The NRA Just Sued Florida for Raising the Minimum Age to Purchase a Gun
Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of the National Rifle Association, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference.Ron Sachs/CNP via ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. It only took a few hours for the NRA to sue Florida officials after Gov. Rick Scott signed a law that raised the minimum age…
Children Pay the Price for America’s Addiction to Gun Violence
kali9/Stock / Getty Images Plus Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In the last two decades, more than 150,000 kids at more than 170 elementary, middle, and high schools have experienced a shooting on campus. A new report from the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence suggests those kids, as well as those who encounter…
A Federal Court Just Made a Big Decision About Transgender Rights
Vincent Yu/Associated Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In a landmark decision on Wednesday, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that it is illegal for employers to discriminate against transgender workers under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Sharon McGowan, a lawyer for Lambda Legal, a LGBT-rights advocacy group, told Buzzfeed that the decision adds to…
#MeToo Has Revived the Equal Rights Amendment
Left: Bella Abzug/AP; Right: Jeff Malet/Newscom/Zuma Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Four decades after the Equal Rights Amendment—the proposal to enshrine gender equality in the Constitution—was declared dead in the water, women’s rights groups think now is the moment to finally get it passed. And they’ll be testing their hypothesis…
A Philando Castile Charity Just Wiped Out School Lunch Debt in His Old District
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Thousands of school kids in Minnesota can now eat school lunches without incurring more debt, thanks to Philando Castile. Castile was a popular school nutrition supervisor in St. Paul before he was shot and killed by police in July 2016. Since his death, which was…
Lyft Is Offering Free Rides to the “March For Our Lives” Protests
February 21, 2018 -Students from the Washington, DC, area walk out of class to demand gun control legislation at a gathering outside the White House. Erin Scott/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The ride hailing service Lyft has offered free rides to those participating in “March For Our Lives” gun control rallies…