2016 Orlando Nightclub Shooting

Chris Murphy Senate Filibuster

Senators Crack the NRA’s Congressional Wall of Silence With a Filibuster Demand for Action on Gun Violence Senators Crack the NRA’s Congressional Wall of Silence With a Filibuster Demand for Action on Gun Violence

This is the beginning of a new politics that says moments of silence must be replaced with moments of action.

Jun 16, 2016 / John Nichols

Let’s Make Gun Control a Gay Issue

Let’s Make Gun Control a Gay Issue Let’s Make Gun Control a Gay Issue

It’s time to glitter bomb the NRA. Who’s in?

Jun 16, 2016 / Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum

Trump Speaks on Orlando Shooting

What Trump’s and Clinton’s Reactions to Orlando Tell Us About Their Foreign Policies What Trump’s and Clinton’s Reactions to Orlando Tell Us About Their Foreign Policies

If Clinton follows a long line of liberal hawks, Trump would return us to the unilateral approach to world affairs practiced by George W. Bush.

Jun 16, 2016 / James Carden

Pulse nightclub

Targeting Queer People of Color in the Name of ‘National Security’ Targeting Queer People of Color in the Name of ‘National Security’

Too many queer communities of color are trapped between vigilante violence on the one hand and state oppression on the other.

Jun 16, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Orlando LGBT vigil

Life and Death in Gay Orlando Life and Death in Gay Orlando

Nadine Smith on Gay Orlando before, and after, Saturday’s attack; plus Harold Meyerson on what’s next for Hillary and Bernie, and Adam Hochschild on the Spanish Civil War.

Jun 16, 2016 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

A sign at a vigil for the victims of the shooting in Orlando

Demand That Congress Ban Assault Weapons Demand That Congress Ban Assault Weapons

America has virtually as many guns as people.

Jun 15, 2016 / no-paywall / NationAction

Call the Top 20 Recipients of NRA Cash in Congress

Call the Top 20 Recipients of NRA Cash in Congress Call the Top 20 Recipients of NRA Cash in Congress

They might be able to prevent the next Orlando—if they get out of the way of gun-control legislation.

Jun 15, 2016 / no-paywall / Alex Lubben and Jessica Corbett

Orlando Vigil

A Mother of an Orlando Victim Asks Just 1 Thing A Mother of an Orlando Victim Asks Just 1 Thing

The majority of Americans, including gun owners, support banning assault weapons—why don’t the politicians?

Jun 15, 2016 / Video / Brave New Films

Candlelit vigil for Orlando shooting

Gay Pride, Ramadan, and Solidarity After Orlando Gay Pride, Ramadan, and Solidarity After Orlando

Those of us who join both celebrations know the promise—and the challenge—of a shared struggle.

Jun 14, 2016 / Muneer I. Ahmad

The Orlando Massacre’s Moral Imperative: Don’t Propagate Hate

The Orlando Massacre’s Moral Imperative: Don’t Propagate Hate The Orlando Massacre’s Moral Imperative: Don’t Propagate Hate

We need more wisdom and less posturing about the underlying factors—hate, guns and terrorism—rooted in this horror.

Jun 14, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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