We Are Killing Our Children
With yesterday's horrifying elementary school massacre in Uvalde, TX, 2022 has seen 27 mass school shootings to date. Lawmakers have made zero efforts to stop them.
Darlena Cunha
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Darlena Cunha is the creative services director for a news station in Florida, and a professor at the University of Florida (and the mother of two girls who have made it to 13 despite going to school in the United States). She has written for The Washington Post and Time.
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Every Day in America, Another Shooting
In a country obsessed with guns, where lockdown drills are practically part of the curriculum, Florida legislators just voted to allow teachers to be armed in schools. We’re headed for the Wild, Wild West.
How To Survive a Government That Wants to Kill Us
They loot tax-funded FEMA, designed to keep us safe during natural disasters, to pay for ICE, which separates, deports, and dehumanizes people. Now it’s up to us to save one another.
Guns in Schools Should Never Be Normal
Lockdown drills, armed teachers, bulletproof backpacks, and now the proposal to teach kids how to triage one another—have lawmakers lost their minds?
Our Lives Are Worth More Than $1.18 a Pop
The NRA values American lives at just over a dollar. In the wake of Parkland, Florida mothers and children, the fiercest gun-control activists, are engaged in a multi-pronged battle to trade bulletproof backpacks for real security.
It’s Time for Parents to Protest
As kids across America participated in #NationalWalkoutDay, some were slapped with suspensions. What should grownups do about it? Take them to school.
I Protested Richard Spencer in Florida
The author was among the many activists in Florida who turned up at the Neo Nazi alt-right leader's talk--and exposed him for who he really is: a coward.
Where There’s a Wall, There’s a War of Words
What happens when a mural celebrating diversity is quickly defaced with hate messages? Is it just a fight among graffitists? Or is it a comments page writ large, reflecting a nation divided?
Hurricane Season Is Here, and Trump Doesn’t Care
Because of this administration, no one is running the NOAA or FEMA. What will happen to Floridians and others hit by disasters when there are no warnings or recovery aid?
Who’s Afraid of Town Halls?
Before Trump, town halls were hardly newsworthy. But enraged voters are sounding off on their lawmakers like Florida Rep. Ted Yoho—and giving them a crash course in civics.