Does the NRA Represent Gun Manufacturers or Gun Owners? Does the NRA Represent Gun Manufacturers or Gun Owners?
The National Rifle Association has successfully stymied any effort to regulate gun ownership, but whom do they really represent?
Dec 15, 2012 / Lee Fang
Sixteen US Mass Shootings Happened in 2012, Leaving at Least 88 Dead Sixteen US Mass Shootings Happened in 2012, Leaving at Least 88 Dead
Indiscriminate gun violence happened at a wide variety of different places—the only thing predicable is the frequency.
Dec 14, 2012 / George Zornick
Is Congress’s Magnitsky Bill a New Blacklist? Is Congress’s Magnitsky Bill a New Blacklist?
The anti-Russia bill violates the rule of law, contradicts American values and undermines US national security.
Dec 14, 2012 / Edward Lozansky, Vladimir Sobell, and Stephen F. Cohen
Three Common-Sense Gun Bills That Can’t Pass Congress Three Common-Sense Gun Bills That Can’t Pass Congress
Washington is so paralyzed on gun control it can’t seem to pass fundamentally sensible reforms.
Dec 14, 2012 / George Zornick
The Shameful Exploitation of Bradley Manning The Shameful Exploitation of Bradley Manning
News organizations thrilled to exploit the information Manning uncovered are deeply afraid of being associated with the brave whistle-blower himself.
Dec 14, 2012 / Robert Scheer
This Week in Poverty: Kristof’s Swing and Miss This Week in Poverty: Kristof’s Swing and Miss
New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof acknowledges that he is no expert on domestic policy, and then sets out to prove it.
Dec 14, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann
The GOP’s ‘Botox Solution’ The GOP’s ‘Botox Solution’
The formerly Grand Old Party’s cosmetic changes won’t win them the next election.
Dec 13, 2012 / Jeremiah Goulka
NYU Divest Calls On President Sexton To End Fossil Fuel Investments NYU Divest Calls On President Sexton To End Fossil Fuel Investments
The campus divestment movement has made its way to NYU, where students and faculty are pressuring the administration to cut its ties with the fossil fuel industry.
Dec 12, 2012 / StudentNation / Melissa Cronin
Today in Poverty: GOP Leadership and Violence Against Native Women Today in Poverty: GOP Leadership and Violence Against Native Women
Conservatives in Congress continue to block the Violence Against Women Act, denying vital protections for Native American women.
Dec 12, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann
Once Again, Senate Republicans Reject International Human Rights Once Again, Senate Republicans Reject International Human Rights
As the federal government refuses to recognize the UN treaty on the rights of the disabled, a growing number of cities are incorporating international human rights standards into t...
Dec 12, 2012 / Barbara Crossette