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‘Pow, Pow, Yous Are Dead!’

By Frida Berrigan / TomDispatch Aug 1, 2016 I hid my face in my hands. It wasn’t just that my toddler son was playing guns but that he was using a Pride flag as his weapon at a vigil to mourn those killed at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

We Don’t Need Gun Control

Jeff Danziger / Truthdig Jul 14, 2016 Dig deeper

How Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Others Used Social Media to Reframe News of Orlando Shooting

Staff / Truthdig Jun 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 )

Airman Kills Commander in Apparent Murder-Suicide at Texas Air Force Base

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 8, 2016 An US Air Force member shot his commander in an apparent murder-suicide on Friday at an Air Force base in San Antonio, a senior U official said. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Apple’s Tim Cook

Staff / Truthdig Feb 19, 2016 This week, it's a no-brainer. Tim Cook is our Truthdigger of the Week for his willingness to take on the "1984"-like security state with a statement of principle on behalf of privacy. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Cleveland Officials Fire Six Police Officers Involved in Deadly Shooting

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jan 27, 2016 Cleveland officials announced Tuesday that they are terminating six police officers involved in a shooting attack on two unarmed suspects following a 2012 car chase in East Cleveland. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gun Storm

Signe Wilkinson / Truthdig Dec 7, 2015 Dig deeper

Roof, Dear and Tashfeen Malik: The Double Standard for ‘Self-Radicalized Lone-Wolf Terrorists’

Juan Cole / Truthdig Dec 6, 2015 Is a vague organizational affiliation more important in determining whether a killing is terrorism or is the character of the target more important? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Let’s Focus on the Gun-Makers

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Oct 8, 2015 Governments at all levels account for roughly 40 percent of gun industry revenue. The federal government alone accounts for about 25 percent. Taxpayers have a right to demand responsibility from an industry that gets so much of our money. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )