TAMARA LUSH / The Associated PressMar 30, 2018
The acquittal of Noor Salman, who was accused of helping plot the attack and lying to the FBI afterward, is a rare defeat for the government in a terrorism case. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Amanda Marcotte / AlterNetOct 26, 2017
Part of the lethal problem is that the firearms industry and the National Rifle Association have cultivated a culture of gun-powered macho fantasies. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigJun 16, 2017
Wednesday's attack on a GOP sports team in Alexandria, Va., offers yet another lesson about gun control, but party politics have gotten in the way. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
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Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigJun 30, 2016
The National Rifle Association and lawmakers who pander to it bear much of the blame for our ridiculous gun laws, but it’s up to ordinary Americans to fix the problem. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
John Kiriakou / TruthdigJun 27, 2016
The British multinational security services company could help tie up some loose ends in the Omar Mateen story. But don’t expect much transparency or further explanation. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Amy Goodman and Denis MoynihanJun 24, 2016
"Give us a vote. Let us vote. We came here to do our jobs. We came here to work. The American people are demanding action." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Bill Blum / TruthdigJun 22, 2016
The late Supreme Court justice, having bestowed the Constitution's blessing on personal gun rights, bears responsibility for our collective impotence in response to the madness of gun violence in America. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Mark O'Connell / TruthdigJun 20, 2016
All queer people are equally in the crosshairs of homegrown hatred. Our straight families and friends need to recognize this openly and explicitly. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigJun 17, 2016
Although mainstream media outlets and presidential candidates rushed to make sure their interpretation of the Pulse Orlando massacre prevailed, the story and significance of the tragedy are more complex and deserve careful consideration. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 17, 2016
The FBI has some explaining to do. A gun store owner in Jensen Beach, Fla., has said that he alerted the intelligence agency's West Palm Beach outpost about an incident involving a suspicious customer who turned out to be Pulse Orlando shooter Omar Mateen. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 16, 2016
G4S, the security company that employed Omar Mateen, who killed 49 people early Sunday in Orlando, Fla., failed to heed warnings about at least two other employees who went on to commit murder. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 15, 2016
"[T]he standard group of hateful polemicists who literally seem to devote their lives to exploiting every news event to attack Islam wasted no time [Sunday] -- before any facts were known, while the bodies were literally still in the club -- squeezing the horrific slaughter in Orlando to depict Muslims as uniquely hateful of LGBTs,” writes Glenn Greenwald at The Intercept. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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