On AlterNet: tragedy

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

When Will We Reach the Tipping Point on Guns?

Cenk Uygur, Huffington Post. April 6, 2009.

How many shootings does there have to be in the news before we wonder about the wisdom of allowing just about anyone to get a gun in America?

Binghamton Is My Home Town: Reflections on the Shooting

Deanna Zandt, DeannaZandt.com. 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.

Crazy Pentecostal Pastor Blames Horrific Fires on Pro-Choice Laws

Melissa McEwan, Shakesville. February 10, 2009.

Because what this tragedy needs is a little outsized fuckneckery.

Tragedy Recorded on Video: Watch a Man Evicted From His Home

Garland McLaurin, American News Project. December 12, 2008.

On a cold December morning, ANP witnessed an increasingly common, but rarely documented, tragedy.

Hate Politics Leads to Violence: Tennessee Shooter Attacked Liberals

David Neiwert, Firedoglake. July 28, 2008.

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