Arise, Facebook Nation

Mark Heisler / Truthdig Aug 5, 2012 If social networks helped mobilize Egyptians to confront Hosni Mubarak’s tanks and men, shouldn't they also be able to take on a PAC, even one as powerful as that belonging to the National Rifle Association? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Colorado Shooting Suspect Charged With 142 Counts

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jul 30, 2012 James Eagan Holmes was formally charged Monday in the Colorado movie theater shooting rampage that left 12 people dead and 58 injured. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

O’Reilly Slams Moyers on Gun Control Comments

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jul 25, 2012 Fox News host Bill O'Reilly ripped into PBS' Bill Moyers on his "O'Reilly Factor" program Monday night for having the nerve to criticize the National Rifle Association after last week's deadly shooting rampage at a Colorado movie theater. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

GOP Rakes in Wall Street Cash, ‘Muppets’ Done With Chick-fil-A, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jul 25, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including why strip clubs (yes, strip clubs!) in Tampa, Fla., are preparing for the RNC next month, plus Stephen Colbert's campaign advice to Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

More Secret Romney Documents, GOP Senator on Gun Control, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jul 24, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including some bad news for the California Republican Party and a Mitt Romney ballad you won't want to miss. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Colorado Shooting Suspect Makes First Court Appearance

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jul 23, 2012 James Holmes, the man suspected of going on a deadly shooting rampage inside a Colorado movie theater at a midnight showing of the new Batman film, faced a judge for the first time on Monday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Evangelical Has an Explanation for Colorado Tragedy

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jul 23, 2012 Jerry Newcombe, spokesman for the evangelical religious group Truth in Action Ministries, says Americans have lost their fear of hell and that's why the mass shooting at an Aurora, Colo., movie theater happened. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

NRA’s Legacy

Christopher Weyant, Cagle Cartoons, The Hill Jul 23, 2012 Dig deeper

Obama, Romney and Giffords React to Colorado Theater Shootings, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jul 21, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including Mayor Bloomberg on gun control and who's skipping the Republican National Convention. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Gag Rule on Guns

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Jul 21, 2012 For all the dysfunction in our political system, a healthy pattern usually takes hold when a terrible tragedy seizes the nation's attention. Unless the tragedy involves guns. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )