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June 29, 2020
Adam Weinstein
Standing Their Ground in Well-Manicured Yards
The Trump presidency has been a literal call to arms for excitable whites who view nonwhite people as inherent threats.
September 13, 2019
Alex Shephard
Second Tier in Top Form at Democratic Debate
While most attention was focused on Biden, Warren, and Sanders, candidates at the ends of the stage brought big energy—and big ideas.
September 5, 2019
Matt Ford
Conservatives: We’ll Spill Blood to Keep Our Guns
The right-wing commentariat keeps warning America that if lawmakers intercede, gun owners will have no choice but to kill cops.
August 13, 2019
Alex Shephard
Right Wing Attacks on
The Hunt
Are a Bad Faith Distraction
At a moment when the president's racist rhetoric is motivating mass violence, Fox and all its friends saw a chance to stoke the culture wars.
August 6, 2019
Cliff Schecter
Fox News Is the New NRA
As the influence of the gun lobby fades, the gun industry has found a new and perhaps even more powerful ally.
March 15, 2019
Patrick Strickland
White Nationalism Is an International Threat
The Christchurch attacks point to a disturbing web reaching from the United States, to the United Kingdom, to Greece, and beyond.
March 29, 2018
Jason Christian
Confessions of a Former Left-Wing Gun Nut
How gun culture and radical politics are combining to produce a new kind of zealot
March 29, 2018
Kashana Cauley
A Culture of Violent White Guys
In a country where the violence of certain groups is tolerated, even encouraged, it’s inevitable that tragedies will follow.
February 22, 2018
Sarah Jones
Teens may save us all yet.
February 16, 2018
Sarah Jones
The Mental Health Scapegoat
The GOP's hand-wringing over "deranged" individuals distracts from America's real pathology: guns.
February 15, 2018
Emily Atkin
Lift the federal ban on gun violence research.
January 31, 2018
Emily Atkin
Trump touts American heroism in the face of problems he’s done nothing about.
October 9, 2017
Sarah Jones
Why Republicans Blamed the Las Vegas Massacre on “Evil”
Their rhetoric is a symptom not only of religious hypocrisy but also secularized corruption.
October 2, 2017
Alex Shephard
The mass shooting in Las Vegas is the worst in history, yet horrifyingly familiar.
December 16, 2016
Tim Grierson
The Sad, Timely Return of
The Killing of America
This hard-to-find 1982 documentary about America’s addiction to guns and violence gets new life 35 years after its initial release.
July 28, 2016
Clio Chang
Gun violence has taken center stage at the DNC.
July 26, 2016
Clio Chang
Day two of the DNC will be about police brutality and gun violence.
February 16, 2016
Elaine Teng
An Argentine referee gave a player a red card. The player came back and murdered him.
January 18, 2016
Rebecca Leber
Bernie Sanders just made an important change in his position on gun control.
January 14, 2016
Rebecca Leber
Gun Control Can Swing the 2016 Election
Democrats—so long on the defensive—should use the issue this year to rekindle the Obama coalition.
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