Sunday, October 6, 2024

Tag: mass shootings

‘Madness’: Ohio GOP passes bill to arm teachers

"We aren't trusted with the books we choose, but somehow we're supposed to be trusted with a gun in school?" asked one teachers' union leader.

I’ve covered seven mass shootings. These are the memories that haunt...

Columbine High School. Platte Canyon High School. Virginia Tech. Deer Creek Middle School. Aurora movie theater. Arapahoe High School. Santa Fe High School. ProPublica reporter Jenny Deam reflects on covering them all.

America needs a Jubilee

In memory of the 30 victims of the Buffalo, NY and Uvalde, TX mass murders, we shouldn’t waste a moment before acting to bring about a Jubilee.

Call embraced for prolonged student walkout over nation’s refusal to act...

"How can we expect them to walk into the firing line every day?" asked one group in support for the proposal.

How do we stop White supremacists from killing people of color?

I think it’s a sobering time, and we have to act that way, and we have to figure out how we make change outside of elected officials or parties at this point.

Spineless, craven Republicans and Trump sow the seeds of hate that...

Only if the people of America rise en masse and demand that these corrupted politicians put an end to this madness, will this situation come under control.

Federal authorities have downplayed white supremacist violence for too long

White extremist shooters have now killed at least 63 people in the United States over the past 18 months.

Thoughts and prayers are not enough

Because it will take more than a shrug and a smile to keep white nationalists with unlimited access to firearms from taking more lives.

Exclusive: Republicans, NRA secretly pressure Citigroup to back off restrictions on...

Senate Democrats, gun safety groups investigate apparent NRA campaign to undo Citigroup’s gun-sales rules.

Bernie Sanders calls out NRA when asked if enough has been...

“Of course not!” Sanders said. “But it’s like every other issue. The American people are united overwhelmingly.”

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A deeper dive into the polls does indeed show that Harris's inability to take a stand against Israeli violence can indeed lead to a Trump victory.

California passes first US clothing recycling law: A bold step toward sustainability in fashion

The aim is to combat the growing environmental crisis posed by the fast fashion industry and textile waste, which has increasingly burdened the state’s landfills and ecosystem.

Trump’s tax plan: More wealth for the rich, less for working Americans, analysis finds

New report reveals the potential impacts of corporate tax cuts on income inequality, with wealthy Americans benefiting while the bottom half suffers.

Tensions escalate as Biden considers Israeli strike on Iran’s oil infrastructure

The announcement has sparked alarm across the globe, with concerns about soaring oil prices, increased instability in the region, and domestic political ramifications in the United States.

New reusable cup pilot project to reduce waste footprint launches in Petaluma, Calif.

The initiative, whose slogan is "sip, return, repeat," is part of California's fight to phase out single-use plastics.