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June 16, 2016
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.
John Nichols
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June 16, 2016
Let’s Make Gun Control a Gay Issue
It’s time to glitter bomb the NRA. Who’s in?
Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum
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June 16, 2016
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.
James Carden
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June 16, 2016
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.
Michelle Chen
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June 16, 2016
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.
Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
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June 15, 2016
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June 15, 2016
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.
Alex Lubben and Jessica Corbett
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June 15, 2016
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?
Brave New Films
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June 14, 2016
Gay Pride, Ramadan, and Solidarity After Orlando
Those of us who join both celebrations know the promise—and the challenge—of a shared struggle.
Muneer I. Ahmad
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June 14, 2016
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.
Katrina vanden Heuvel