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Wunmi Mosaku: ‘I’m Black in America. My feeling about the police is … I’m scared’

The actor has gone from Manchester charity shop rifler to Hollywood’s most wanted. As she stars in the hot new show from The Wire team, she opens up about sweet-talking racist cops ... and why David Simon left her a ‘bumbling fool’

The Guardian - UK · Jun 3, 2022

Until the US Senate is accountable to America, we’ll never get gun control

Democrats are heading into this year’s elections without having tried even basic steps to balance the chamber, including ending the filibuster or admitting liberal Washington DC as a state

The Guardian - US · Jun 3, 2022

Toxic exposure bill would rewrite America’s compact with veterans

Congress appears likely to pass legislation that would make millions more veterans eligible for disability and health care benefits.

Roll Call · Jun 3, 2022

Biden Makes Emotional Appeal for Action on Gun Violence

US President Joe Biden on Thursday made a fervent appeal for lawmakers to pass tougher gun control laws, including a ban on assault weapons, to curb a scourge of mass shootings turning American communities into "killing fields." Biden made the 17-minute address -- his latest call for tougher firearms measures…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 3, 2022

American schools and public places have become ‘battlefields’ says Biden in call for action on gun violence

President calls for age for firearm purchases to be raised from 18 to 21, and for reinstatement of assault weapons ban

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2022

Two-thirds of Americans want abortion rights to remain in place, poll finds

Findings underscore unpopularity of Supreme Court’s likely decision

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2022

Is America’s problem guns — or democracy?

Unhinged people shooting up cities, towns, supermarkets, churches and schools are turning us all into hostages. A society that can’t act to protect itself from outrages like Uvalde is no longer a meaningful democracy.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 2, 2022

House Resolution Seeks End to U.S. Military Involvement in Yemen

It signals that many in Congress still condemn America's role in the war and actions from the president that lack proper authorization.

Reason · Jun 2, 2022

The rise of the AR-15: Why America is defending a ‘weapon of war’

The AR-15 has been used in numerous high-casualty mass shootings including the recent shootings in Uvalde, Buffalo and Tulsa, John Bowden reports

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2022

The fixation with guns is an American nightmare

Letters: The scourge of gun violence goes beyond the mass shootings that make the headlines, writes Peter Squires. Plus letters from Neil A Wynn and Tony Waterston

The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2022