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In Memoriam
Grappling with the strengths and the fissures exposed by a mass shooting in my hometown of El Paso.
In the days between the massacres in Las Vegas and Sutherland Springs, Texas, at least 4,319 people were shot across the United States, 1,385 fatally.
Victims of Sunday’s mass shooting included people celebrating new jobs, birthdays, and years together.
Another rampage by another angry man with a gun left eight people dead at a football viewing party in Plano, Texas, earlier this week. The victims, who ranged in age from 22 to 33, died in the most common…
Covering gun violence and policing has taught me that no matter how long the writing process takes, stories can change in an instant, right on deadline. That happened to me, for example, when I wrote this story for TakePart…
For the Pulse "kids," Orlando created an eternal haven.
An Iraqi photographer captures the painful remnants of American gun violence.
Ten years ago, after a gunman left 32 dead at Virginia Tech, students hauled together a makeshift memorial that would inspire an enduring tribute.
Commentary
In 1992, the fatal shooting of a 7-year-old boy galvanized the city. Today’s violence is a reminder that underlying problems remain unsolved.
How a Walmart’s worth of Batman costumes helped the young survivors of a South Carolina school shooting (and their parents) learn to be brave again.
Community Violence
The totals were too familiar: At least 4,100 people killed. More than 8,650 wounded. But this year they came with the stirring of a national conversation about the communities gun violence affects most.
The unjust coda of Anna Bui, a young singer who poured herself into sharing the joy that music brought her.
"I know what it’s like to see a gun pointed at you and wonder if you are going to live."
The massacre at Pulse nightclub was the beginning of a typically bloody week in the U.S.
"Forgiveness is a journey."
