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School shooters and drones
In its endless wars, America has been the true school shooter on this planet, terrorizing the global classroom with a remarkable lack of consequences.
One year after Parkland, 1,200 more kids are dead by gunfire...
Students who survived the massacre quickly came to national prominence as leading activists for gun control.
Parkland students join Chicagoans to march against gun violence
"We just want peace. With this type of movement, with this amount of people we can definitely get something done."
Boulder, Colorado passes new gun control laws
Boulder now joins a few other cities and towns throughout the U.S. that are passing laws aimed at banning the controversial AR-15.
Prayers aren’t enough, Texas governor calls for immediate action after Santa...
"It's time in Texas that we take action to step up and make sure this tragedy is never repeated ever again in the history of the state of Texas."
After mocking Parkland shooting survivor, advertisers drop Laura Ingraham
“We can show that if you continue to bully the students that survived a mass murder, there’s going to be consequences."
Breitbart and other right-wing outlets push claims that compare Parkland survivor...
This is just the latest in a string of attacks against the Parkland survivors, who have been maligned by conservative outlets and the National Rifle Association over their calls for stronger gun laws.
Photo essay: Eight reasons students walked out over gun laws
“All of these students will be voting in the next four years. We will be in the driver’s seat.”
Learning the power of protest, confrontation and collective action, where will...
The kids are rising!
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GOP-led states risk leaving 10 million children hungry by rejecting $1.14 billion summer food...
Twelve Republican-led states face a January 1 deadline to join the Summer EBT program, a lifeline for millions of hungry kids, as advocates urge governors to act amid rising food insecurity and economic challenges.
More than 120 House Democrats urge Biden to ratify Equal Rights Amendment as deadline...
Lawmakers push President Joe Biden to finalize a constitutional ban on sex discrimination while Republicans invoke past deadlines to stall progress.
Trump’s Cabinet picks aren’t just unqualified and inexperienced—they’re morally bankrupt
While every president has a right to select their own Cabinet appointees, the Senate also has the Constitutional authority to decide whether each nominee is fit to serve.
Endo’s end around: How one of the nation’s largest opioid makers escaped a $7...
Endo “came with a strategy purposely intended to reduce payments to opioid victims."
Bernie Sanders slams Congress for claiming ‘no money’ for housing and healthcare while approving...
The senator criticizes lawmakers for prioritizing the military-industrial complex over working families as the Senate advances a near $1 trillion defense budget.