NRA and Gun Debate

John Cole, Cagle Cartoons, The Scranton Times-Tribune Dec 19, 2012 Dig deeper

NRA Grip on Congress

Pat Bagley, Cagle Cartoons, Salt Lake Tribune Dec 19, 2012 Dig deeper

The NRA Responds to Sandy Hook Shooting, Richard Engel Is Freed, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Dec 19, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including a serious female contender to become the next defense secretary and Nate Silver's analysis of gun ownership in America. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

America Reacts

Clay Bennett / Truthdig Dec 19, 2012 Dig deeper

The Shot Heard Round the World

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Dec 19, 2012 Dig deeper

A Leftist’s Argument Against Gun Control

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 19, 2012 Should the “same state responsible for warrantless wiretapping and the NDAA” be regulating “the public’s access to weaponry for self-defense”? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Westboro Baptist Church’s Tax-Exempt Status Challenged

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Dec 19, 2012 Despite its vitriolic activities and protests that are political in nature, the hate group Westboro Baptist Church has somehow managed to keep its IRS tax-exempt status. But after its publicly announced plans to picket the funerals of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, tens of thousands of people have signed petitions hoping to change that. Despite its vitriolic activities and protests that are political in nature, the hate group Westboro Baptist Church has somehow managed to keep its IRS tax-exempt status. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The War Against Teachers in Dark Times

By Henry A. Giroux, Truthout Dec 18, 2012 It is ironic, in the unfolding nightmare in Newtown, Conn., that only in the midst of tragedy are teachers celebrated in ways that acknowledge the vital role they play every day in both protecting and educating our children. What is repressed in these moments is that teachers have been under attack by right-wing conservatives, religious fundamentalists and centrist Democrats since the beginning of the 1980s. Dig deeper ( 26 Min. Read )

Schoolhouse Glock

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Pro-Gun Senators Call for Gun Control, NRA Takes Down Facebook Page, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Dec 18, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including the death of one the longest serving US senators and an update on negotiations to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff A look at the day's political happenings, including the death of one of the longest-serving U . Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Now Is the Time

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Dec 17, 2012 The horror in Newtown, Conn., should shake us out of the cowardice, the fear, the evasion and the opportunism that prevent our political system from acting to curb gun violence. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Anonymous Hacks, Promises to ‘Destroy’ Westboro Baptist Church

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Dec 17, 2012 The hacktivist group Anonymous is going after Westboro Baptist Church after members of the Topeka, Kan., religious hate group announced plans to protest at Sandy Hook Elementary School after the massacre that claimed the lives of 28 people, including 20 children. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )