Justice Department Finds “Cascading Failures” Contributed to Botched Uvalde Police Response
Eric Gay/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The police response to the May 2022 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, which killed two teachers and 19 elementary school students at Robb Elementary School, was significantly botched by “cascading failures of leadership, decision-making, tactics, policy, and…
First School Shooting of 2024 Leaves One Dead, Five Injured
Police responded to the first school shooting of the year at Perry High School in Iowa Thursday morning.Andrew Harnik/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.One student has died and four others, as well as an administrator, have been injured in Perry, Iowa early Thursday,…
The Uvalde Massacre Could Have Been Prevented
Mother Jones; Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.One year after a suicidal 18-year-old opened fire with an AR-15 rifle inside Robb Elementary School, most of the public discussion remains focused on how a swarm of law enforcement failed for more than an hour…
How People of Color Can Be Pawns for White Power
Mother Jones; LM Otero/AP; Wikimedia Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Being white is extremely alluring to a certain kind of not white person. I realized this when a relative once proudly told me that Persian people, of which half of my family is, were technically…
The Texas Mall Massacre and the Disturbing Evolution of America’s Mass Shootings
People leave a shopping center after a mass shooting, Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Allen, Texas.LM Otero/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The gun rampage at a shopping mall in Allen, Texas, on Saturday that left at least eight people dead, seven injured, and…
Nine Dead in Mass Shooting at Texas Mall
A law enforcement officer walks as people are evacuated from a shopping center where a shooting occurred Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Allen, Texas.AP Photo/LM Otero Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A gunman murdered at least eight people on Saturday afternoon, opening fire at…