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Second Amendment: Individual Rights vs. Collective Rights
After the horrific mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut last Friday, the national discussion on gun policy in the United States was given new life. Whenever the debate over guns in America is revived ...
21 Dec, 2012
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Facing Mental Health in America
Opening up the political dialogue about facing mental health disorders and proper treatment services has been sponging the news cycle in the last week since the tragic events in Newtown, Connecticut.T ...
20 Dec, 2012
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1 min read
Infographic Examines Mental Health Illness in America
Opening up the political dialogue about facing mental health disorders and proper treatment services has been sponging the news cycle in the last week since the tragic events in Newtown, Connecticut.T ...
20 Dec, 2012
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1 min read
As Fake Twitter Accounts Emerge, Legal Prosecution Looms
Living in the new age of digital journalism, people not only watched as Friday's tragic events unraveled, but they signed in to Twitter to follow the coverage of the Connecticut shooting in real-time. ...
19 Dec, 2012
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2 min read
The Brady Campaign: The Last 5 Years of School Shootings
Following the horrific act of gun violence on Sandy Hook Elementary School, President Barack Obama gave a memorial speech insisting that this nation needs to address prevention measures to stop an act ...
19 Dec, 2012
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1 min read
The Silent Discussion
For the past several days, across our country, we have been glued to the news at the horrible events in Newtown, Connecticut. The word "tragic" just doesn't seem to do any good to describe this ...
19 Dec, 2012
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9 min read
Gun Violence in America: Evaluating the Status Quo
This year has been turbulent with gun related homicides; highlighted by the killing sprees in Aurora, Colorado, the Sikh temple in Wisconsin, and now the elementary school shooting in Newtown, Connect ...
17 Dec, 2012
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3 min read
Twitter Calls on President Obama To Act on Gun Control
Over the course of 2012, Twitter has been a powerful tool for political change. Sparking conversation on the presidential election, facilitating political protests abroad, and fueling conversations on ...
16 Dec, 2012
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2 min read
Today, Our Thoughts Are With Connecticut, Not Politics
Credit: breakingnews.comIn the wake of another tragic shooting, many Americans are tempted to look at current gun policy in America and turn to the politics of the issue.As details of the shooting co ...
14 Dec, 2012
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1 min read
Senator Angus King Joins the Democratic Caucus
With little surprise, the newly elected independent Senator from Maine, Angus King, declared that he will join the Democratic Caucus at a press conference on Wednesday.The announcement followed Senato ...
15 Nov, 2012
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2 min read