Tag: gun violence
A grim Halloween: Surge in mass shootings exposes America’s enduring gun...
The broad geographic distribution of these incidents underscores the fact that no region is immune to this ongoing crisis.
Stephen King joins the outcry for sensible gun laws following tragic...
Renowned author and Maine native Stephen King took to social media to express his frustration, igniting a conversation that goes beyond mere thoughts and prayers.
The ignored crisis: How American children are paying the ultimate price...
In a nation that prides itself on protecting its young, alarming statistics reveal an 87% increase in gun-related child fatalities over the past decade.
‘This is unacceptable’: As many as 20 reported dead, dozens wounded...
Between 15 and 22 people were killed and scores wounded Wednesday night in the city of Lewiston, Maine.
Blood from Jacksonville is partially on Ron DeSantis’ hands
He should not speak, but rather listen to members of marginalized populations, who he has directly harmed with his policies and rhetoric.
Racist white man fatally shoots three Black people at Florida store
'He hated Black people,' the sheriff said.
It is time to show the American people photographs of children...
Pictures convey reality in a way that words cannot.
President Biden signs executive order that mandates required background checks for...
"We cannot accept these facts as the enduring reality of life in America. Instead, we must together insist that we have had enough.”
3 ways to prevent school shootings, based on research
A pair of researchers on school violence share three strategies that have been proven to prevent school shootings.
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Bipartisan bill introduced in House to ban use of pesticide paraquat in US agriculture
The bill would "direct the Environmental Protection Agency to cancel all existing paraquat registrations, revoke any tolerances permitting paraquat residue in food, and ban the sale and use of existing stocks upon enactment."
Why Biden’s debate disaster two years ago matters for the future
Looking ahead, a great need will be to overcome the ongoing culture of conformity that so badly damaged the Democratic Party in 2024 and helped Trump get back into the White House.
Losing face, losing the base, losing the midterm race—a tidal trifecta
Though daring MAGA lies seem tidal,/ Denying outcomes suicidal.
Anti-ICE protesters sentenced to decades as Trump turns ‘antifa’ label into prosecution tool
The Prairieland case transformed a July 4 protest outside a Texas immigration jail into a terrorism prosecution, with sentences from 30 to 100 years and warnings of a new federal playbook against left-wing dissent.
Alaska governor vetoes single-use polystyrene foam foodware ban
For now, polystyrene products will remain legal for use by commercial food vendors statewide.