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It's the Gun Companies, Stupid 
CEO James Debney. (image: Daily Beast)
Michael Daly, The Daily Beast
Daly writes: "CEO James Debney makes $5 million a year for manufacturing the type of gun that killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High."
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Marion Hammer. (photo: unknown)
Marion Hammer. (photo: unknown)

Mike Spies | The NRA Lobbyist Behind Florida's Pro-Gun Policies
Mike Spies, The New Yorker
Spies writes: "Marion Hammer's unique influence over legislators has produced laws that dramatically alter long-held American norms."
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T-shirts hang on a fence near Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, U.S., February 23, 2018. (photo: Joe Skipper/Reuters)
T-shirts hang on a fence near Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, U.S., February 23, 2018. (photo: Joe Skipper/Reuters)

Florida Students Set Eyes on NRA, Midterm Elections
Andrew Hay, Reuters
Hay writes: "In the week since 17 of David Hogg's classmates and teachers were gunned down in Florida, he and his fellow high schoolers have launched a movement that reshaped the gun control debate almost overnight and may influence the U.S. midterm elections."
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Teachers protesting in Chicago. (photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Teachers protesting in Chicago. (photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Union Workers Rally Ahead of Major Supreme Court Case
Casey Quinlan, ThinkProgress
Quinlan writes: "Unionized workers and their allies held rallies across the country Saturday to support unions in advance of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that could significantly weaken the power of organized labor. Workers are attending rallies as part of a 'working people's day of action.'"
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'We have a national administration that is not keeping with where the American people are,' Connecticut gov. Dannel Malloy said. (photo: Stephan Savoia/AP)
'We have a national administration that is not keeping with where the American people are,' Connecticut gov. Dannel Malloy said. (photo: Stephan Savoia/AP)

Dem Governors Band Together to Thwart Trump's Policies
Edward-Isaac Dovere and Gabriel Debenedetti, Politico
Excerpt: "In the era of President Donald Trump, Democrats are the ones looking to return power to the states."
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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson steps off his plane as he arrives at the presidential hangar in Mexico City, Mexico, Feb. 1, 2018. (photo: Reuters)
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson steps off his plane as he arrives at the presidential hangar in Mexico City, Mexico, Feb. 1, 2018. (photo: Reuters)

Venezuela Slams the US for Threats and Undermining 'Peace and Stability'
teleSUR
Excerpt: "The Venezuelan government accused Saturday the United States of 'attacking the peace and stability' of the South American country 'by trying to judge' the process of presidential elections on April 22."
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Is a single-use plastic ban coming in Europe? (photo: Old White Truck/Flickr)
Is a single-use plastic ban coming in Europe? (photo: Old White Truck/Flickr)

The Last Straw? EU Official Hints Ban on Single-Use Plastic Across Europe
Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch
Chow writes: "A top EU official hinted that legislation to cut plastic waste in Europe is coming soon."
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