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How to Think Like a Conservative About Mass Shootings and Gun Control

How to Think Like a Conservative About Mass Shootings and Gun Control How to Think Like a Conservative About Mass Shootings and Gun Control

When liberals experience the trauma of a mass shootings, they feel from the bottom of our hearts: we need more gun control. When conservatives do, they feel: we need less.

Sep 25, 2013 / Rick Perlstein

Open Letter by Leaders of Poland’s Solidarity Movement in Defense of Edward Snowden

Open Letter by Leaders of Poland’s Solidarity Movement in Defense of Edward Snowden Open Letter by Leaders of Poland’s Solidarity Movement in Defense of Edward Snowden

Protecting the whistleblower who laid bare the uglier sides of the American administration.

Sep 24, 2013

The Case for Gun Liability Laws

The Case for Gun Liability Laws The Case for Gun Liability Laws

When the government is worried that you might abuse that second bottle of NyQuil, it’s not unreasonable to put limits on gun purchases.

Sep 24, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Blaming Mass Shootings on Video Games Instead of Guns

Blaming Mass Shootings on Video Games Instead of Guns Blaming Mass Shootings on Video Games Instead of Guns

The NRA‘s biggest red herring.

Sep 24, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow

When Mental Illness Meets US Gun Culture

When Mental Illness Meets US Gun Culture When Mental Illness Meets US Gun Culture

It’s time to do something about our national gun crisis.

Sep 23, 2013 / Marie Myung-Ok Lee

Destroying the Right to Be Left Alone

Destroying the Right to Be Left Alone Destroying the Right to Be Left Alone

The NSA isn’t the only government agency exploiting technology to make privacy obsolete.

Sep 23, 2013 / Christopher Calabrese and Matthew Harwood

Rape Settlement at Occidental College: Victims Barred from Campus Activism

Rape Settlement at Occidental College: Victims Barred from Campus Activism Rape Settlement at Occidental College: Victims Barred from Campus Activism

Under the deal negotiated by Gloria Allred, students get paid for remaining silent. 

Sep 19, 2013 / Jon Wiener

Rahm Emanuel Apologizes For Police Torture. Now What?

Rahm Emanuel Apologizes For Police Torture. Now What? Rahm Emanuel Apologizes For Police Torture. Now What?

The City of Chicago has paid tens of millions of dollars in settlements with victims of brutality under Police Commander Jon Burge. But justice is far from done—and some vict...

Sep 18, 2013 / Flint Taylor

How Chicago Killed an Innocent Man

How Chicago Killed an Innocent Man How Chicago Killed an Innocent Man

As an investigative journalism student, I helped uncover proof that should have cleared Anthony McKinney’s name. Instead, he died in prison.

Sep 18, 2013 / Ari Berman

Will California Choose Prisons Over Schools—Again?

Will California Choose Prisons Over Schools—Again? Will California Choose Prisons Over Schools—Again?

Progressives supported Prop 30 to send more money to schools but now the funds are headed to prisons. How could this happen—and can it be stopped?

Sep 18, 2013 / Lori Bezahler

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