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Community members gather at the Uvalde Town Square for a prayer vigil in the wake of a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 24, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas. (Jordan Vonderhaar / Getty Images)

ROXY SZAL | At least 19 children and two adults were killed at gunpoint at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday afternoon. In the wake of the tragedy, feminists, lawmakers and average Americans are collectively grieving the senseless loss of life and grappling with next steps. 

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BY CAROLYN ELERDING | I have noticed a widespread aversion to discussing “politics”—as though grief must remain “apolitical” at risk of seeming disrespectful. I am certain that I am not the only one who has wondered, What could be more respectful than working to ensure that this never happens again?

Perhaps what will most heal our communities is social change, so that the deaths in Austin, Atlanta, Orlando, Parkland, Las Vegas—and now, in Uvalde, Texas—will not have been entirely in vain.

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BY ALEXIS OBERNAUER | In lengthy features, the New York Times and Atlantic unpacked the epidemic of teen sadness, pointing to neuroscience, puberty onset, parenting styles, and pandemic loneliness as key drivers. But what if the dominant framing is both missing the point and compounding the issue? What if the teens are not “mentally ill,” but rather having a normal, healthy response to a highly dysfunctional world?

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