John Rosenthal

The National Rifle Association (NRA) has systematically manipulated Congress and many State Legislatures into adopting dangerous gun policies, allowing virtually unrestricted and undetectable access to powerful firearms by criminals including gang members, convicted felons and terrorists. These policies combined with the Stand Your Ground (Shoot First and Ask Questions Later)...

As a long time member of the Massachusetts business community I am very disappointed in Sen. Scott Brown's recent votes that will harm the clean energy engine of economic recovery. When he was a state Senator, Brown supported great initiatives like the Global Warming Solutions Act and the Green Communities...

April 26, 2011 marks the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Until the recent Fukushima nuclear accident, Chernobyl was considered the worst nuclear accident in history. A month after the initial Fukushima accident began, Japan and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) finally admitted that enormous amounts of high...

There is no safe level of radiation. All radiation is cumulative, invisible and knows no boundaries. The deadly radiation released from the Fukushima nuclear accident will result in countless cancer victims and premature death. The worldwide nuclear industry has been getting away with murder because radiation from nuclear plants is...

More than a million Americans have died from guns and you could fill Fenway Park three times over with the 110,645 children and teens killed by guns in the US since 1979!

Every year an average of 30,000 Americans are killed with guns and 70,000 more are injured...

Gun violence in America results in over 30,000 deaths a year; more than 80 deaths and 200 gun related injuries everyday.

In the wake of the latest mass shooting in Tucson Arizona, where a mentally unstable 22-year-old gunman bought a semi-automatic pistol and large capacity ammunition clip at a...

The brutal execution style murders in Boston last week should be a big wakeup call to everyone, especially elected officials in Congress and State legislatures.

For many years Boston and Massachusetts have been among the safest places to live and work in America. Until recently Massachusetts, with the most...

I once believed that national campaign finance reform was the "Mother of All Issues." If special interest money and influence were removed from politics, the playing field would be leveled, elected officials would serve the public versus corporations who elected them, and major problems would be solved. Yet in spite...

The Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico by all estimates is becoming an environmental catastrophe. Before the offshore oil well is even capped, which could take several more weeks, months or longer, it's certain that millions of birds and countless marine life will die from oil...

The March 14th Associated Press Exclusive story entitled "Pentagon gun was from Tenn. Police" is a perfect example of our failed gun policies in the United States. Lets review the simple facts. Because there is no national law requiring a criminal background check for all gun sales in the United...

During President Obama's recent State of the Union speech, Congress applauded as the President announced his intention to expand "safe and clean" nuclear power. The following week the president proposed an additional $54 billion in loan guarantees to the already heavily subsidized nuclear industry.

It seems that...

Tommorow all poilitical eyes will be on the US Senate race in Masschusetts where State Attorney General Martha Coakley and State Senator Scott Brown are battling for the late Sen. Ted Kennedy's seat.

Today, the anniversary of Martin Luther King's birthday, his son MLK, III joined Boston based gun...

On average, guns kill or wound 276 people every day in America. Of those, 75 adults and 9 children will die. In the US there are more than 30,000 deaths and over 100,000 injuries related to gun violence each year. Incredibly more children die or are injured by guns each...

Because Congress continues to shrink under NRA special interest group pressure, criminals and even suspected terrorists can legally buy deadly firearms in the US without criminal background checks, proof of ID or detection. Further, Congress and Federal law actually prohibit the FBI from maintaining or sharing gun purchase records. In...

Millions of people have lived without justice but not one without WATER.

The Earth is a water planet and largely why life is sustainable here versus other planets. In fact the planet Earth is 78% water and humans are 60% water. Of the 6 billion people on earth,...

President-elect Obama should implement seven tested and proven initiatives that will have an immediate impact on reducing gun related violence, accidents and suicides without affecting the Second Amendment or having any negative impact on responsible and law abiding gun owners.

Of the average 34,000 gun deaths in...

In the wake of the recent senseless death of an 8 year old with an Uzi automatic weapon at a gun club in Massachusetts,  it's critical that we as a nation recognize that this child's gun death was just one of the 5 kids under 10 years old and 83 Americans...

Gun Shows are the equivalent of al Qaeda terrorists walking right onto the airplane while law abiding citizens wait in the TSA line!

At over 5,000 gun shows each year, in 32 States, criminals and terrorists are allowed to purchase firearms from private gun dealers without an ID or background...

As a gun owner and urban gun violence prevention activist I'm pleased with the recent historic Supreme Court decision on the Second Amendment. For more than 10 years I've been advocating for responsible national gun policies that effectively reduce gun access by kids, criminals and terrorists WITHOUT BANNING GUNS. With...

Let's get this out of the way. I am a gun owner and a staunch supporter of the Second Amendment. What I do not support is extending the rights embedded in the Second Amendment to terrorists, criminals and kids.

In the wake of another horrific campus shooting at Northern...