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National School Walkout: Thousands Protest Against Gun Violence Across the U.S. (NY Times)

Students from Parkland and Chicago unite to expand the gun control conversation (Vox)

Florida passes gun control bill but fails to ban assault-style weapons used in Parkland school shooting (Independent)

College and University Update on Disciplinary Actions (NACAC)

Drive them to a march. Buy their gas. Whatever it takes, support all kids marching today (The Guardian)

The Students of Stoneman Douglas (60 Minutes)

Universities Tell Applicants That Protesting Gun Violence Won’t Affect Admissions (Huffington Post)

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0:36.4	And now, welcome to this episode of the award-winning Best of Left podcast in which we shall learn
0:41.2	about the culture behind the gun culture in the US and an attempt to better understand
0:46.8	it and to glean new ideas on how to fix it.
0:50.5	Our clips today come from ideas from the CBC intercepted, full frontal with Samantha B,
0:56.8	the David Pakman show, and speak out with Tim Wise, and then stick around to the very
1:01.4	end for my final comments, which include a couple of bonus clips to bring the focus around
1:06.3	a bit to some of the effects and legacies of colonialism in many of its various forms.
1:16.4	And in the book, you set out to explain what you call the culture of nuttiness that surrounds
1:21.2	guns.
1:22.2	Did you find the answer you were looking for?
1:24.7	Oh, I found the culture of nuttiness without any difficulty.
1:29.8	I think that you know, you have to look at what is a gun culture.
1:34.0	So you know, people who own guns for hunting, a lot of people who own guns for target shooting
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