Amy Davidson | Guns and Terror
Amy Davidson, The New Yorker
Davidson writes: "To the extent that the Republican candidates recognize that the common denominator of mass shootings is guns, their answer is more guns-in the hands of everyone from preachers to Paris bartenders-and more fear, sown just as carelessly. Neither is a wise approach to addressing the real threat of terrorist attacks, whether homegrown or directed from abroad."
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Amy Davidson, The New Yorker
Davidson writes: "To the extent that the Republican candidates recognize that the common denominator of mass shootings is guns, their answer is more guns-in the hands of everyone from preachers to Paris bartenders-and more fear, sown just as carelessly. Neither is a wise approach to addressing the real threat of terrorist attacks, whether homegrown or directed from abroad."
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Obama: "We Should Not be Drawn Into Another Costly Ground War"
Daniel Politi, Slate
Politi writes: "In a rare prime-time address to the country from the Oval Office, President Obama made clear that he thinks increased gun control at home is essential to fighting ISIS-and terrorism in general."
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Daniel Politi, Slate
Politi writes: "In a rare prime-time address to the country from the Oval Office, President Obama made clear that he thinks increased gun control at home is essential to fighting ISIS-and terrorism in general."
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Quentin Tarantino Responds to Police Threat: 'You Should Be Able to Talk About Abuses of Power'
Jen Yamato, The Daily Beast
Yamato writes: "After he spoke out against police brutality, the Fraternal Order of Police issued a cryptic threat to Tarantino, saying 'something is in the works.' Now, Tarantino has responded."
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Jen Yamato, The Daily Beast
Yamato writes: "After he spoke out against police brutality, the Fraternal Order of Police issued a cryptic threat to Tarantino, saying 'something is in the works.' Now, Tarantino has responded."
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When It Comes to Mass Shootings, Motive Doesn't Really Matter
Tessa Stuart, Rolling Stone
Stuart writes: "There is, apparently, nothing we could ever learn about a shooter that would compel members of Congress funded by the gun lobby to make guns less accessible to individuals who use them to kill other people."
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Tessa Stuart, Rolling Stone
Stuart writes: "There is, apparently, nothing we could ever learn about a shooter that would compel members of Congress funded by the gun lobby to make guns less accessible to individuals who use them to kill other people."
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The War Inside the Republican Party
Ryan Lizza, The New Yorker
Lizza writes: "John Boehner's troubles and the rise of the Freedom Caucus have been the product of resentments and expectations that the G.O.P. leadership has struggled for years to either address or dismiss."
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Ryan Lizza, The New Yorker
Lizza writes: "John Boehner's troubles and the rise of the Freedom Caucus have been the product of resentments and expectations that the G.O.P. leadership has struggled for years to either address or dismiss."
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Opposition Party Wins Big in Venezuela, Ousting Maduro's Socialists
Eyder Peralta, NPR
Peralta writes: "Venezuela's opposition has gained control of congress for the first time since Hugo Chávez ushered in victory for the leftist movement in 1999."
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Eyder Peralta, NPR
Peralta writes: "Venezuela's opposition has gained control of congress for the first time since Hugo Chávez ushered in victory for the leftist movement in 1999."
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Short Film Shows How Climate Change is Swallowing Louisiana
Raven Rakia, Grist
Rakia writes: "In the film Louisiana Disappearing, we're reminded that, for some communities, climate change is already here."
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Raven Rakia, Grist
Rakia writes: "In the film Louisiana Disappearing, we're reminded that, for some communities, climate change is already here."
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