News | Politics & Elections Uvalde School District to Abbott: Call Special Session on Raising Gun-Buying Age Without a special session, the state legislature won’t meet to consider the idea until January at the earliest. By Chris Walker , Truthout July 26, 2022 Truthout
Op-Ed | Reproductive Rights The Supreme Court Cited “Ordered Liberty” to Overturn “Roe.” What’s Next? The end of “Roe” is dangerous for us all. Here’s what we can learn from Southern movements to build a different world. By Stephanie Guilloud , Truthout July 21, 2022 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections The Highland Park Shooting Was a Very American Attack As our safe spaces dwindle and our fears rise, fascism finds an ever-growing foothold. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout July 5, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Compromise Gun Bill Passes Senate, Expected to Pass House on Friday The bill is expected to pass the House and be signed into law by President Joe Biden. By Chris Walker , Truthout June 24, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Supreme Court Upends New York Gun Law, Making It Easier to Publicly Carry Guns In his dissent, Justice Stephen Breyer said the Court "burdens States’ efforts" to adequately address gun violence. By Chris Walker , Truthout June 23, 2022 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections SCOTUS Is Violating the 10th Amendment by Not Letting States Enact Gun Control The Supreme Court’s legal doctrine on gun rights makes it complicit in the U.S.’s crisis of gun violence. By Gregory Shaffer & David Sloss , Truthout June 14, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Victims of Buffalo & Uvalde Shootings Will Testify Before Congress Wednesday The hearings will include the testimony of a fourth-grade student who survived the school shooting in Uvalde. By Chris Walker , Truthout June 8, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Joe Manchin Is Open to Raising Age to Buy Assault Weapons to 21 The right-wing West Virginia senator questioned why it was necessary for anyone to own an AR-15. By Chris Walker , Truthout June 7, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections House Democrat Proposes Filibuster-Proof 1,000 Percent Tax on AR-15s The proposal wouldn't require any GOP votes but still faces steep odds during a midterm election year. By Chris Walker , Truthout June 6, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections AOC Tells Boebert to “Just Quit” After Tweet Rejecting Solutions to Gun Violence “Why even be in Congress if you don’t believe in doing your job?" By Sharon Zhang , Truthout May 25, 2022 Truthout