MICHAEL BIESECKER and DAVID McFADDEN / The Associated PressAug 28, 2018
The suspected killer at a video game tournament had been twice hospitalized in psychiatric facilities, but authorities say he was able to legally purchase the two handguns he carried at the time of the attack. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
RUSS BYNUM and BRENDAN FARRINGTON / The Associated PressAug 26, 2018
A Baltimore man in Jacksonville for the online football competition is said to have carried out the attack. Video from the livestreamed event appears to capture the scene right before the shooting began. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Lidwina Bell / OtherWordsAug 26, 2018
Turning schools into prisons means putting kids in the pipeline to real-life prisons. There are better ways to keep students safe. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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William Hartung / TomDispatchAug 15, 2018
The Trump administration is moving to make it even easier for U.S. gun-makers to push their wares around the world. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Teodrose Fikre / TruthdigJun 30, 2018
Overall, Anthony Kennedy’s pending retirement from the Supreme Court is a boondoggle for the politico-media complex. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
BRIAN WITTE / Associated PressJun 28, 2018
The suspect in the shooting at The Capital Gazette is a white male who is believed to have carried a shotgun. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatchJun 3, 2018
We need you, class of 2018—not under some desk in an active-shooter drill, but out there ready to change our world for the better. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
Mark Fiore / TruthdigMay 24, 2018
The plague of gun violence continues unabated across the United States. The pro-assault weapons NRA crew is changing their tune a little bit, but not for the better. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Cecile RichardsMay 4, 2018
Lawrence Wright's new book, "God Save Texas," captures the frustration and hope that reverberate when divisive, retrograde politicians meet renewed grass-roots activism. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Frida Berrigan / TomDispatchApr 16, 2018
One in four Americans now owns a gun or lives in a household with guns, making us first in the world in gun ownership, by far. But are we truly safer because of it? Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / RobertReich.OrgApr 8, 2018
The next time you hear someone repeating National Rifle Association pro-gun propaganda, respond with these points. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Emily Wells / TruthdigApr 5, 2018
Deerfield, Ill., plans to levy heavy fines against citizens who don’t comply with the ban. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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