E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigJun 25, 2015
As long as gun control is a cause linked to ideology and party -- and as long as the National Rifle Association and its allies claim a monopoly on individual rights arguments -- reasonable steps will be ground to death by the Washington Obstruction Machine. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigJun 24, 2015
Hillary Clinton made a definitive statement Tuesday on the June 17 mass shooting at Charleston's Emanuel AME Church that will no doubt set the tone for much of her latest campaign for the presidency. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Kasia Anderson / TruthdigJun 23, 2015
Choosing a fitting communication platform to underscore his Silicon Valley background, Flickr-cofounder-turned-Slack-CEO Stewart Butterfield excoriated The Wall Street Journal editorial staff in a series of tweets Sunday evening. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigJun 23, 2015
The young man accused of so coldly killing nine innocent worshippers at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church did not exist in a vacuum. He inhaled deeply of the race hatred that constantly bubbles up like foul gas from a sewer. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigJun 22, 2015
There are many essential responses to the racist terrorism attack on Emanuel AME Church that the state of South Carolina should take. But those of us who don’t live in that state can also take action. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
The Rev. Madison Shockley / TruthdigJun 22, 2015
Even if Dylann Roof, the man arrested in the church massacre in South Carolina, acted alone, he is not alone in his hateful views. And it is up to white Americans to defeat the poison of racism in this country. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigJun 19, 2015
Maybe it was white rage that provoked a young man to kill nine innocent worshippers as they prayed. Maybe it was mental illness or some other twisted motivation. The one thing about which there can be no debate is that he had a gun. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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