VIDEO: Colorado Theater Gunman James Holmes Sentenced to Life in Prison

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Aug 8, 2015 Unable to unanimously agree on the death penalty, a jury gave the Aurora movie theater gunman life in prison without possibility of parole in the killing of 12 people in the 2012 rampage. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Four Marines Dead: Semi-Automatic Assault Weapons Are a Security Problem for the U.S.

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jul 17, 2015 With lone wolf terrorists among us, the threat posed by ordinary citizens’ access to military-style weapons is no longer just a local problem but a very real national security risk. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Veterans Turn on Obama, Fox News Reporter May Be Jailed, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Apr 9, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including the latest Senate Democrat to "evolve" on the issue of gay marriage and a California billionaire looking to become the left's answer to the Koch brothers. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

On Gun Laws, It’s Bipartisan Consensus, Not Gridlock, That’s the Problem

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Aug 9, 2012 With an average of 32 people killed by guns in this country every day -- the equivalent of five Wisconsin massacres per day -- both major parties refuse to deal with gun control It's the consensus, not the gridlock, that's the problemWith an average of 32 people killed by guns in this country every day, both major parties refuse to deal with gun control. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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 )

Mission Failure: Afghanistan

By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch Aug 2, 2012 Imagine for a moment that almost once a week for the last six months somebody somewhere in this country had burst, well-armed, into a movie theater showing a superhero film and fired into the audience. That would get your attention, wouldn’t it? Well, the equivalent has happened. In Afghanistan. Dig deeper ( 7 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 )

Truthdigger of the Week: Morgan Jones, Reporter on the Spot

Staff / Truthdig Jul 28, 2012 It was early in the morning on July 20, when most people were asleep, that 18-year-old Morgan Jones began informing the world about the unfolding massacre in Aurora, Colo. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Next One Out There

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Jul 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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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 )