News in Brief There Are No Lone Wolves By treating each mass shooting as an isolated tragedy, we are giving mass shooters—and the toxic communities they stem from—exactly what they want. Jared Keller
News in Brief Viewfinder: A Funeral for a Victim of the Santa Fe High School Shooting The coffin of Santa Fe High School shooting victim Sabika Sheikh, 17, is carried during her funeral service in Stafford, Texas, on May, 20th, 2018. Pacific Standard Staff
Social Justice The Connection Between White Men, Aggrievement, and Mass Shootings Downward social mobility and scapegoating are inspiring white men to commit atrocities. Arvind Dilawar
Education Scenes From Student Walkouts Against Gun Violence Today marks one month since the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Candace Butera
News in Brief Prosecutors Will Seek the Death Penalty for the Accused Florida High School Shooter Nikolas Cruz has been charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder in the first degree and 17 counts of attempted murder in the first degree. Kate Wheeling
News in Brief Jeff Sessions Reveals the Department of Justice’s Cluelessness on Gun Violence The attorney general vowed to use the Department of Justice to confront America's gun problem. Well, sort of. Jared Keller
News in Brief Dissecting America’s Muted Response to Mass Shootings The U.S. is stuck in a vicious cycle, not just of bloodshed, but also of helplessness. Jared Keller
News in Brief Viewfinder: A Memorial in Texas Maria Durand and her daughter, Lupita Alcoces, visit a memorial on the edge of town honoring the 26 worshippers killed at the First Baptist Church on November 7th, 2017, in Sutherland Springs, Texas. Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Sad, Lonely Men Behind America’s Mass Shootings Is the U.S. finally ready to grapple with its toxic masculinity problem? Jared Keller
News in Brief The Texas Church Shooting Will Only Perpetuate the ‘Good Guy With a Gun’ Narrative Research shows that, despite their heroics, armed civilians generally do not prevent mass shootings. Emily Moon