Texas reactionaries use the temptation of school investments to force banks to keep financing school shootings.
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Posted inPolitics
GOP Win Says More About Filemon Vela Than a South Texas ‘Red Wave’
When Congressman Filemon Vela decamped for K Street, he created a predictable opportunity for a Republican upset in the Valley.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The Fossil Fuel Industry Should Pay for Its Own Cleanup
A federal orphan well capping program shoves the cost of oil and gas production onto the public. There’s a better option.
Posted inPolitics
Greg Casar Superstar?
The organizer, groundbreaking Austin policymaker, and congressional nominee plans to be the House’s ‘most pro-labor’ member.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Why Are Police So Bad at Their Jobs?
It’s not just Uvalde. Cops nationwide can’t stop crimes from happening or solve them once they’ve occurred.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Why Uvalde Cops Were Too Cowardly to Charge a Mass Shooter
American police are taught first and foremost to fear for their own lives.
Posted inPolitics
A System That Allows Children to Be Killed
At the root of the Uvalde massacre is a wheezing politics and its meager facsimiles of solutions.
Posted inPolitics
Of Massacres, ATF Directors, and Ukrainian Condolences
The confirmation of Steve Dettelbach is not assured.
Posted inPolitics
The Senate Has Forfeited Its Right to Exist
Not even 19 butchered children can break through its idiotic traditions.
Posted inTAP
Republicans on the Wrong Side of Public Outrage
Today on TAP: Their opposition to gun laws and assault on women’s health should be center-stage issues.