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Teachers and supporters of increased education funding pack the first and second floors of the state Capitol during the second day of a walkout by Oklahoma teachers.

Show Your Support for Teachers Striking in Oklahoma Show Your Support for Teachers Striking in Oklahoma

You can also attend a town hall to end gun violence and ask small businesses near you to publicly support net neutrality.

Apr 4, 2018 / NationAction

A Stunning Victory Against the NRA in Wisconsin

A Stunning Victory Against the NRA in Wisconsin A Stunning Victory Against the NRA in Wisconsin

A key election result suggests that the gun lobby’s influence may be waning in critical swing states.

Apr 4, 2018 / John Nichols

Salman Acquittal Pulse

Why the Acquittal of Noor Salman May Be a Turning Point in the ‘War on Terror’ Why the Acquittal of Noor Salman May Be a Turning Point in the ‘War on Terror’

Finally, acquittal in a terrorism case is not considered a failure of the criminal-justice system.

Apr 4, 2018 / Karen J. Greenberg

Naloxone container

The Formerly Incarcerated Are Becoming Opioid-Overdose First Responders The Formerly Incarcerated Are Becoming Opioid-Overdose First Responders

By putting naloxone into the hands of people just released from state prisons, New York hopes to curb this terrible crisis.

Apr 3, 2018 / Michelle Chen

How the #NeverAgain Movement Is Disrupting Gun Politics

How the #NeverAgain Movement Is Disrupting Gun Politics How the #NeverAgain Movement Is Disrupting Gun Politics

The gun-control movement has never been able to talk about race—until now.

Apr 3, 2018 / Feature / George Zornick

Man installing gun parts

We Are All Implicated in the Gun Industry We Are All Implicated in the Gun Industry

Since the industrial revolution, arms manufacturing has been central to our economy—changing that won’t be easy.

Apr 2, 2018 / Priya Satia

‘A Border Control Official Sexually Abused Me’

‘A Border Control Official Sexually Abused Me’ ‘A Border Control Official Sexually Abused Me’

Aura Hernández fled to the US seeking safety. Instead, she encountered threats, harassment, and assault.

Apr 2, 2018 / Feature / Laura Gottesdiener, Malav Kanuga, and Cinthya Santos Briones

Wheel of Misfortune

Wheel of Misfortune Wheel of Misfortune

Stop playing with children’s lives.

Apr 2, 2018 / OppArt / Melanie Oliva

BLM Sacramento

Sacramento Is Seething Over the Police Killing of Stephon Clark Sacramento Is Seething Over the Police Killing of Stephon Clark

His fate has sent a collective shudder of horror through the city’s African-American community.

Mar 30, 2018 / Sasha Abramsky

The Parkland Students Are Showing My Generation a Path Forward

The Parkland Students Are Showing My Generation a Path Forward The Parkland Students Are Showing My Generation a Path Forward

If Emma González can face the world with her questions, so can I.

Mar 30, 2018 / StudentNation / Sophia Steinberg

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