VIDEO: Charlie Brooker Despairs at 2015, a Year of ‘Fascistic Demagogues’ Capitalizing on Tragedies

Staff / Truthdig Jan 5, 2016 With dry wit, the British comedian looks back at the most notable events of 2015, including mass shootings in the United States and beyond, media reactions toward Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's election, and the ominous rise of Donald Trump. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Two Gun Manufacturers’ Stock Prices Doubled in 2015 Amid Intensifying Climate of Fear

Staff / Truthdig Jan 2, 2016 The Dow Jones industrial average registered its first annual decline since 2008 as trading ended for 2015. But the stocks of the two largest market-listed gun manufacturers -- Smith & Wesson and Sturm, Ruger & Co. -- doubled during the year. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

VIDEO: 2015: The Year in One Breath

Mark Fiore / Truthdig Dec 31, 2015 Let’s hope that my year-end animation for next year does not include a scene showing President Trump’s electoral victory. Dig deeper

America’s Addiction to Violence

By Henry A. Giroux / CounterPunch Dec 28, 2015 Mass shootings have become routine in the United States and speak to a society that both lives by violence and uses it as a tool to feed the coffers of the merchants of death. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Gun Laws

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2015 in Review: Marriage Equality, Mass Shootings, Pope Francis and Islamic State

The Rev. Madison Shockley / Truthdig Dec 25, 2015 Despite conservative backlash against same-sex weddings in 2015, ministers who support them can now fully practice their religions. Meanwhile, hateful rhetoric from Donald Trump and others means patriotic and law-abiding Muslims face a rising tide of hate crimes. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Kids’ Questions on a Lockdown Planet

By Frida Berrigan / TomDispatch Dec 23, 2015 I just couldn’t square my son’s loving exuberance and confidence in the people around him with the sheer, teeth-hurting terror of children being stalked by an armed killer through the halls of the Friendship School. How, after all, do you practice for the unthinkable? Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

VIDEO: The 2015 ‘Daily Show’ Year in Review

Staff / Truthdig Dec 22, 2015 After rattling off a list of the many terrible mass shootings that took place this year, "Daily Show" host Trevor Noah declared that 2015 was a "shit year, really." But for those of us who don't want to end the year only on a gloomy note, Noah then highlights the "fun" events that also occurred. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Happy Holidays

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The San Bernardino Massacre Isn’t Part of a ‘World War’

By Mitchell Zimmerman / OtherWords Dec 17, 2015 In most mass shootings, politicians shrug that "stuff happens"—unless the shooters are Muslims. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Those Radical Aussies, and How They Tackled Gun Violence

Pamela Alma Weymouth / Truthdig Dec 15, 2015 What worked so well for Australia—firearm confiscation—unfortunately seems out of reach for the US Even so, there are common-sense approaches in some foreign countries that could work here Pictured right, California Lt Gov Gavin Newsom, who is proposing a 2016 ballot initiative to strengthen the state's gun laws Pictured above, California Lt. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Accused Planned Parenthood Killer Tells Court He’s a ‘Warrior for the Babies’

Staff / Truthdig Dec 11, 2015 The courtroom remarks of the suspected killer in a recent attack on a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic confirm that -- contrary to the feelings of some conservatives -- violent, disaffected Americans need no help from Islam to commit acts of terror. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )