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By ROB OKUN

 Fortunately, there wasn’t a copycat mass shooting to grotesquely mark the 25th anniversary of the Columbine massacre on April 20, 1999. But just as we can be certain there will be another solar eclipse, it’s only a matter of time before a hail of...

By ROB OKUN

Guest columnist Rob Okun: Will men organize to end gun violence?

By ROB OKUN

Another American first. We’re closing in on 600 mass shootings in 2023 and — good news, people — there’s still two months left in the year. Can we get to 650? 700? USA! USA! USA!Banks. Bars. Beauty Salons. Big box stores. Bowling alleys. Concerts....

By ROB OKUN

Women’s activism, including mothers in leadership roles, is legendary. Moms have long employed their moral authority as parents to advance the social good.Where are the fathers and grandfathers? We care about our children and grandchildren, too. As...

By ROB OKUN

Ideas about men and manhood have been evolving for more than 50 years, but U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley has not gotten the message. Like so many others working to protect white male supremacy (see Tucker Carlson, Kevin McCarthy), he’s driving a gas-guzzling...

By ROB OKUN

“Until people start to go into the streets and protest, we’re not going to see the changes … If you don’t have the people rising up, like what they did with civil rights, like what they did to end the Vietnam War … If you don’t have that,...

By ROB OKUN

Days in January: 31. Number of mass shootings in the United States as of Jan. 31: 52. (I pray the number hasn’t gone up by the time you read this.)From cries of madness to tears of rage; from citizen fury to congressional prayers, we careen toward a...