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The Gun Lobby Sponsors Majority Leader Steny Hoyer’s Secretive Island Club
Hoyer is the honorary chair of an invitation-only club supported by the National Sports Shooting Foundation.
Days After Uvalde, Mass Shooting in Tulsa Leaves 4 Dead
The shooting is the latest in a string of attacks that have killed dozens of people over the past few weeks.
As Biden Cancels Corinthian Students’ Debt, They Urge Cancellation for All
The Biden administration will wipe out $5.8 billion in debt held by defrauded students who attended Corinthian Colleges.
The AR-15 Has No Business Being in the Hands of Civilians
AR-15s like the one used in Uvalde are combat weapons meant for war, yet there are 11 million in circulation in the U.S.
Will the Gun Lobby Block New Safety Laws Again?
The National Rifle Association is imploding, but its ideology still dominates, says journalist Frank Smyth.
Progressives Blast Manchin’s Hypocrisy in Calling for Lower Drug Prices
People were quick to point out that Manchin blocked the Build Back Better Act that would have lowered drug prices.
Pro Athletes Can Amplify Social Justice Movements — If They Follow Through
Today’s activist athletes are, for the most part, swimming upstream against very strong currents.
Biden Sparks Anger by Describing McConnell and Cornyn as “Rational” on Guns
Progressive Nina Turner responded, “What in the neoliberal hell is this?”
Crowd Booed Gov. Greg Abbott When He Arrived at Uvalde Memorial Site
The Texas governor was met with boos for opposing basic and broadly popular gun regulations in the wake of the massacre.
Gun Lobby Intervened Against a Republican’s Gun Law. Then He Lost His Seat.
Former Colorado state Rep. Cole Wist faced intense backlash from the gun lobby for sponsoring a “red flag law.”