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Trump: Sympathy For White Attackers, Vengeance When Muslim

When a white guy massacres 50 people, using high-powered automatic weapons, Trump tweets prayers and “warmest condolences,” but when an immigrant kills 8, using a rental truck, Trump calls for closing the border, upending the Constitution, and suspending human decency.

November 02nd, 2017

By CJ Werleman

Trump: Sympathy For White Attackers, Vengeance When Muslim

Yesterday, a lunatic driving a Home Depot rental truck, barreled down a bike bath alongside the Hudson River, intentionally striking pedestrians and anyone else unlucky enough to be in his

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CJ Werleman

CJ Werleman is a journalist, political commentator, and author of 'The New Atheist Threat: the Dangerous Rise of Secular Extremists.

Yemenis To Americans: Your Las Vegas Massacre Is Our Everyday Life

“Our 9/11 is their 24/7.”

October 18th, 2017

By Darius Shahtahmasebi @TVsLeaking

Yemenis To Americans: Your Las Vegas Massacre Is Our Everyday Life

The recent events in Las Vegas shook the entire nation, and the rest of the world has watched intently as authorities have struggled with their investigation and

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Darius Shahtahmasebi

Darius Shahtahmasebi is a practicing attorney with an interest in human rights, international law, and journalism. He is a graduate of the University of Otago, where he obtained degrees in Law and Japanese. Follow him on Twitter at @TVsLeaking.

A Culture Of Violence: A Parade of Stephen Paddocks With A Huge Pile Of Guns

Buried among statistics on gun profits and lobbying efforts is the terrifying reality of just how unique America’s gun obsession and associated violence are. And the equally terrifying plan by the NRA to “normalize” gun possession in nearly every nook and cranny of American life.

October 12th, 2017

By Roqayah Chamseddine

A Culture Of Violence: A Parade of Stephen Paddocks With A Huge Pile Of Guns

In the aftermath of the horrific attack in Las Vegas, during which 64-year-old Stephen Paddock rained bullets on concert-goers from inside his hotel room, the gun violence epidemic in the U.S. has come back into focus. Paddock, who left behind an arsenal of

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Is Gun Control Enough? Looking Deeper Into The Nurturing Of Violence In American Culture

While it is likely that limiting access to the kinds of weapons used in mass killings such as Las Vegas would help reduce their frequency and tolls, looking only at gun control misses the deeper problem of media’s role in fostering a cultural embrace of violence and desensitization to its consequences.

October 09th, 2017

By Whitney Webb Whitney Webb @_whitneywebb

Is Gun Control Enough? Looking Deeper Into The Nurturing Of Violence In American Culture

LAS VEGAS (Analysis) – Like other mass shootings before it, the horrific shooting in Las Vegas has quickly turned into a debate over gun control and the 2nd Amendment. While the debate this time around has seen some notable concessions from

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Whitney Webb

Whitney Webb is a MintPress News journalist based in Chile. She has contributed to several independent media outlets including Global Research, EcoWatch, the Ron Paul Institute and 21st Century Wire, among others. She has made several radio and television appearances and is the 2019 winner of the Serena Shim Award for Uncompromised Integrity in Journalism.

When Shooter Is White Male, Note Critics, ‘Terrorist’ Label Put On Hold

Sunday night’s shooting at the Route 91 Harvest music festival left at least 59 people dead, making it the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.

October 03rd, 2017

By Julia Conley

When Shooter Is White Male, Note Critics, ‘Terrorist’ Label Put On Hold

As law enforcement officials release more information about Stephen Paddock, the suspect in the Las Vegas shooting that killed nearly 60 people and injured more than 500 Sunday night, much of the

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Las Vegas Gunman Was 64-Year-Old White American: Was He “Radicalized” Or Just Mad?

The motives behind the tragic Las Vegas mass shooting remain unclear. ISIS has claimed responsibility — saying the shooter, a 64-year-old White American, was a convert to Islam. Most media has run with that unsupported claim, but Trump has been uncharacteristically mum.

October 02nd, 2017

By MintPress News Desk

Las Vegas Gunman Was 64-Year-Old White American: Was He “Radicalized” Or Just Mad?

LAS VEGAS – Last night, what was intended to be a relaxed country music concert abruptly became the scene of what is now being called the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. Sunday night, 64-year-old Stephen Paddock

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Workers Are Prepared to Shut Down Entire Las Vegas Strip

If 50,000 workers, who toil at 34 big hotels on the Las Vegas strip and downtown, must walk out, it would be the union’s largest strike in decades.