Violence

Emma Thompson's 'Journey' Exhibit Spotlights Sex Trafficking

Huffington Post | Tam Vo | Posted 11.09.2009 | Impact


Two-time Academy Award-winning British actress Emma Thompson is focusing her attention on the issue of human trafficking of women and young girls by c...

Richmond Gang Rape 911 Caller Speaks: Margarita Vargas Heard About Attack, Reported It

Posted 11.08.2009 | Los Angeles


A 15-year-old girl who was raped, robbed and beaten by multiple attackers outside of her high school homecoming dance was found by police after 18-yea...

Waging a War on Violence in Los Angeles

Brian Center | Posted 11.06.2009 | Impact


Brian Center

I looked at the faces in the small room and heard the voices and realized that this is war. This is why people kill each other. It was fear.

Liberia: The Real Danger is Not Spending Enough

Ruthie Ackerman | Posted 11.03.2009 | World


Ruthie Ackerman

Conservatives will ask why during an economic recession should we spend even more money in Liberia. My answer: for the security of Liberia and the entire West African region.

Mighty Movie Podcast: Shrieks from the '80s: Ti West on The House of the Devil

Dan Persons | Posted 10.31.2009 | Entertainment


Dan Persons

The Saw franchise may be more efficient in logging a body count, but The House of the Devil is the kind of film that reminds you how cool it is to settle back and just let the dread soak in.

Mighty Movie Podcast: Lars von Trier's Antichrist: A Conversation

Dan Persons | Posted 10.28.2009 | Entertainment


Dan Persons

"Lars von Trier isn't going to talk to a lot of press." Yeah, yeah; yadda-yadda. But just because he isn't talking to us doesn't mean we can't talk about him, particularly about his childhood.

Police: People Watched Gang Rape Of Teen And Did Nothing To Help

AP / Huffington Post | Posted 11.01.2009 | Home


RICHMOND, Calif. -- Police believe as many as a dozen people watched a 15-year-old girl get beaten and gang-raped outside her high school homecoming d...

India's Invisible Minority

Parvez Ahmed | Posted 10.27.2009 | World


Parvez Ahmed

Muslims who make up over twenty percent of the population in Kolkata have become its invisible minority, increasingly squeezed out of the public square in Kolkata and beyond.

Nicole Kidman: Hollywood Contributes To Violence Against Women

AP | CHRISTINE SIMMONS | Posted 10.22.2009 | Entertainment


WASHINGTON — Nicole Kidman conceded Wednesday that Hollywood has probably contributed to violence against women by portraying them as weak sex o...

Yes, Institutional Violence Does Exist and It Exacerbates Youth Violence

Tracy Siska | Posted 10.12.2009 | Chicago


Tracy Siska

Who in their right mind thought it would be a good educational decision to move black kids from 95% black North Lawndale to Little Village High School in a 95% Latino community? Racial violence was predictable if not guaranteed.

Ohio Bar Shootout (VIDEO): Fight Escalates Into Showdown With Five Gunmen

AP | Posted 10.12.2009 | Home


(AP) TOLEDO, Ohio -- A wild shootout involving at least five gunmen sent patrons fleeing from a northwestern Ohio bar near the University of Toledo c...

Youth Violence in America: How Can We Stop It?

The Huffington Post | Tam Vo | Posted 10.07.2009 | Impact


Two members of President Obama's cabinet met with Chicago mayor Richard Daley and school officials today, as well as parents and students from the nei...

Power With, Power Over

Robert Koehler | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics


Robert Koehler

Derrion Albert's death is just another symptom of a city, a nation and a world at perpetual war with itself. It's merely one in a series of tragedies that we are numb to or never hear about.

Mighty Movie Podcast: The War Won and Lost -- Florent-Emilio Siri on Intimate Enemies

Dan Persons | Posted 10.06.2009 | Entertainment


Dan Persons

Director Florent-Emilio Sari definitely has a knack for playing the audience. He makes the most of his Moroccan locations, finding an eerie beauty in the barren landscape.

The Radical Philosopher: Reflections on Gandhi's 140th Birthday

Mira Kamdar | Posted 10.02.2009 | World


Mira Kamdar

Were he alive today, I have no doubt Gandhi would be utterly appalled at the direction the world and his own country India have taken.

Rockford Shooting Shows Need for Federal Police Standards

Benjamin Todd Jealous | Posted 10.01.2009 | Politics


Benjamin Todd Jealous

The brutal, public nature of Mark Anthony Barmore's killing has thrust the city of Rockford into the spotlight, and posed disturbing questions about accountability and the use of excessive force.

TV: Sex, Guns, and Frito-Lays

Michelle Howard | Posted 09.29.2009 | Living


Michelle Howard

I’m not going to tell you to kill your television. I’m a pacifist. But how about a little habit changing? Just push that little button on your remote that says “off.”

Public Enemies and the Invention of Video

Paul Snyder | Posted 09.28.2009 | Entertainment


Paul Snyder

For all of director Michael Mann's aesthetic sophistication, the film's spontaneity runs roughshod over a lot of true history.

New Study Shows that Children Who Play Educational Video Games Wrongly Believe 'Education Leads to Success'

Ben Berkon | Posted 09.25.2009 | Comedy


Ben Berkon

"There was an astonishingly high percentage of misinformed children who are in for a real surprise," said STAThead executive Bill Myers.

Talk Radio Inciting Violence? What Happened to Listener Discernment?

Michael D. Brown | Posted 09.22.2009 | Denver


Michael D. Brown

We should never refrain from expressing our opinions with emotions and passions for fear that the nut case will hear it wrong and act out violently.

QODS DAY: Protesters Transform Jerusalem Day Into Iran Day

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 09.18.2009 | World


Shirin Sadeghi

Today a long time tradition of the Islamic Republic of Iran was transformed into nationwide mass protests against the government.

Nancy Pelosi Warns Of Violence Over Heated Rhetoric, Chokes Up (VIDEO)

Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics


House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's eyes watered Thursday as she called for the rhetorical heat to be turned down across the country, and warned that such wo...

Hofstra Rape: Student Lied About Incident: District Attorney

AP | Posted 09.16.2009 | New York


HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) -- Authorities in New York say the Hofstra University student who told police that she had been gang-raped by five men on campus ...

The Curse of Domestic Violence: A Cycle of Abuse from Father to Son

Ramon Resa, MD | Posted 09.16.2009 | Living


Ramon Resa, MD

How can boys raised in an abusive environment learn any differently? It is nice to say we have to show them or teach them by example, but what example can we use?

Hofstra Rape: Woman Gang Raped In Hofstra University Dorm: Police

AP | Posted 09.16.2009 | New York


HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP)-- Police in New York say an 18-year-old Hofstra University student trying to retrieve a cell phone was lured into a dormitory men...