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'A Threat to a Fair Election': Experts Warn of Danger Posed by Armed Pro-Trump Poll Watchers
Members of a far-right paramilitary group in downtown Stone Mountain, Georgia on August 15, 2020. (Photo: Logan Cyrus/AFP via Getty Images)
Outrage Grows Over Police Treatment of Alleged Kenosha Killer Kyle Rittenhouse Compared to Shooting Victim Jacob Blake
Brett Wilkins, staff writer
Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, was arrested in his hometown of Antioch, Illinois, one day following his alleged killing of two protesters in Kenosha, Wisc. (Photo: Andalou/Getty)
In the streets and on social media, anger and questions about systemic racism and white privilege abound in the wake of Kenosha shootings.
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Amnesty Calls for Repeal of 'Open Carry' Laws After Teen Gunman Charged With Murder for Shooting at Kenosha Protest
Kenny Stancil, staff writer
A man on the ground was shot during the third day of protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin on August 25, 2020. (Photo: Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes warns that the danger posed by white militias...
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After Weeks of Allowing 'Autonomous Zone,' Seattle Police Clear CHOP Amid Violence, Growing Complaints
Julia Conley, staff writer
As the city's police chief said, "Enough is enough," one organizer lamented...
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#SayHerName: On Breonna Taylor's 27th Birthday, Advocates Demand Justice in Shooting Death by Louisville Police
Schools around the country were ordered or recommended closed in mid-March, leading to no school shootings.
'Heartbreaking Statistic': Thanks to Pandemic, Last Month Was First March Since 2002 Without a US School Shooting
youth leaders outside DNC
Youth Coalition Demands 'Serious Discussion' of Key Progressive Issues at Democratic Presidential Debate
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, (I-Vt.), speaks at a rally at University of Nevada, Las Vegas on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.
Sanders Gets Backing of March for Our Lives Co-Founders for 'Intersectional' Approach to Ending Gun Violence
Threats of violence at a gun rally scheduled for Monday in Richmond, Virginia prompted Gov. Ralph Northam to declare a temporary state of emergency.
Citing Threat From Armed Groups, Virginia Gov. Declares Emergency and Bans Guns at State Capitol
A mother and child place flowers at a memorial for victims of the mass shooting that killed 11 people and wounded 6 at the Tree Of Life Synagogue on October 29, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
On First Anniversary of Tree of Life Synagogue Massacre, Calls to Confront White Nationalist Ideology That Led to Slaughter
stop the NRA sign
'Why I Love San Francisco': City Board Applauded for Labeling NRA 'Domestic Terrorist Organization'
Police cars and tape block off a crime scene
'Carnage That Could Have Been Prevented': Texas Mass Shooting Provokes Calls for Stricter Gun Laws
In Face of Violence, Racist Rhetoric, and Mass ICE Raids, Latinx Community Leaders Publish Letter Declaring, 'We Will Not Be Silenced'
U.S. Attorney General William Barr
Barr Blasted by Rights Advocates for 'Absolutely Despicable' Speech Slamming 'Anti-Law Enforcement DAs'
President Donald Trump (L) sits beside Executive Vice President and CEO of the National Rifle Association (NRA) Wayne LaPierre (R), during a meeting on Trump's Supreme Court nomination of Neil Gorsuch in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on February 1, 2017 in Washington, D.C.
Pushback After Trump Says Views of NRA Should Be 'Fully Represented and Respected'
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" explaining his motivation for publishing the names of maxed-out San Antonio donors to Trump.
Progressives Mock Outrage From the Right After Joaquin Castro Shares Publicly Available Trump Donor Information

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