‘After Parkland’ and the Pervasive Toll of School Shootings

Liesl Bradner / Truthdig Dec 13, 2019 From avoidance to activism, a new documentary follows how student survivors and grieving parents coped after the tragedy in Florida. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Parkland Students Give Moving Responses to Texas Shooting

Emily Wells / Truthdig May 18, 2018 "We cannot let this continue to be the norm,” said Parkland survivor Delaney Tarr. “We cannot." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Students as Teachers: Facing the World Adults Are Wrecking

Belle Chesler / TomDispatch Apr 23, 2018 The teenagers who marched after the Parkland shootings don’t necessarily hate the world; they just hate the one we’ve built for them. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Role of Youths in the Coming Transformation

Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers / Popular Resistance Apr 3, 2018 Popular Resistance is launching a free, eight-week social movement theory course for activists. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Dollars for Decency

Robert Reich / RobertReich.Org Apr 2, 2018 A recent incident involving Fox News' Laura Ingraham shows how the economy is now centered on such intangibles as brand image, whose value erodes if connected with something nefarious. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The March We Need Is a March for Peace

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Antiwar.com Mar 30, 2018 Who is marching for less war in the Middle East? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Rising Up in the Streets: March for Our Lives Los Angeles (Video)

Emily Wells / Truthdig Mar 29, 2018 Truthdig columnist Sonali Kolhatkar reports on the thousands of people who attended the march downtown. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Why Focusing on People of Color Will Help the Movement for Gun Control Succeed

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Mar 29, 2018 Discussions of gun violence and the regulations needed to curb it are incomplete unless they include an analysis of how racism plays a role. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Grow Up!

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A Second Amendment for the 21st Century

Paul Olague / Truthdig Mar 28, 2018 James Madison, who wrote the now hotly contested amendment, no doubt would have a thing or two to say about how it has been interpreted. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Retired Justice Stevens Calls for Repeal of 2nd Amendment

The Associated Press Mar 27, 2018 John Paul Stevens says erasing the amendment would clear the way for gun control and weaken the NRA's ability to block legislation. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Education as a Weapon

Henry Giroux / CounterPunch Mar 27, 2018 Donald Trump’s White House works to regulate pedagogy and limit students' expressions of discontent and resistance. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )