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The End of the Voting Rights Act Isn’t Just a “Black Problem”
Preserving racial hierarchy remains one of most animating impulses in American political life.
Alain Stephens
Alain Stephens is an investigative reporter covering gun violence, arms trafficking, and federal law enforcement. A two-branch military vet and former law enforcement officer, Stephens has earned national recognition as a Livingston Award finalist, and recipient of the First Amendment Coalition’s Free Speech & Open Government Award. His podcast The Gun Machine, tracking the history of America’s arms industry, won a national Edward R. Murrow Award. Stephens’s reporting has been the catalyst for multiple federal, congressional, and legal policy actions to public safety.
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Clavicular and the Right-Wing Project to Radicalize Young Men
The popular streamer offers easy answers for why the world has left young men feeling unhappy and alone.
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Far-Right Religious Leaders Advising Trump See Iran as an End Times Holy War
By making Iran into a religious crusade, Trump’s spiritual advisers are making the war that much more difficult to end.
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Made-in-America Guns Are Fueling Death and Destruction in Mexico
The killing of drug cartel kingpin El Mencho has led to retaliatory violence in Mexico — much of it carried out with American-made guns.
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It’s Correct and Moral to Use the Olympics to Speak Out About Politics
Sports can't be separated from politics, and athletes are well within their rights to criticize Trump on the world stage.
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The Second Amendment Was Never Meant for Everyone
After the killing of Alex Pretti, white America is realizing what Black gun owners have always known: Rights are conditional.
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Trump Is Making an Enemy of the Gun Lobby
With Minneapolis, the Trump administration is creating an existential threat for legal gun owners and Second Amendment advocates.
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ICE Agents Are Even Worse At Being Cops Than You Think
Videos of agents falling down and dropping their guns feel beyond parody. But under-trained law enforcement officers are a real danger to the public.
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Americans Are Sick and Tired of Pointless Wars
Americans have lived through enough U.S. military campaigns to be skeptical of Trump’s Venezuela policy from the start.
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The “Warrior Dividend” Is Trump’s Latest PR Stunt to Act Like He Cares About the Troops
A measly $1,776 check for members of the military can’t undo years of insults and cuts.