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BUSINESS
New York's Paid Sick Leave Bill May Serve As Model For U.S.
By Saki Knafo
Abel now works at another pizzeria that also does not offer paid sick days -- but after years of campaigning on the part
BUSINESS
On-Call Shifts Keep Low-Wage Workers From Getting Ahead
By Saki Knafo
Antonio Ware describes fashion as something he simply can't do without. As the economy gropes its way toward recovery, employment
BUSINESS
Minimum Wage Proposal Inspires Brooklyn Mall Debate: 'If People Earn $9, They Get Comfortable'
By Saki Knafo
The Atlantic Center shopping mall where Charles works is in the middle of Brooklyn, the most populous borough of New York
CRIME
Friday Links: Gun Control
By Saki Knafo, Contributor
Contributor
Mayor Mike Bloomberg is going head to head with the NRA in Illinois. MoveOn.org is jumping into the fray in Ohio. According
CRIME
Valentine's Day At The Gun Range: 'We Wanted Gun-Shaped Chocolates But Godiva Doesn't Do That'
By Saki Knafo
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), a prominent gun-industry trade association and lobbying group that happens
POLITICS
Gun Industry Actually Encouraged By State Of The Union Speech, Observers Say
By Saki Knafo
It wouldn't be unreasonable to wonder whether gun makers were actually disappointed that the tone of the speech wasn't more
POLITICS
Paul M. Barrett's Important Reporting On The Gun Industry
By Saki Knafo, Contributor
Contributor
My Kindle edition of Paul M. Barrett's "Glock" says I've only read 20 percent of the book, but I can already tell that this
POLITICS
Former Gun Industry Insider Tells Companies To Step Up Their PR Game
By Saki Knafo, Contributor
ENVIRONMENT
Staten Island Braces For 'Nemo': 'I'm Sure I'll Be Down There Tomorrow Looking At The Devastation Again'
By Lila Shapiro and Saki Knafo
Pedro Correa survived the last storm, Hurricane Sandy, by clinging to the roof of a floating house. He'd stayed behind on
POLITICS
U.S. Drone Strikes Supported By American Public, To A Point: Survey
By Saki Knafo
“The public clearly makes an assumption very different from that of the Obama administration or Mr. Brennan: The public thinks
NEW YORK
Sandy-Shaken Staten Island Applauds Cuomo's Proposal To Buy Out Destroyed Homes
By Saki Knafo
What worries Monte is the timing of the government's plan. If the buyout doesn't happen soon, he said, he'll be hard-pressed
CRIME
Obama Campaigns For Gun Control In Minnesota
By Saki Knafo, Contributor
Contributor
Meanwhile, in DC, the Senate is getting ready to move on its own gun control bill. Reid, the Senate Majority Leader, is seen
POLITICS
Connecticut Task Force On Gun Violence Holds Hearing At Newtown High School
By Saki Knafo
The hearing was held in a crowded auditorium of Newtown High School, where President Barack Obama met with the families of
POLITICS
Connecticut Legislative Task Force On Gun Violence And School Safety Meeting Tonight At Newtown High School
The Connecticut legislature's bipartisan task force on gun violence and school safety is holding the last of four public
POLITICS
Joseph Tartaro, Longtime Gun-Rights Insider, Argues Against Feinstein Assault-Weapons Ban
By Saki Knafo
"I am a gun owner," Faxon told The Huffington Post, "and I firmly believe that our children's safety takes precedence over
CRIME
Assault-Weapons Ban Proposal To Be Announced Today
As reported by CBS and AP, the state's Democratic senators are teaming up with Dianne Feinstein to propose a new federal
CRIME
L.A. School District Buys 14 Semi-Automatic Rifles To Protect Students
By Saki Knafo, Contributor
Contributor
CBS Los Angeles is reporting that the Fontana Unified School District Police Department has purchased 14 AR-15 assault weapons
CRIME
The Second Amendment Foundation
By Saki Knafo, Contributor
Contributor
I've been talking to people in the gun-rights world, trying to get their perspectives on the debate. For anyone interested in those perspectives, the Second Amendment Foundation seems to be a valuable source of information.
COLLEGE
Lone Star College Shooting Prompts Second Amendment Student Group Leader To Criticize 'Fascist' Liberals
By Saki Knafo
Steve Sanders, the president of a student gun rights group at Lone Star College in Texas, said he was unaware of reports
POLITICS
Members Of Connecticut State Legislature Set To Discuss Gun Control Today
By Saki Knafo, Contributor
Contributor
If the pro-gun-control members have their way, Connecticut's new gun laws could end up looking a lot like the tough new bill that just passed in New York.
CRIME
NSSF President Breaks Silence At Vegas Gun Show
By Saki Knafo, Contributor
Contributor
The Newtown-based organization that represents America's gun manufacturers has been quiet since a gunman murdered 26 children
TECH
White House Video Games Conference Bodes Well For Gaming Industry, Say Participants
By Saki Knafo
But Malte Elson, a researcher from the University of Münster in Germany who conducted a review of studies using this method
TECH
Videogames, Violence... And The Sims?
By Saki Knafo, Contributor
Contributor
I've been speaking with researchers who participated in Biden's meeting with leaders of the video game industry on Friday, and they're in agreement that there's no evidence of a link between violent videogames and violent people.
TECH
Joe Biden Talks Violent Video Games With Industry Reps In Wake Of Newtown Shooting
By Saki Knafo
Gun enthusiasts certainly haven't been alone in raising objections to the prevalence of violence in video games. In recent
POLITICS
What Do The Videogame Industry And Gun Industry Have In Common?
By Saki Knafo, Contributor
Contributor
Who knows whether and what to extent Biden is seriously pursuing regulations of violent videogames? I don't, but one thing seems clear: Both the videogame and gun industries are powerful forces that stand to lose a lot of money if the government steps up its regulatory efforts.
POLITICS
The NSSF's Big Plans
By Saki Knafo, Contributor
Contributor
After what happened in December, many of us were surprised to learn that an organization in Newtown is essentially the top PR and lobbying firm for many of the companies that make up the country's firearms industry. Over the last few years, as interest in traditional hunting has declined, the group has campaigned to promote what it insists on calling "modern sporting rifles" (it rejects the term "assault weapons" and, presumably, the bad PR that goes with it).
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