Law

Guns and Roses Guns and Roses

Once again, the media has absolutely failed us in keeping our government accountable on gun policy.

Dec 21, 2012 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

The Bork Legacy

The Bork Legacy The Bork Legacy

Bork was denied a seat on the Supreme Court because he was a right-wing zealot, not because of campaign of liberal lies.

Dec 20, 2012 / Herman Schwartz

Dean Spade: Why the Law Is Not Enough

Dean Spade: Why the Law Is Not Enough Dean Spade: Why the Law Is Not Enough

Our civil rights discourse must address the ways our institutions systemically oppress certain communities.

Dec 20, 2012 / Laura Flanders

Real Movement on Gun Control?

Real Movement on Gun Control? Real Movement on Gun Control?

At the federal and state levels, some politicians are encouragingly willing to tackle gun control.

Dec 20, 2012 / George Zornick

Crime and Crisis: Think ‘We’ Not ‘They’ Crime and Crisis: Think ‘We’ Not ‘They’

Two interviews have new resonance since the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown.

Dec 20, 2012 / Laura Flanders

George Zornick: Walmart Sells Deadly Assault Rifles, but Won’t Carry Explicit CDs George Zornick: Walmart Sells Deadly Assault Rifles, but Won’t Carry Explicit CDs

After the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary, some companies are distancing themselves from guns.

Dec 20, 2012 / Press Room

How Walmart Helped Make the Newtown Shooter’s AR-15 the Most Popular Assault Weapon in America

How Walmart Helped Make the Newtown Shooter’s AR-15 the Most Popular Assault Weapon in America How Walmart Helped Make the Newtown Shooter’s AR-15 the Most Popular Assault Weapon in America

A massive recent spike in gun sales has boosted Walmart’s flagging profits, making it the top seller of firearms and ammunition nationwide.

Dec 19, 2012 / Feature / George Zornick

Newtown: It Doesn’t Have to Happen Again

Newtown: It Doesn’t Have to Happen Again Newtown: It Doesn’t Have to Happen Again

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

Dec 19, 2012 / The Editors

Roots of a Rampage

Roots of a Rampage 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.

Dec 19, 2012 / Katherine S. Newman

Will Congress Rein In Illegal Spying?

Will Congress Rein In Illegal Spying? 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—and wh...

Dec 19, 2012 / Marcy Wheeler

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