police The ACLU analyzed the number of police in schools compared to social workers, and the results are staggering Thom Dunn
b-side A high school teacher accidentally fired his gun in class, injures 3 students Jason Weisberger
racism Lawyer for gun-toting St. Louis couple describes his clients as "melanin-deficient human beings" Thom Dunn
trumpism Betsy DeVos quietly spends millions to promote the unpopular policies she hopes to enact as a federal official Cory Doctorow
spooks 900 pages of leaked Iranian spy cables reveal how America's failures after invasions allowed Iran to seize control of Iraqi politics Cory Doctorow
health Anti-vaxxer escalates from wishing children dead to threatening to kill adult lawmakers Xeni Jardin
security Independent evaluation of "aggression detection" microphones used in schools and hospitals finds them to be worse than useless Cory Doctorow
gop In a bid to avoid climate vote, Oregon Republican Senators cross state lines, go into hiding, threaten to murder cops, as white nationalist paramilitaries pledge armed support Cory Doctorow
politics How a 13-year-old boy was radicalized by the alt-right, then figured out they were full of it Rob Beschizza
race Courts and cops don't know what to do with "sovereign citizens," the delusional far-rightists who claim the law doesn't apply to them Cory Doctorow
nra After the Parkland shooting, NRA official reached out to Sandy Hook denier to discuss possibility that it was an anti-gun conspiracy Cory Doctorow
Copyfight The Ghastlygun Tinies: MAD's Edward Gorey satire that takes aim at school shootings Cory Doctorow
Business Dystopia watch: American schools are installing anti-shooter smoke cannons and bulletproof doors Cory Doctorow