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Lois Beckett

Truthout
Dec 10, 2017
Latest from Lois Beckett
News Analysis

How Much Could Obama’s Gun Moves Affect Gun Violence? Nobody Knows

Will simply explaining current law more clearly help save lives?
by
Lois Beckett,
ProPublica
January 7, 2016
Truthout
News Analysis

Why Counting Mass Shootings Is a Bad Way to Understand Gun Violence in the US

It glosses over the broader reality of who is most at risk of being murdered with guns.
by
Lois Beckett,
ProPublica
December 7, 2015
Truthout
News

Fact-Checking Feinstein on the Assault Weapons Ban

The senator says “the evidence is clear: the ban worked.” Except there’s no evidence it saved lives.
by
Lois Beckett,
ProPublica
September 28, 2014
Truthout
News

Six Days in Ferguson: Voices From the Protests

Here is a day-by-day chronology of what happened in Ferguson, drawn from the best reporting by journalists and witnesses on the ground.
by
Lois Beckett,
ProPublica
August 18, 2014
Truthout
Op-Ed

The Best Reporting on Children With Post-Traumatic Stress

What happens to children and teenagers exposed to violence in their own neighborhoods.
by
Lois Beckett,
ProPublica
June 29, 2014
Truthout
News Analysis

Everything We Know About What Data Brokers Know About You

The companies that sell information about how much money you make – and whether you’re pregnant, divorced, or trying to lose weight – are facing new scrutiny.
by
Lois Beckett,
ProPublica
June 17, 2014
Truthout
Interview

Myth vs. Fact: Violence and Mental Health

After mass shootings, like the ones these past weeks in Las Vegas, Seattle and Santa Barbara, the national conversation often focuses on mental illness. So what do we…
by
Lois Beckett,
ProPublica
June 14, 2014
Truthout
News

Democrats Push to Restart CDC Funding for Gun Violence Research

Two Congressional Democrats are unveiling legislation this morning that would restart the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s gun violence research efforts.
by
Lois Beckett,
ProPublica
May 24, 2014
Truthout
News Analysis

Why Don’t We Know How Many People Are Shot Each Year in the US?

Has nonfatal gun violence increased or decreased over the past 10 years? No one really knows.
by
Lois Beckett,
ProPublica
May 18, 2014
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News

Republicans Say No to CDC Gun Violence Research

George Republican Rep. Jack Kingston said he would oppose a proposal from President Obama for S10 million in CDC gun research funding.
by
Lois Beckett,
ProPublica
April 23, 2014
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