Tuesday morning news drop
5 facts about guns in America. The country could change the catastrophic status quo without infringing on the Second Amendment. Indeed, many such reforms are immensely popular. But a few dozen Republican Senators continue to stand in the way. In the meantime, the death toll mounts. (Popular Information)
From Sandy Hook to Buffalo: Ten years of failure on gun control Biden has played a central role in the unsuccessful efforts to enact significant firearms legislation amid thousands of mass shootings. (Washington Post)
Firearms are now the leading cause of death for U.S. children For more than 60 years, the leading cause of death for Americans age 1 to 19 was car crashes. In 2020, firearms took the lead, researchers reported in the New England Journal of Medicine in late April, citing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data. (The Week)
Building on river floodplains has proven costly and devastating to Canadians. A new Globe analysis reveals which cities are most at risk Flooding has condemned some cities to painful cycles of loss and rebuilding. Although multiple levels of government seek to restrict further development on floodplains, some cities continue to allow it (Globe and Mail)
Bank of Canada all but certain to raise lending rates this week — with more hikes to come Central bank rate expected to hit 1.5% on Wednesday — soon it could be twice that (CBC)
Giant container ships are ruining everything: We can blame the Big Boat Era for many of our supply chain headaches (Freight Waves)
The Annihilation of Florida: An Overlooked National Tragedy: An accelerating race to destroy Florida’s wilderness shows what we value and previews our collective future during the climate crisis. (Current Affairs)
The Republican blueprint to steal the 2024 election The objective is not to rescind the 2020 election — that’s constitutionally impossible. Trump’s and the Republicans’ far more ambitious objective is to execute successfully in 2024 the very same plan they failed to execute in 2020 — and overturn the 2024 election if Trump or his anointed successor loses again. (CNN)