Why does the Senate fail to consider gun laws?
While most Americans support background checks and an assault weapons ban, no amount of votes, phone calls to senators, protests, or lives taken have led to meaningful policy changes.
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Is public opinion on gun laws shifting?
We discussed the reasons why popular support for certain gun control measures has not led to substantive policy change.
COVID is Still Plaguing the World
COVID-19 has killed more than a million Americans so far. Two experts discussed the current state of the pandemic, and what the future hold.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth on Gun Violence
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) talked about the deadly shooting in Uvalde, Texas; inflation; abortion and other topics in the news.
Coping with another school massacre
Nineteen children and two adults were killed in a shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas on May 24, 2022. A licensed clinical psychologist talked about processing trauma after events like these.