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Gun Violence
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A Progressive Approach to Crime in Philadelphia
Helen Gym is running for Philly mayor without giving in to war-on-crime temptations.
Posted inWorking in America
America’s Workplace Safety Crisis
Conditions have improved from the days of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. But not by nearly enough.
Posted inPolitics
Republicans Declare War on Young Voters
The GOP answer to anger about its abortion, climate, and gun control crusades is to double down.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Supreme Court Lets Domestic Abusers Have Their Guns
Last June’s Court ruling is being used to strike down state laws keeping guns out of the hands of “credible threats” to women and children.
Posted inNewsletters
Mourning on the Red Cedar River
Three college students are left dead. Five injured. The rest of the state is wracked in grief.
Posted inTAP
Feinstein in Retrospect
Today on TAP: Her centrist politics made her an outlier among California Democrats.
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Best of 2022: Gabrielle Gurley
Our senior editor gives her picks for her favorite stories of the year.
Posted inEducation in America
Parents Fear Culture Wars Have Hijacked K-12 Learning
While candidates battle over book lists, kids fall behind in the classroom and worry about bullying and school shootings.
Posted inPolitics
How Democrats Mishandled Crime
The most effective issue for Republicans in this midterm is a result of Democratic elites failing to understand what their diverse base of working-class voters wants.