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Thinking About Newsletter | Timothy Synder
A historian's look on where we are in today's political world.
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Brookings Institution | Organization
Providing the highest quality research, policy recommendations, and analysis on a full range of public policy issues.
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The Barbara Lee Family Foundation | Organization
Dedicated to specifically studying women running for executive office on both sides of the aisle.
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The Next Level with Sarah Longwell, JV Last and Tim Miller
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Radio Atlantic is a magazine news show where you come to hear deeply reported audio rich stories from Atlanticwriters
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The Problem

Gun Violence

Firearms are the leading cause of death for children and teens (ages 1 to 19) in the United States. Every year, 18,000 children and teens are shot and killed or wounded and approximately 3 million are exposed to gun violence. (Source: Everytown)

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Children & Teens (ages 0-19)

4,000

shot and killed annually in the US

Children & Teens (ages 0-19)

15,000

shot and wounded annually in the US

That's an average of

53

children and teens every day

Source: Everytown

The Problem

Book Bans

  • From July 2021 to June 2022, PEN America’s Index of School Book Bans lists 2,532 instances of individual books being banned, affecting 1,648 unique book titles.

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Source: Pen America