Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJul 30, 2012
Say what? Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia raised some eyebrows when he suggested on Fox News Sunday that hand-held rocket launchers that can bring down airplanes might be protected under the Second Amendment. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Joe Conason / TruthdigJul 27, 2012
The political salience of the Aurora tragedy extends beyond the usually sterile argument over gun control. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJul 27, 2012
A look at the day's political happenings, including a 10-year-old's impassioned plea to the New York City Council and a new poll shows Romney has a likability problem. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigJul 26, 2012
Talk about power: The gun lobby barely had to say a word before the media sent advocates of saner gun regulation shuffling off in defeat. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Amy Goodman / TruthdigJul 26, 2012
James Holmes, the alleged shooter in the massacre in Aurora, Colo., reportedly amassed his huge arsenal with relative ease. Some of these weapons were illegal as recently as eight years ago. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigJul 26, 2012
In reaction to the deadly shooting spree in Aurora, Colo., Americans are stockpiling their own arsenals. Sales are up across the land, from Georgia to California. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJul 26, 2012
A look at the day's political happenings, including the controversy over an alleged Romney campaign remark and Herman Cain comes to Mitt's defense on tax returns. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJul 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 )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJul 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 )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigJul 24, 2012
When that next atrocity comes, we'll tell each other we're shocked and stunned, knowing full well we should be neither. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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