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Dan Inouye’s Epic Civil Rights Championship

Dan Inouye’s Epic Civil Rights Championship Dan Inouye’s Epic Civil Rights Championship

No senator fought longer and harder for the rights of people of color, people with disabilities, women and the LGBT community. 

Dec 18, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols

Fill-in-the-Blank Generic Gun Massacre Cartoon Fill-in-the-Blank Generic Gun Massacre Cartoon

For re-use, over and over and over again.

Dec 18, 2012 / Blog / Tom Tomorrow

Walmart VP: When Workers Ask About Unions, Management Tells Them Benefits ‘Might Go Away’

Walmart VP: When Workers Ask About Unions, Management Tells Them Benefits ‘Might Go Away’ Walmart VP: When Workers Ask About Unions, Management Tells Them Benefits ‘Might Go Away’

Did a Walmart vice president just reveal illegal union-busting?

Dec 17, 2012 / Blog / Josh Eidelson

After Shooting, Gun Control Petition Breaks White House Record

After Shooting, Gun Control Petition Breaks White House Record After Shooting, Gun Control Petition Breaks White House Record

There is an unusually large, organized drive for gun control after the murder at Sandy Hook Elementary.

Dec 17, 2012 / Blog / Ari Melber

Five Assault Weapons You Can Pick up at Walmart [PHOTOS]

Five Assault Weapons You Can Pick up at Walmart [PHOTOS] Five Assault Weapons You Can Pick up at Walmart [PHOTOS]

High-powered weapons you can buy with your groceries.

Dec 17, 2012 / Francis Reynolds and George Zornick

Newtown: Home of the Gun Nut Newtown: Home of the Gun Nut

The site of Friday’s massacre is also headquarters for a main gun lobbyist. 

Dec 17, 2012 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

Our Walking Hearts

Our Walking Hearts Our Walking Hearts

The fear of losing children can help save them.

Dec 17, 2012 / Blog / Jessica Valenti

The NFL Responds to the Sandy Hook Massacre. Should We Listen? The NFL Responds to the Sandy Hook Massacre. Should We Listen?

The NFL cannot be a force for nonviolence because its popularity is the perfect reflection of what we’ve become as a country.

Dec 17, 2012 / Blog / Dave Zirin

The Visible Government

The Visible Government The Visible Government

How the US intelligence community came out of the shadows. 

Dec 17, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt

Occupy the NRA

Occupy the NRA Occupy the NRA

An offshoot of the Occupy Wall Street movement has responded to the Connecticut massacre, calling for gun control policies that will save lives. 

Dec 17, 2012 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny

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