Stephen Paddock Bought 33 Guns in 12 Months. That Should Be Illegal. Stephen Paddock Bought 33 Guns in 12 Months. That Should Be Illegal.
How much lethal firepower should citizens be allowed to possess?
Oct 4, 2017 / George Zornick
Fight Against Gun Violence and Demand More Aid for Puerto Rico Fight Against Gun Violence and Demand More Aid for Puerto Rico
Check out three meaningful actions you can take this week.
Oct 3, 2017 / NationAction
The American Impulse to Equate Guns With Freedom and Masculinity With Violence Is Killing Us The American Impulse to Equate Guns With Freedom and Masculinity With Violence Is Killing Us
And Trump is exactly the wrong leader for this reality.
Oct 2, 2017 / Joan Walsh
A New Study Debunks the NRA’s Claim That Guns Protect Women A New Study Debunks the NRA’s Claim That Guns Protect Women
Women are 100 times more likely to be killed by a man with a gun than to use a firearm in self defense.
Sep 22, 2017 / George Zornick
Gun Sales Are Plummeting and Trump Wants to Help Gun Sales Are Plummeting and Trump Wants to Help
The NRA’s new playbook includes guns for kids and open carry in every state.
Jun 29, 2017 / Feature / George Zornick
Charleena Lyles Was Killed by a Police Department Under a Consent Decree Charleena Lyles Was Killed by a Police Department Under a Consent Decree
The untimely death of a 30-year-old woman demonstrates the obvious need for more scrutiny of police, not less.
Jun 23, 2017 / Collier Meyerson
Why Does the Far Right Hold a Near-Monopoly on Political Violence? Why Does the Far Right Hold a Near-Monopoly on Political Violence?
Studies show that most people across the political spectrum abhor it. So what might explain the disparity?
Jun 23, 2017 / Joshua Holland
The Police Officer Who Killed Philando Castile Is Found Not Guilty The Police Officer Who Killed Philando Castile Is Found Not Guilty
Even a liberal enclave like the one Castile lived in, even having a licensed gun, like Castile had, cannot bring worth to a black man’s life in the eyes of our racist jus...
Jun 16, 2017 / Collier Meyerson
Chris Hayes: Donald Trump Is a Law-and-Order President In the Worst Possible Way Chris Hayes: Donald Trump Is a Law-and-Order President In the Worst Possible Way
Plus: Sarah Posner on evangelical politics and Gary Younge on kids who have been killed by guns.
Apr 6, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
The Religious Right Helped Put Trump in Office—Now He Owes Them Big The Religious Right Helped Put Trump in Office—Now He Owes Them Big
You can call it hypocrisy, or you can call it keeping your eyes on the prize.
Feb 9, 2017 / Column / Katha Pollitt