News & Views | 'We Will Stay!' Teachers Vote to Occupy Capitol Until Demands Met

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That Gun Restrictions Save Lives](1f9d0/ct9_0/1?sid=TV2%3AVipbWO2PO) 1f9d0/ct9_1/1?sid=TV2%3AVipbWO2PO by Julia Conley, staff writer The non-partisan RAND Corporation's sweeping new analysis on gun policy in the U.S. reveals that gun violence would be reduced with stricter laws restricting access to firearms—but also stresses that research on the issue have often been stymied by a funding freeze that was pushed by the NRA decades ago. --------------------------------------------------------------- [There You Have It: Emails Confirm Coal, Oil, and Gas Extraction Drove Shrinking of National Monuments](1f9d0/ct10_0/1?sid=TV2%3AVipbWO2PO) 1f9d0/ct10_1/1?sid=TV2%3AVipbWO2PO by Julia Conley, staff writer Interior Department emails that came to light on Friday confirm that protecting companies' ability to mine oil, gas, and coal was a primary concern as the agency moved to shrink two national monuments in Utah last year. --------------------------------------------------------------- [] [More News](1f9d0/ct11_0/1?sid=TV2%3AVipbWO2PO) [] [] Views... 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(Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)](1f9d0/ct13_1/1?sid=TV2%3AVipbWO2PO) by Sonali Kolhatkar The Democratic Party has a history of letting the right set its agenda and has time and again kowtowed to Republican posturing instead of articulating a clear oppositional vision. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Teen Solidarity Against the Merchants of Death](1f9d0/ct14_0/1?sid=TV2%3AVipbWO2PO) [Afghan Peace Volunteers and others celebrate the International Day of Peace, September, 2017. (Photo: Afghan Peace Volunteers)](1f9d0/ct14_1/1?sid=TV2%3AVipbWO2PO) by Kathy Kelly The outrage now directed toward the National Rifle Association should also challenge all assaults made by the U.S. military. --------------------------------------------------------------- [#ArmMeWith Solidarity Against the NRA and Militarizing Our Schools](1f9d0/ct15_0/1?sid=TV2%3AVipbWO2PO) 1f9d0/ct15_1/1?sid=TV2%3AVipbWO2PO by Jesse Hagopian, Jessie Muldoon When we say we oppose access to weapons like the AR-15, we truly mean everyone, including the police. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Ben Carson’s Redecoration of HUD is Worse Than You Think](1f9d0/ct16_0/1?sid=TV2%3AVipbWO2PO) [ "The average income for a rural household receiving rental assistance from Carson’s department is $10,504, roughly one-third the cost of Carson’s newly-ordered office decor." (Photo: Gage Skidmore/cc/flickr)](1f9d0/ct16_1/1?sid=TV2%3AVipbWO2PO) by Richard Eskow As Carson was being pampered with office furnishings reminiscent of Louis XIV, his department was seeking $8.8 billion in cuts to programs that help low-income Americans. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Is MSNBC Now the Most Dangerous Warmonger Network?](1f9d0/ct17_0/1?sid=TV2%3AVipbWO2PO) 1f9d0/ct17_1/1?sid=TV2%3AVipbWO2PO by Norman Solomon The most profound dangers from what Rachel Maddow and company are doing is what they least want to talk about—how the cumulative effects and momentum of their work are increasing the likelihood that tensions between Washington and Moscow will escalate into a horrendous military conflict. --------------------------------------------------------------- [] [More Views](1f9d0/ct18_0/1?sid=TV2%3AVipbWO2PO) [] [] Newswire... 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