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Speaking to the Middle
May 8, 2013 | Group Think

There are some issues in our body politic where digging in your heals, demonizing the other side and screaming bloody epithets over the high fence won’t get you any closer to victory. Plenty of people have worked to find common … MORE

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Full Show: The Sandy Hook Promise
May 3, 2013 | Moyers & Company

Newtown parents and a legendary folk singer lift their voices to end gun violence. Continue reading

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Gun Violence Since Newtown
May 3, 2013 | Smart Charts

Take a by-the-numbers look at gun deaths, school shootings, public opinion and Senate gun control votes in the wake of Sandy Hook. Continue reading

Peter Yarrow and the Wheelers perform with other musicians in a concert to remember the victims of the Sandy Hook shooting.
Peter Yarrow, Dar Williams and Victims’ Parents Perform in Newtown
May 3, 2013

Watch Newtown parents and legendary singers raise their voices to uplift a community following the Sandy Hook massacre. Continue reading

David and Francine Wheeler, parents of Sandy Hook School shooting victim Benjamin speak at a news conference at Edmond Town Hall in Newtown, Conn., Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. One month after the mass school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the parents joined a grassroots initiative called Sandy Hook Promise to support solutions for a safer community. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Make the Sandy Hook Promise
May 3, 2013
A group started by members of the Newtown community hope you will call your representatives and support common sense solutions to make our schools safer.
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., seated right, meets in his office with families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn. Seated on sofa from left are David and Francine Wheeler, who lost their 6-year-old son Ben in the shooting, Katy Sherlach and her father Bill Sherlach, whose wife Mary Sherlach was killed. At far right is Mark Barden, father of victim Daniel Barden. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Sandy Hook Promise: There Will Be Change
May 3, 2013 | On Democracy

If we’re at a tipping point for movement against gun violence, it’s time to push harder than ever. Continue reading

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Francine and David Wheeler on Turning Tragedy into Transformation
May 2, 2013

Newtown parents Francine and David Wheeler talk about how to address gun violence in a way that welcomes diverse viewpoints. Continue reading

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Francine Wheeler and Peter Yarrow on Music’s Power in Social Movements
May 2, 2013

Newtown parent Francine Wheeler and folk singer Peter Yarrow discuss the power of music to create change. Continue reading

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, left, during the National Governors Association 2013 Winter Meeting in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Arizona Protects Its Endangered Guns
April 30, 2013 | We're Not Making This Up!

A new Arizona law prohibits towns and cities from destroying guns obtained in buyback programs. Who knew guns had their own pro-life movement? Continue reading

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Norman Ornstein and Thomas Mann Explain Why Congress is Failing Us
April 26, 2013

Political scholars Norman Ornstein and Thomas Mann argue that congressional dysfunction is mostly the fault of right wing radicals within the Republican Party who engage in “policy hostage-taking.” Continue reading

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