Gun Control’s Second Chance, Limbaugh in Trouble, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig May 7, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including the House's 37th attempt to appeal Obamacare, and George Takei has some suggestions on how to deal with anti-gay hypocrites. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

NRA Plays the Victim at National Convention

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig May 4, 2013 "Our freedom is under attack like never before," said Chris Cox of the NRA Institute for Legislative Action on Friday at the gun lobby's big get-together in Houston. As if that wasn't enough, Texas Gov. Rick Perry opened his mouth. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Time to Judge Bush Legacy, Rove Battles the Koch Brothers, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Apr 23, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including the Republican governor who is pushing for stricter gun control and Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake pulls a fast one on the mother of a mass shooting victim. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Senate Votes Against Background Checks

Bob Englehart, Cagle Cartoons, The Hartford Courant Apr 22, 2013 Dig deeper

Mutual Interests

Nick Anderson / Truthdig Apr 19, 2013 Dig deeper

Scarborough Rages Against Republicans for Blocking Gun Reform Bill

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Apr 18, 2013 "You don’t ignore 90 percent of what the voting population wants when you’re talking about the safety of Americans," the MSNBC host said. "This sort of extremism is going to be called out." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Poison Sent to Senator’s Office, Erik Rush’s Incendiary Tweet, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Apr 17, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including the release of a post-9/11 torture report that lays the blame squarely at the feet of the nation's highest officeholders and the unveiling of a bipartisan agreement on immigration reform. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Mass Violence, Gun Control and the American Culture of Death

Bill Blum / Truthdig Apr 16, 2013 In the wake of Monday's deadly Boston Marathon bombings, should we urge the Senate to proceed with the gun control debate as scheduled? Or should we condemn both chambers of Congress and the president for doing too little, too late to deal with the problem of mass violence and what some have termed the nation’s culture of death?The Boston Marathon blasts took the lives of three people. They also threaten to take another casualty, postponing, if not entirely derailing, the Senate debate on gun control. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Will the GOP Block Background Checks?

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Apr 4, 2013 Is Congress on the verge of turning away from the lessons of the slaughter in Newtown even as Connecticut enacts sweeping laws to curb gun violence? Is the gun lobby hell-bent on aligning our country with such great friends of liberty as Iran, North Korea and Syria by opposing efforts to condition international gun sales on the human rights records of buyers? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama and Guns

David Fitzsimmons, Cagle Cartoons, The Arizona Daily Star Mar 15, 2011 Dig deeper