Staff / TruthdigJun 14, 2016
"There is no shortage of troubled 20-somethings out there, and whether they're radicalized by ISIS or homophobia or white nationalism or a dislike of movies," said the "Full Frontal" host, "we are making it far too easy for their derangement to kill us." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
John Kiriakou / TruthdigJun 14, 2016
The FBI’s ongoing, long-term incompetence has led to the deaths of far too many Americans. San Bernardino and Orlando are only the beginning. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigJun 13, 2016
The National Rifle Association's propaganda is preventing us from passing reasonable gun laws, Obama told him. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
By Pamela Alma Weymouth / SocialEarthJun 13, 2016
Last week thousands of mothers, grandmothers, sisters, daughters and others marched in 200 rallies and 47 states across the country to protest our nation’s lack of common-sense gun laws. Here are the words of a few of them. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 13, 2016
Americans must use their grief in the wake of the mass killings at the Orlando, Fla., nightclub to build a better world, writes Guardian contributor Steven Thrasher. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigJun 13, 2016
U.S. law enforcement is at least initially categorizing the horrific Orlando shootings as “domestic terrorism,” but it probably wasn't terrorism in any useful sense of the word. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigJun 13, 2016
It only compounded the horror that the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history called forth talking points that had been composed long before 50 innocents were murdered early Sunday. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 13, 2016
The Orlando massacre apparently looked quite different depending on the positions and ambitions of the various high-profile parties doing the work of interpreting Sunday's tragedy. The Orlando massacre apparently looked quite different depending on the positions and ambitions of the various high-profile parties doing the work of interpreting Sunday's tragedy. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 12, 2016
The gunman who launched an attack at the Pulse bar early Sunday was identified, and the death toll broke a horrific record. President Obama addressed the nation, and state, city and law enforcement officials have commented from Orlando. (Updated late Sunday.) Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )
BLANKMar 22, 2014
If the Democratic Party has an honorable future in America, it lies with firebrands of populism like Alan Grayson. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 7, 2012
He spent only two years in Congress before losing the gig in 2010, and just like that you can drop the "former" from Rep. Alan Grayson's title. The good people of Orlando, Fla., are sending the sharp-tongued liberal fireball back to work in the Capitol. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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