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connecticut school shooting
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Can We Finally Disarm the NRA?
Only if voters are willing to square off against a gun lobby that has almost never been challenged.
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How the NRA Defeats National Tragedies
First it scares people into thinking the government is coming for their guns. Then it quietly asks the public to pray for the victims of the next rampage.
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Is John Boehner Allowed To Lower the Flag to Half-Staff?
A mini-Explainer on who controls the height of Old Glory.
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Things Can Change
A century ago, there were forms of brutal violence considered so thoroughly American that they could never be banished. Today, they no longer exist.
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Building a Better Truth Machine
Could machine-learning algorithms help debunk Twitter rumors before they spread?
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Speed Kills
What’s the lesson of the Connecticut school massacre? The faster the weapon, the higher the body count.
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