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Mass Shootings
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Targets on Our Backs: From Charleston to Orlando
On the anniversary of Charleston, we must ask: When will we say enough to the bigotry that leads to these slaughters?
Mourning on Ramadan: Breaking My Fast With Queer Muslims After the Orlando Shooting
Safe spaces are needed now more than ever given the oppressive systems that are bearing down on Muslims and queers.
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Rejecting Islamophobia as a Queer Latina in the Wake of the Orlando Shooting
We must reject Islamophobia. The same culture of hate that denigrates Muslims also fosters homophobia and racism in US society.
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American Ugliness: Queer and Trans People of Color Say “Not in Our Names“
In the face of Islamophobia, queer and trans people of color are lifting our voices above the din of "terror."
Longtime Patron of Orlando LGBT Club Reacts to Mass Shooting
Democracy Now! talks to Daniel Leon-Davis, who wrote a piece titled "The Site of the Orlando Shooting Wasn't Just a Gay Nightclub. It Was My Safe Haven."
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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.
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.
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Islamophobia After San Bernardino: Fear Within the Muslim Community
This time the homegrown terrorism was too close to home.
Fixated on Fundamentalist Terror, We Ignore the Terror of Guns
Gun violence from civilians and police kill a staggering number of people, yet politicians and the media remain fixated on jihadi terrorism.
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