Lois Beckett, Author at Pacific Standard

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Meet the Doctor Who Gave $1 Million of His Own Money to Keep His Gun Research Going

Since Congress pressured the CDC to stop funding research on gun violence, Dr. Garen Wintemute has donated more than $1.1 million of his own money to keep his research going.

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Should We Give the CDC Money to Study Gun Violence?

Republicans don't think so.

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Social Justice

The PTSD Crisis That’s Being Ignored: Americans Wounded in Their Own Neighborhoods

Americans in violent neighborhoods are developing PTSD at rates similar to combat veterans. Why aren’t hospitals screening them? It costs money.

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Everything We Know About What Data Brokers Know About You

The companies that sell information about how much money you make—and whether you’re pregnant, divorced, or trying to lose weight—are facing new scrutiny.

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You Can’t Ban Guns at the Public Pool

The National Rifle Association is about to claim another victory in its three-decade push to deny individual cities the right to regulate guns.

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