mass shootings
As death toll climbs, gun company profits soar
October 2, 2017As usual after a horrific mass shooting in America, shares of gun stocks are rising.
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Investing in tragedy: The political economy of mass shootings
October 2, 201750 are dead, more than 400 injured. Meanwhile, the stock prices of gun manufacturers are up sharply in Monday morning trading.
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Union leaders express outrage at Orlando massacre, sympathy for victims and families
June 15, 2016"I don't know where to begin. Fifty dead, many more wounded, in the worst mass shooting in American history. I am sick and heartbroken."
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After Orlando, LGBTQ movement grieves
June 13, 2016Around the globe, rainbow flags fly at half-mast. Orlando was not so much of a wake-up call, but rather a reminder. First we mourn, then we act.
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Orlando: A hate crime against the gay community
June 13, 2016This worst-ever mass shooting in American history was first and foremost a homophobic crime of hate against the nation's LGBTQIA community.
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