Our Rage After Orlando Must Find Political Purpose Our Rage After Orlando Must Find Political Purpose
The slaughter was enabled by our own elected politicians, with an assist from the Supreme Court.
Jun 13, 2016 / William Greider
The Orlando Massacre Demands Not Another Moment of Silence but a New Moment of Action The Orlando Massacre Demands Not Another Moment of Silence but a New Moment of Action
The president is right: This is “something we should politicize.”
Jun 13, 2016 / John Nichols
We Are Each Other’s Keepers We Are Each Other’s Keepers
That’s why it’s important for Muslim organizations to not only denounce Islamophobia but also to work on ending the hate directed at LGBT people.
Jun 13, 2016 / Column / Laila Lalami
Hate Must Not Have the First, Last, or Loudest Word Hate Must Not Have the First, Last, or Loudest Word
We cannot allow those who would profit off our pain to cause us to hate.
Jun 13, 2016 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
Orlando Is a Hate Crime, No Matter What Donald Trump Says Orlando Is a Hate Crime, No Matter What Donald Trump Says
Trump proved he’s in the mainstream of the Republican Party, as GOP leaders lamented the massacre without mentioning gays or guns.
Jun 12, 2016 / Joan Walsh
The Orlando Killings and the Message of Muhammad Ali’s Funeral The Orlando Killings and the Message of Muhammad Ali’s Funeral
The people who witnessed Ali’s interfaith service need to take its lessons forward in a post-Orlando world.
Jun 12, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Forget the Guns—Ban Swimming Pools! Forget the Guns—Ban Swimming Pools!
Guns are not to blame in accidental shooting deaths of toddlers.
Jun 7, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow
What Black Americans Say About ‘Black-on-Black’ Gun Violence What Black Americans Say About ‘Black-on-Black’ Gun Violence
We understand that police violence and gun crimes are two parts of the same systemic problem. If only news media saw that, too.
Jun 1, 2016 / Spencer Overton
This Will Be a Historic (and Terrifying) Election for Gun Control This Will Be a Historic (and Terrifying) Election for Gun Control
Donald Trump is willing to go where few other presidential candidates have gone when it comes to gun rights.
May 24, 2016 / George Zornick
Who Egged On the Bundy Brothers? Who Egged On the Bundy Brothers?
Ammon Bundy and his rogue crew aren’t the only ones trying to privatize public land.
May 18, 2016 / William deBuys