America Is Killing Itself America Is Killing Itself
In the US there are more civilian-owned firearms than people (an estimated 120.5 guns per 100 residents).
Aug 12, 2019 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
Does Paul Ryan Think White Supremacist Hate Is a ‘Hoax’? Does Paul Ryan Think White Supremacist Hate Is a ‘Hoax’?
The former speaker of the House is on the Fox Corporation board—does he share the view, as stated on Fox News, that white supremacy is “actually not a real problem in America”?
Aug 9, 2019 / John Nichols
We’re Raising a Generation That Views Mass Murder as Normal We’re Raising a Generation That Views Mass Murder as Normal
There was no mass shooting in Times Square on Tuesday evening, but thousands of people feared for their lives.
Aug 9, 2019 / Peter Dreier
Mexico’s Crackdown Is Making the Migrant Crisis Worse Mexico’s Crackdown Is Making the Migrant Crisis Worse
Under pressure from the US to ramp up deterrence, security forces have been implicated in the killing of at least two migrants this year.
Aug 9, 2019 / John Washington
USA Homegrown Terrorism USA Homegrown Terrorism
No other country makes buying assault weapons so easy.
Aug 9, 2019 / OppArt / Edel Rodriguez
Why Do We Hate Immigrants? Why Do We Hate Immigrants?
Whether we are indigenous to this land, whether we came in the hull of a slave ship or landed at Ellis Island, our government’s brutal response to the migrant crisis is an affront ...
Aug 8, 2019 / Kevin Powell
Endangering America for the Gun Lobby Endangering America for the Gun Lobby
Terrorism is mounting, yet the GOP blocks sensible gun restrictions.
Aug 8, 2019 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
America After El Paso America After El Paso
Joan Walsh on Trump, plus Katha Pollitt on Protest and D.D. Guttenplan on the Green New Deal.
Aug 8, 2019 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
It’s Time to Repeal—and Replace—the Second Amendment It’s Time to Repeal—and Replace—the Second Amendment
The meaning of the amendment has been so badly mangled that our only choice is to start over with something that allows for real gun control.
Aug 7, 2019 / Elie Mystal
What Tiffany Cabán’s Concession Means for Queens What Tiffany Cabán’s Concession Means for Queens
“Four years from now there’s going to be a movement of people who are hungry for real, transformative criminal justice reform.”
Aug 7, 2019 / Ross Barkan