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An unlikely source of an argument for repealing an amendment came in the form of retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. The retired justice argued in the New York Times that the Parkland children who have become the faces of a new gun control movement weren’t going far enough. In his op-ed, Stevens establishes […]

  For the second time in two months, Randolph County residents found Ku Klux Klan leaflets on their driveways.

This essay briefly mentions sexual and reproductive violences. A group of Trump-worshipping, MAGA hat-wearing white boys from Covington Catholic High School surrounded and taunted an Indigenous elder with the racist, xenophobic, and nationalist chant, “Build the wall!” last week. But somehow the mainstream media has framed the boys as innocent victims, despite the fact that […]

Run the Jewels rapper and social activist Killer Mike recently appeared on an episode of the NRA’s broadcasting network, NRATV, to promote his views on Black gun ownership and the Second Amendment. Host Colion Noir and the NRA quickly proceeded to spin Killer Mike’s appearance into an anti-protest stance, with Noir segueing into the interview […]

President Donald Trump has strategically used the gun violence on Chicago’s South and West sides as a means to convince the public that urban areas are home to “carnage” and practically begging for more policing. Last night, he continued to push this narrative as he tweeted that he’d “send in the Feds!” if the city […]

South Carolina State Representative Chris Corley has been a vocal supporter of both the Confederate flag and the Second Amendment, even after Dylann Roof killed nine people in a South Carolina church.  It surely made him popular with a portion of the state’s citizens who feel the same. Corley was arrested Monday after a domestic […]

This article was originally published on Water Cooler Convos and has been reposted with permission.   Last week, I painstakingly sat through an entire interview on The Daily Show between the show’s host Trevor Noah and conservative media darling and Glenn Beck acolyte Tomi Lahren. I wish I hadn’t. Then, a few days later, I watched […]

On Sunday, the North Carolina GOP reported vandalism and firebombing at its Hillsborough office. Apparently, an unknown individual or group of individuals caused fire damage to the inside of the building and spray painted a swastika symbol and the words “Nazi Republicans Get Out of Town Or Else ” on the side of the office. […]

Donald Trump has unleashed an erratic stream of comments on the campaign trail nearly a month after accepting the Republican nomination for president. Trump seems completely unable to stay on message in what has been an unpredictable campaign season due to his willingness to engage in antics like suggesting that Hillary Clinton should be assassinated […]

I really wish that that headline was sensational journalism, but that isn’t the case. The Iowa House of Representatives passed a bill that would allow for children under the age of 14 to handle handguns with adult supervision.

In his final year in the White House, President Barack Obama is showing that, when it comes to gun control, he is no longer willing to wait around and play politics.

Some of our favorite sports stars are redirecting their passion on-the-court to major off-the-court issues. Through a partnership between Everytown for Gun Safety, a gun safety advocacy group, and the NBA, basketball stars like Steph Curry, Chris Paul, and Carmelo Anthony, are working on an ad-campaign to bring awareness to gun violence and the stories […]