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National June 8, 2022

‘My mom’s life mattered’: Son of Black shooting victim urges Congress to act

By Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]June 8, 2022 WASHINGTON — The son of a Black woman shot and killed by…

a red brick building housing Glock, Inc.

National May 27, 2022

6 charts shows key role firearms makers play in America’s gun culture

By Michael Siegel, Tufts University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Americans have blamed many culprits, from mental illness to inadequate security, for the tragic mass…

National May 27, 2022

Why gun control laws don’t pass Congress, despite majority public support and repeated outrage over mass shootings

By Monika L. McDermott, Fordham University and David R. Jones, Baruch College, CUNY [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] With the carnage in Uvalde, Texas, and…

National May 26, 2022

How the NRA evolved from backing a 1934 ban on machine guns to blocking nearly all firearm restrictions today

By Robert Spitzer, State University of New York College at Cortland [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The mass shootings at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket…

National May 25, 2022

Commission recommends new names for 9 Army bases to end ties to Confederacy

by Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]May 24, 2022 WASHINGTON — The group in charge of renaming military installations that have…

National May 21, 2022

Jan. 6 investigators want Georgia’s Loudermilk to explain pre-attack U.S. Capitol tour

by Jacob Fischler, Georgia Recorder [This article appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]May 19, 2022 The U.S. House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S….

Scales of Justice with the word justice over it.

National May 3, 2022

What’s at stake as Supreme Court appears intent on overturning Roe v. Wade – 3 essential reads

By Matt Williams, The Conversation [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A leaked draft opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito suggests the Supreme Court is on…

National May 3, 2022

Rep. David Scott issues statement on leaked SCOTUS Roe v. Wade draft decision

U.S. Representative David Scott of Georgia’s 13th Congressional District, which includes the southern portion of Cobb County, issued the following statement about the leaked draft decision from the Supreme Court…

A group of members of the Cherokee Nation in a line for a photo

National April 28, 2022

Cherokee Nation holds first at-large gatherings since beginning of COVID pandemic

The following news release was distributed by the Cherokee Nation: BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – The Cherokee Nation held its first at-large community gatherings since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, meeting…

A screenshot of the top half of an IRS 1040 tax form

National April 16, 2022

What if the government filled out your tax form for you?

by Erik Gunn, Georgia Recorder [This article was published in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]April 15, 2022 As midnight approaches on Monday, countless Americans will be ready to finally…

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