On AlterNet: shooting

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "shooting"

Right-Wing End-Times Theology and the Politics of the Antichrist Smear

Sarah Posner, Comment Is Free. November 20, 2011.

Alleged would-be presidential assassin Ortega-Hernandez reportedly called Obama 'the Antichrist.' So who put that idea in his head?

Chicago Police Shooting Spree? Halfway Through 2011, 43 Shot, 16 Dead

Asraa Mustufa, ColorLines. August 2, 2011.

It's already a record year for police shootings in Chicago and the year is only half over. What's going on?

Norwegian Shooting Suspect's 'Manifesto' Inspired By American Right-Wing Thinkers

Amy Goodman, Jeff Sharlet, Democracy Now!. July 29, 2011.

Norwegian shooter/bomber Anders Behring Breivik left behind a 1,500-page "manifesto," and its ideas bear an eerie similarity to American right-wing thought.

Remembering Oscar Grant on the Day of Johannes Mehserle's Release

Julianne Hing, ColorLines. June 15, 2011.

The former BART police officer who killed Oscar Grant on New Year’s Day in 2009 has been released from jail, but for Grant's family, the wounds are still fresh.

What the Right Gains From Poisoning Our Political Discourse and Inspiring Violence

Michael Winship, AlterNet. January 10, 2011.

Gifford's shooting, and the death and wounding of so many who came to meet with her, are just the latest example of ideologically-motivated bloodshed.

Right-Wing Pundits Now Lecturing the Military: Bases Need More Guns

Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America AlterNet: PEEK. November 11, 2009.

Logically more guns would mean less shootings, right? Wait ...

Shooting at Portland Office Park; 2 Dead, 2 Wounded

AlterNet Staff, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. November 10, 2009.

Police confirm that two people have been killed and two wounded in a suburban Portland drug-testing facility.

(UPDATED): Orlando High Rise Shooter Arrested

AlterNet Staff, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. November 6, 2009.

Office workers have barricaded themselves inside.

12 Dead, 30 Injured in Shooting at Fort Worth Army Base

AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. November 5, 2009.

The Fort Hood Army base has been closed after several people were killed and many more injured in a shooting.

Right-Wing Violence Is Very Real and Very Dangerous

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. June 10, 2009.

'I hope that everyone who mau-maued the Department of Homeland Security for expressing concern [...] feel appropriately ashamed of themselves.'

Two Shot at Holocaust Museum in D.C.

David Stout, The New York Times June 10, 2009.

The suspect in the shooting ascribes to a conspiracy theory involving Jews, Blacks, and other minority groups.

Piecing Together the Murder of Dr. George Tiller: Right-Wing Violence Rears Its Head

AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. June 1, 2009.

Tiller was the target of vicious on-air attacks by Bill O'Reilly. Could the murderer have been inspired by O'Reilly's rants?

Abortion Doctor George Tiller Shot Dead at His Kansas Church

Agence France PresseMay 31, 2009.

The shooting came just two weeks after President Obama sought "common ground" on the abortion debate.

Binghamton Is My Home Town: Reflections on the Shooting

Deanna Zandt, DeannaZandt.com AlterNet: PEEK. April 3, 2009.

Economic distress might have been the thing that flipped this guy's sanity over to the dark side. And now people are dead.

Glenn Beck: Totally Crazy or Just Batsh*t Insane?

Melissa McEwan, Shakesville AlterNet: Media and Technology. March 13, 2009.

This is pretty bad, even for Beck.

Oscar Grant Beaten by Police Prior to Being Killed

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. January 30, 2009.

New evidence reveals that another officer assaulted Oscar Grant before he was shot. But officials refuse to press charges.

Outrage in Oakland After Cop Kills Unarmed Man: Piecing Together the Story

AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. January 14, 2009.

The execution-style shooting of 22-year-old Oscar Grant has sparked violent protests in Oakland and outrage throughout the country.

Bill Moyers: Rage on the Radio, the Shock Jocks Rory O'Connor Has Warned Us About

ZP Heller, Bill Moyers Journal AlterNet: Video. September 14, 2008.

Watch just how damaging right-wing hate speech can be.

Hate Politics Leads to Violence: Tennessee Shooter Attacked Liberals

David Neiwert, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. July 28, 2008.

James David Adkisson attacked a church, killing two people and wounding seven more, all because of it's liberal views.

Brave Journalist Loses Spleen, Keeps Sense of Humor

Media Consortium AlterNet: PEEKJuly 2, 2008.

Media Consortium reporter Brian Beutler expected to make full recovery from triple gunshot wound.

Progressive Journalist, AlterNet Contributor, Shot Three Times in Attempted Mugging

Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet: PEEK. July 2, 2008.

Brian Beutler recovering in D.C. hospital, expected to make full recovery.

Verdict in Bell Shooting Is No Big Surprise

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, deleted. April 25, 2008.

Nailing cops for bad shootings has always been virtually impossible. The Bell case was no exception.

Dick Cheney's Sadistic Passion for Shooting Tame Animals

Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet. November 14, 2007.

Dick Cheney just spent a day shooting up pen-raised birds. Some hunters liken the sport -- killing tame animals that offer no resistance -- to having sex with a blow-up doll.

Salt Lake Rampage Puts Bosnian Muslims on Hot-seat

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New America Media. February 16, 2007.

In the aftermath of the recent shooting there are signs of hope and a warning of peril for the thousands of Bosnian Muslims in America.

Youth Protest Police Shootings

Alex Doubinin, New California Media. April 1, 2000.

A botched stakeout left a 17-year-old girl dead, her life cut short by a San Francisco police officer.