 2022 / India Walton for The Nation

Ruben Gallego’s Fury Over Uvalde Is Exactly Why He Must Challenge Sinema

Ruben Gallego’s Fury Over Uvalde Is Exactly Why He Must Challenge Sinema Ruben Gallego’s Fury Over Uvalde Is Exactly Why He Must Challenge Sinema

The Arizona Democrat spoke for a good many when he called out Republicans and Democrats after the massacre of 19 children and two teachers in Texas.

May 25, 2022 / John Nichols

The Anniversary of George Floyd’s Murder

The Anniversary of George Floyd’s Murder The Anniversary of George Floyd’s Murder

Mural in NYC (Bowery and Houston).

May 25, 2022 / OppArt / Anonymous and Karen Green

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