Trump Suggests Pairing Legislation to Strengthen Gun Background Checks With Immigration Reform
Liu Jie/Xinhua/ZUMA President Donald Trump on Monday said that he supported a move to strengthen background checks in the wake of the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, and he suggested tying such legislation to immigration reform. The two shootings, which took place nearly 13 hours apart this weekend, killed at least…
Burn. Build. Repeat: Why Our Wildfire Policy Is So Deadly
A multiple-exposure image of developer Jeb Allen at a construction site in Redding’s Salt Creek Heights Justin Maxon Standing on Shingletown Ridge and gazing west toward the setting sun, Bruce Miller eyes a rainbow of colors. He sees pink: the dusky sky blanketing a postcard-perfect valley 3,000 feet below. He sees gray: distant snow-capped mountains. He…
Meet the Extreme Nativists Guiding Our Immigration Policy
President Donald Trump speaks during a rally in El Paso, Texas on February 11, 2019.Joe Raedle/Getty Images It may be difficult to remember now, but there was once a time when nativism was a relatively fringe ideology. Forty years ago, a Michigan ophthalmologist turned political activist named John Tanton pioneered a movement that sought to rebrand…
Should Clergy Be Required to Report Abusers Who Confess?
Chicetin/Getty Kristy Johnson was 6 years old in 1969, when her father, an educator employed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, began sexually abusing her at their home in Utah. Her mother discovered what was happening and sought help from their local Mormon bishop. But according to a civil lawsuit Johnson filed…
Trump Brags About His Administration’s Record in First Remarks After Twin Mass Shootings
Jacquelyn Martin/AP In the hours after two mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, President Donald Trump remained largely out of sight. He tweeted his support for the affected families and law enforcement; he issued a proclamation condemning violence. On Sunday afternoon, in his first spoken remarks following the devastating events that left at least 29…
Mass Shootings in America: The Unavoidable Facts
El Paso residents mourn victims of the mass shooting at a shopping center.John Locher/AP A weekend of mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio left at least 29 dead, dozens injured, and countless grieving Americans. In recent years, Mother Jones has made it a newsroom priority to investigate the scourge of gun violence and…