The vast, vast majority of Americans (even NRA members) want gun control, yet the NRA and timid politicians are responsible for the deaths of over 30,000 Americans a year. Florida students descended on the legislature and the White House. The… Read More ›
Criminal Justice & Public Safety
A Path to Sustainable Justice: Connecting the Dots of Oppression
Building on Thanksgiving’s blog, today we point to evidence that a fundamental challenge to the status quo is building on several fronts: Occupy, Black Lives Matter, Standing Rock, and #Metoo are movement that are not questioning isolated injustices but the… Read More ›
Why We Can’t Get Background Checks & Other Restrictions on Guns
With 9 out of 10 Americans and even 9 out of 10 gun owners wanting background checks and other limitations on gun access, why can’t we even discuss the issue intelligently?
In Las Vegas Aftermath: What We Can Learn from Australia
In addition to analysis of gun violence in the US and why the gun lobby will win again… and again…and again, we provide both discussion of how Australia controlled guns in just 3 months after the Port Arthur mass shooting.
How To Support Those Arrested at Entrada Protest and a Review of the Week
We ask you to write to your City Councilor and the Mayor about the police actions at the Entrada protest. The post also includes links to our report on North Korea (very germane today), much more on the Entrada, and… Read More ›