A report released today from a task force backed by the National Rifle Association has (surprise surprise) found that more guns in schools can make them safer in the event that a crazed gunman enters the building. Pretty much everything the NRA does garners outrage, but what we tend to forget in these political fights… Read more »
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Chicago Mayor Pressuring Mutual Funds to End Investments in Gun Companies
After asking Bank of America and other financial institutions to quit doing business with gun makers opposed to gun control, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is now pressuring mutual funds to divest from gun companies that are lobbying against Obama’s gun control plans. In other words, gun companies that oppose bans on the weapons they make… Read more »
Pressuring Chick-Fil-A on LGBT equality, some politicians overreach
video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player The dust-up over Chick-Fil-A seemed to be all over the news this week. The ABC News report above is decent enough, but like much of the coverage, including a report that aired on CNN Friday morning, it breezes very superficially over the nature of the complaints the LGBT community has… Read more »
Senator says food stamp partnership with Mexico ‘pressuring’ immigrants to enroll
The Mexican government has been distributing information about the U.S. food stamp program through its embassy and dozens of consular offices, a partnership that one Republican senator says is the latest example of an “aggressive” push to “expand enrollment regardless of need.” Source: FOXNews.com