Ban Assault Weapons To End School Shootings
School shootings are recurring markers of a societal sickness, an unshakeable acceptance of violence and senseless death. The murder of two 14-year-old students and...
Scuttling ‘New York Times v. Sullivan’ Could Destroy Independent Media
What do Donald Trump, Clarence Thomas and Sarah Palin have in common on the First Amendment? All three are pushing for the Supreme Court...
Texas State Police To Massively Expand Surveillance Tech
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The Effect Back-to-Back Storms Had on Lake Charles
It has been just over four years since Hurricane Laura slammed into southwest Louisiana just shy of Category 5 status — the fiercest storm...
Can the U.S. Census Keep Up With Climate Displacement?
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This story is part of State of Emergency, a Grist series exploring how climate...
NYC Continues To Add to Its Little-Known Mass Grave Site
The New York City Human Resources Administration has increased the number of bodies in each of the city’s mass graves on Hart Island in...