THE ATLANTIC, February 14, 2013 -- Like everyone, we at The Atlantic have spent the weeks since Newtown thinking about the role of guns in America. In our ongoing effort to broaden the conversation, I spent some time talking to Professor Harold Polla ...
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By Nelson George, NEW YORK TIMES, February 15, 2013 -- A black slave is torn apart by dogs as a crowd of white overseers savors the sight and a black bounty hunter watches passively behind shades. A black father makes his little girl crack open a cra ...
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HUFFINGTGON POST, February 15, 2013 -- An emotional Serena Williams returned to the top of women's tennis, overcoming a series of potentially career-ending injuries since 2010 to become the oldest woman to hold the No. 1 ranking.
The 31-year-old W ...
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NEW YORK TIMES, February 5, 2013 -- It is the peculiar fate of the New Jersey driver, as indelible as a shoreside weekend or a Bruce Springsteen composition, if less easily romanticized.
For when the denizens of Mr. Springsteen’s “Born to Run” tak ...
Posted Tuesday, February 5th 2013 at 12:43PM
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February 3, 2013, THE GRIO — The U.S. Postal Service has issued a special Rosa Parks stamp on what would have been the late civil rights icon’s 100th birthday.
The Rosa Parks Forever Stamp went on sale Monday and its issue is one of several events ...
Posted Monday, February 4th 2013 at 12:17PM
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By Charles M. Blow, NEW YORK TIMES, February 1, 2013 -- Most of what you think you know about Rosa Parks may well be wrong.
On the verge of the 100th anniversary of her birth this Monday comes a fascinating new book, “The Rebellious Life of Mrs. R ...
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THE LAST WORD, December 19, 2012 -- MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell challenged wannabe “Reaganites” to live up to their hero by supporting Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s upcoming legislation to ban assault weapons.
In Wednesday’s Rewrite segment, ...
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BUZZ FEED, December 19, 2012 -- In 1994, former President Ronald Reagan's health was still good enough for him to, occasionally, participate in politics, and his agenda that year was clear: Helping President Bill Clinton pass the Assault Weapons Ban. ...
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Ronald Reagan announces his support for the Brady bill, reminding his audience that he is a member of the National Rifle Association.
NY TIMES, March 29, 1991 -- "Anniversary" is a word we usually associate with happy events that we like to ...
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NEW YORK TIMES, December 19, 2012 — Despite the sweeping language of a 2008 Supreme Court decision that struck down parts of the District of Columbia’s strict gun-control law, the decision appears perfectly consistent with many of the policy options ...
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HUFFINGTON POST, December 18, 2012 --The massacre of schoolchildren in Connecticut may yield new laws to limit the availability of military-style assault weapons. But one thing the latest tragedy will likely not produce: lawsuits against the company ...
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In 2008's District of Columbia vs. Heller and in 2010's McDonald vs. Chicago a narrow majority of Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment guarantees the right to bear arms for defense in the home. But writing for the 5-4 majority Justice Anton ...
Posted Tuesday, December 18th 2012 at 1:16PM
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SLATE, December 16, 2012 -- On April 28, 1996, a gunman opened fire on tourists in a seaside resort in Port Arthur, Tasmania. By the time he was finished, he had killed 35 people and wounded 23 more. It was the worst mass murder in Australia’s histor ...
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THINK PROGRESS, December 15, 2012 -- As the nation grieves over the tragic massacre in Newtown, Connecticut and policy makers try to understand what can be done to prevent mass shootings, sensible gun safety should be part of the answer. A majority ...
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WE PETITION THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO DECLARE “STAND YOUR GROUND” LAWS ILLEGAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL LAW. REQUIRE STATES TO AMEND LAWS TO MATCH FEDERAL LAW.
To date, 21 states have adopted laws allowing citizens to protect themselves by u ...
Posted Monday, December 17th 2012 at 1:24PM
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THE LAST WORD, December 13, 2012 – On November 23, Lucia McBath and Ron Davis got the news all parents fear; their son Jordan had been killed.
Jordan Davis, 17, was in a car with friends listening to, admittedly loud, music at a gas station when ...
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WE PETITION THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO: Declare 'Stand Your Ground' laws illegal in accordance with Federal law. Require states amend laws to match Federal law
To date, 21 states have adopted laws allowing citizens to protect themselves by use of ...
Posted Saturday, December 15th 2012 at 7:38PM
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THE LAST WORD, December 13, 2012 – On November 23, Lucia McBath and Ron Davis got the news all parents fear; their son Jordan had been killed.
Jordan Davis, 17, was in a car with friends listening to, admittedly loud, music at a gas station when ...
Posted Saturday, December 15th 2012 at 7:36PM
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HUFFINGTON POST, December 10, 2012 -- Well, this was just adorable.
MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry hosted Olympic gold medalist Gabrielle Douglas on her Sunday show but told viewers that someone else would be conducting the interview: Harris-Perr ...
Posted Tuesday, December 11th 2012 at 12:18PM
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HUFFINGTON POST, December 5, 2012 -- For all the swagger that pours from his lyrics, Jay-Z sure comes across as a nice guy when he rides the subway.
In a brief segment a minute documentary about the artist's involvement in building Brooklyn’s Barc ...
Posted Friday, December 7th 2012 at 4:03PM
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ALTERNET, December 3, 2012 -- At the Grand Hyatt in Washington, D.C., on November 30, members of the Education Task Force of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) got an earful when education activist and former teacher Sabrina Joy Stevens ...
Posted Thursday, December 6th 2012 at 1:10PM
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HUFFINGTON POST, December 3, 2012 -- While much of the East Coast has recovered from Hurricane Sandy's wrath, the residents of New York’s Rockaways, a land strip nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and Jamaica Bay, are still struggling to pick up the ...
Posted Thursday, December 6th 2012 at 1:08PM
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Stephen Colbert: The sex scandal is all anyone in Washington can talk about. I wonder why the country is in financial ruin! This isn’t just a love triangle, folks. It’s a love PENTAGON! But now it’s all over.
Suddenly, out of nowhere, the sul ...
Posted Friday, November 16th 2012 at 3:07PM
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CNN, November 15, 2012--In a recorded phone conference call with his donors and supporters, Mitt Romney blames his loss on his claim that the Obama campaign gave "gifts" of money to his voters.
Anderson Cooper talks it over with Charles M. Blow ...
Posted Friday, November 16th 2012 at 10:49AM
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