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Democrats Wrap Up Occupation of House, Continue Embrace of Bush National Security Policies
Democratic lawmakers ended their more than 24-hour sit-in on the House floor Thursday.
“Let Us Vote”: Rep. John Lewis Leads Democratic Sit-In for Gun Control Legislation
Capitol Hill Democratic lawmakers are continuing a historic sit-in on the floor of the House.
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We Need to Throw Out the Second Amendment
The Second Amendment is an anachronism that's no longer relevant in an era in which the US has a standing army but remains a democracy.
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President Obama’s Lesser-Known Legacy: “Arms Dealer in Chief“
President Obama has brokered and authorized a record number of arms sales to foreign governments during his tenure.
Will Proto-Fascist Donald Trump Rally the Militias and the Right-to-Carry Movement?
Would it be possible for Donald Trump or some future Trump-like figure to build an armed following of his own?
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Stifling Academic Freedom, the NRA Way
We deserve better.
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Junior Militiaman Playset
Williams Rivers Pitt | Obama Counters GOP Pessimism With Hope and Hard Truth
The president delivered the strangest State of the Union address I've ever seen, writes William Rivers Pitt.
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EXCLUSIVE: Navy Uses US Citizens as Pawns in Domestic War Games
Exclusive documents reveal plans for Navy SEALs to engage in simulated combat exercises across Washington State in January.
Henry A. Giroux | Gun Culture and the American Nightmare of Violence
The gun violence that we experience reflects the violence of the US political and economic system.