El tiroteo de Uvalde y la historia de la violencia armada estadounidense, con Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Lowkey habla con Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz sobre las raíces del tiroteo de Uvalde y la historia centenaria de matanzas masivas en Estados Unidos.

Lowkey
Por Lowkey
Watchdog Podcast: The Uvalde Shooting

The MintPress podcast “The Watchdog,” hosted by British-Iraqi hip hop artist Lowkey, closely examines organizations about which it is in the public interest to know – including intelligence, lobby, and special interest groups influencing policies that infringe on free speech and target dissent. The Watchdog goes against the grain by casting a light

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¿Bill Barr llamó su tiro? Preguntas sin respuesta sobre el conocimiento previo del FBI sobre el tiroteo en El Paso

La advertencia de William Barr de que podría ocurrir un "incidente importante" "en cualquier momento" y "galvanizar la opinión pública" en torno a la política de cifrado impopular que buscaba parece haberse hecho realidad en las semanas transcurridas desde que el fiscal general hizo esas declaraciones.

Whitney Webb
Por Whitney Webb
William Barr El Paso shooting feature photo

As a series of recent mass shootings have brought renewed demands for the U.S. government to do something to address the spike in “lone wolf” violence, the Trump administration’s decision to blame internet privacy, controversial websites like 8chan, and social media for the shootings has raised eyebrows from across the political spectrum,

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In the Wake of Mass Shootings, Parents Reconsider Mass Schooling

Parents who remove their children from the confines of the conventional classroom are not running away from reality. They are running towards it.

Kerry McDonald
Por Kerry McDonald

In the wake of recent tragic school shootings, anxious parents are contemplating homeschooling to protect their children. After February’s school shooting in Parkland, Florida, the Miami Herald reported that more parents were considering the homeschooling option. And after Friday’s disturbing school shooting in Sante Fe, Texas, a local ABC news

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What Does Nikolas Cruz Have in Common With Other Mass Shooters? Ties to the Military

A mounting number of mass shooters have ties to the military, including Nikolas Cruz, who was a member of his school’s military prep organization, the Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps.

Carey Wedler
Por Carey Wedler
A video monitor shows school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz, left, making an appearance before Judge Kim Theresa Mollica in Broward County Court, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Cruz is accused of opening fire Wednesday at the school killing more than a dozen people and injuring several. (Susan Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

In the aftermath of yet another mass shooting in the United States, the internet and broadcast news alike are inundated with commentary about why this keeps happening in America. Some blame guns, others blame mental health, and still others confidently blame false flag events and crisis actors. But one commonality among numerous mass killings in

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Mass Shootings Are a Symptom of a Problem That Gun Control Won’t Solve

School shootings are a symptom of a very large, very dangerous problem. They are not simply a symptom of a need for gun control, or a symptom of a lack of accessible mental health services, or a symptom of an over-medicated, desensitized youth population.

Emma Fiala
Por Emma Fiala
Denyse Christian, visits a makeshift memorial with her son Adin Christian, 16, a student at the school, outside the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where 17 students and faculty were killed in a mass shooting, in Parkland, Fla., Feb. 19, 2018. (AP/Gerald Herbert)

While the outrage and horror being expressed about the most recent mass school shooting that took place on Valentine’s Day in Florida is certainly warranted, the anger is incredibly displaced. Anger, disappointment, fear and sadness are all acceptable and understandable emotions to experience after an event such as this takes place in the United

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Are Dead Children The Price of Freedom in America?

The moral perversity that allows one to think that universal healthcare is tyranny but dead school children are the price of freedom is what is corroding the soul of the United States.

Christian Christensen
Por Christian Christensen
A gun-rights activist carries his rifle with an American flag during a "National Day of Resistance" rally at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City, Utah, Feb. 23, 2013. (AP/Rick Bowmer)

There is a sickness eating at the body and soul of my home country, and it is on full view for the world to see. When the news broke on Valentine’s Day that 17 people—mostly young students—had lost their lives in Parkland, Florida, one could be forgiven for being numb. Of the 10 deadliest mass shootings in US history, six have come after 2012.

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