June 19, 2015

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These are the nine people who were murdered yesterday in Charleston.

Mass killings in America are like pollution in China: a problem officials aren’t willing to address.

“No Way To Prevent This, Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens.”

Dylann Storm Roof is a terrorist, not a “troubled youth” who perpetuated “gun violence.”

“In the picture, he wears a black jacket that features the flags of Rhodesia…and apartheid-era South Africa.”

After the Charleston shootings, there’s no time for officials’ tactful statements anymore.

“You couldn’t help but sense how submerged [Obama’s] emotions were.”

South Carolina governor wants death penalty for church shootings.

Hey mom. I’m glad you’re not here. Letter to my mother after Charleston.

NRA board director blames pastor’s anti-gun beliefs for church deaths.

White supremacists are concerned the South Carolina shootings will damage their image.

Outside a church in Richmond last night, a man beat on the doors and yelled racial slurs.

Put it in a museum. Inscribe beneath it the years 1861-2015. Move forward. Take down the Confederate flag.

Supreme Court upholds Texas’s right to reject Confederate flag license plates.

“The African Church, as black Charlestonians called it, promptly attracted the animosity of the authorities.”

Census Bureau may drop the word “race” from future surveys, citing confusion.

When raising the age for trial as an adult, policymakers must decide what constitutes justice for teen murderers.

Nearly $2 billion withdrawn from Greek banks as debt repayment talks break down.

Baseball is ready for an openly gay player.