Violence

Oprah Book Club Author Ewem Akpan's New Fiction

The New Yorker | Ewem Akpan | Posted 12.28.2009 | Books

Read More: Bestsellers, Oprah Book Club, Oprah Winfrey, Oprah, Baptizing the Gun, Violence, Nigeria, Oprah Pick, Guns, Books News

A female passenger starts to scream in the molue, or you-beat-me-I-beat-you bus, in front of my battered red Volkswagen Beetle, introducing another ri...

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Ku Klux Klan Former Member Pens Book About His Experiences

The Lakeland Ledger | Cary McMullen | Posted 12.21.2009 | Books

Read More: Violence, Self-Esteem, Racism, Kkk, Richard C. Harris, Ku Klux Klan, New Books, Books, One Nation Under Curse, Richard Harris, Barack Obama, Books News

Harris, pastor of Living Hope Community Church in Lakeland, has been out of the Klan for more than 30 years now. He has been speaking out against the ...

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Beyond Fluoride: Pharmaceuticals, Drinking Water and the Public Health

Jacob M. Appel | Posted 12.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Rights, Law, Philosophy, Lithium, Green, Violence, Suicide, Prozac, Drugs, Green Living, Peter Kramer, Dentistry, Texas, Politics, Pharmaceutical Industry, Human Rights, Health, Water, Ethics, Environment, Utilitarianism, Japan, Tobacco, Libertarianism, Bioethics, Medicine, Michigan, Healthcare, Cocaine, Politics News
Jacob M. Appel

If we are willing to ingest fluoride to prevent tooth decay, surely we can tolerate a trace of lithium to prevent suicides.

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After Fatal Beating, Racial Tension, and Police Corruption, Shenandoah Inches toward Justice

John Amaya | Posted 12.16.2009 | Home

Read More: Luis Ramirez, U.S. Department of Justice, Derrick Donchak, Police Misconduct, Violence, Kicking, Indictments, Fbi, Beating, Conspiracy, Civil Rights Division, Federal Indictments, Extortion, Thomas E. Perez, Justice, Fatal Beating, Obstruction of Justice, Commission of a Hate Crime, Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Bigotry, Petty Infraction, Hate, Crime, Pa, Shenandoah, Police Officer Jason Hayes, Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice, Brandon Piekarsky, Lieutenant William Moyer, Maldef, Official Misconduct, Federal Grand Jury, Damning Evidence, Criminal Charges, State Trial, Hitting, Shenandoah Police Chief Matthew Nestor, Tampering With Evidence, Racial Slurs, Nclr, National Council of La Raza, Home News
John Amaya

In the case of the fatal beating of Luis Ramirez, a federal grand jury recently delivered indictments that included the commission of a hate crime, obstruction of justice, official misconduct, and extortion.

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NRA Quietly Winning Battles For Looser Gun Laws

AP | ERIK SCHELZIG | Posted 12.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Concealed Weapons Permit, Crimes, Firearms, Violence, Gun Control, Weapons, Nra, Concealed Weapons, Guns, State Rights, Self-Defense, Gun Laws, Brady Bill, Homicide, Convictions, Gun Rights, National Rifle Associaiton, Gun Safety, Public Safety, Politics News

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It's been the year of the gun in Tennessee. In a flurry of legislative action, handgun owners won the right to take their wea...

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Zoe Pound Gang: Learn More About Haitian Group Featured On History Channel

Posted 12.10.2009 | Home

Read More: Zoe Pound Gang, Hip Hop, Haitian Gang, Crime, Zoe Pound History Channel, Red Eyezz, Gang Violence, Haiti, Violence, Miami Gang, History Channel, Miami, Zoe Pound, Gangland, Zoe Pound Gang History, Zoe Pound Gang History Channe, Home News

The Zoe Pound Gang, a Miami hip hop gang with links to Haiti, is gaining plenty of attention today due to a special documentary on the group that aire...

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Baghdad Bombings Spark Changes In Iraqi Army

AP | CHELSEA J. CARTER | Posted 12.10.2009 | World

Read More: Violence, Baghdad Blast, Bomb, Abboud Qanbar, Baghdad Bombing, Nouri Al-Maliki, Baghdad Bomb, Baghdad, Iraq, Bombing, Iraqi Army, Explosion, Blast, Shakeup, World News

BAGHDAD — Iraq's Western-backed government – facing intense pressure to address security lapses after suicide bombings killed 127 people i...

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Shooting Spree: A Response to Constant Humiliation?

Thomas Scheff | Posted 12.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Isolation, Violence, Shame, Feedback Loops, Anger, Antidressants, Shooting Sprees, Living News
Thomas Scheff

Why do spree shooters kill? Why did Nidal Malik Hasan and other spree shooters murder their victims? One approach would concern emotions involving recursive loops of shame and anger.

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Maurice Clemmons: Mental Illness Does Cause Violence

DJ Jaffe | Posted 12.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Murder, Mental Illness, Mentally Ill, Clemmons, Fuller Torrey, Incarceration, Police, Crime, Schizophrenia, Violence, Maurice Clemmons, Sheriff, Treatment Advocacy Center, Public Safety, Living News
DJ Jaffe

Maurice Clemmons is now dead. But treatment for his illness would have been better for all. We have to stop denying violence and start treating it.

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Yoga Breeds Compassion After Physical Abuse

elephant journal | Posted 11.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Pain, Stress, Yoga, Anger, Abuse, Trauma, Relationships, Violence, Meditation, Forgiveness, Compassion, Domestic Abuse, Physical Abuse, Living News

While on the mat, I thought of all the difficulties that life had dealt this man, my ex-husband, my abuser....

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Lieberman's Right on Fort Hood

Norm Stamper | Posted 11.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Fort Hood, John McCain, Public Option, Terrorism, Anwar Al-Awlaki, Violence, Abortion Doctors, Intimidation, Heath Care, Sarah Palin, Major Nidal Hasan, Religion, Qur'An, Nypd, Joe Lieberman, U.S. Army, Narco-Terrorism, Fbi, Islam, Iraq, Politics News
Norm Stamper

When campaigning for John McCain Lieberman actually declared Sarah Palin fit to be president. Yet, when it comes to the Fort Hood slayings, Joe Lieberman is spot on.

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Fast Food Jesus

Robert Ellis Gordon | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care, Violence, Hate, Fast Food Jesus, Fanatic, Politics News
Robert Ellis Gordon

Just as the health care debate has served as a springboard for those who prey upon fear, Obama must do the same, but for a vastly different purpose: to speak about the nature of the discourse and plant a seed of peace.

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The Challenge of Arab Unemployment -- An Issue We Must Not Ignore!

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 11.16.2009 | World

Read More: Egypt, Syria, Senior Citizen Hegemons, Qatif Saudi Arabia, Saeed Al Khabaz, Education for Employment, News, Arab Employment, United Nations, Employment, Sheikh Hamad Bin-Khalifa-Al-Thani, Simmons College, Lebanon, World, Arab Youth Supercomputer 2010, United Arab Emirates, Arab Youth, Arab Unemployment, Investigation and Prosecution Commission, Arabs, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Google, Violence, Ilo, Jobs, Arab Youths, Manpower, Palestine, Yemen, Crime, United States, MENA Region, Prince Sultan University, Morrocco, Cisco, Qatif Youth Achievement Award, Uae, Prince Salman Education for Employment Initiative, Arab, Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al-Missned, Gallup, Al Hadi Medical Clinic, International Labor Organization, Us Unemployment, Mena, Ron Bruder, Terrorism, Sheikha Mozah, Google Economy, Ipc, Efe, Silatech, Qatif, Riyad, World News
Yvonne R. Davis

While the problem of unemployment in the Arab world seems insurmountable, there are a number of initiatives being implemented and proffered in the region to begin to put a dent in the problem.

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The Real Red Flag Raised By Fort Hood

David A. Love | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living

Read More: US Military, Persian Gulf, War on Terror, Trauma, War in Afghanistan, Timothy McVeigh, Muslim Americans, Afghan War, Violence, Psychology, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Veterans, Gun Violence, Politics News, Politics, Iraq PTSD, Iraq Veterans, Military, Vietnam War, Nidal Malik Hasan, Muslims, Ptsd, Us Troops Afghanistan, National Institutes of Health, Psychiatry, Depression, Fort Hood, Mental Health, Crime, Terrorism, War, Suicide, Iraq Veterans' Mental Health, War in Iraq, Al Qaeda, Afghanistan War, Texas, Army, Anti-Muslim Bias, Muslim, Oklahoma City Bombing, Fort Hood Shootings, Living News
David A. Love

As a repository for violence, the military is not dealing with untreated mental illness among its ranks. The fact that Hasan was a mental health professional underscores the problem.

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Delusional Self-Defense, Delusional Congressional Vote

Noura Erakat | Posted 11.11.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, House of Representatives, Gaza, War, Violence, Obama, Israel, Self-Defense, World News
Noura Erakat

Rather than condemn Israel's act of aggression, Congress added its name to a pungent piece of manipulative delusion: that Israel's onslaught of Gaza constituted an act of self-defense.

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Emma Thompson's 'Journey' Exhibit Spotlights Sex Trafficking

Huffington Post | Tam Vo | Posted 11.09.2009 | Impact

Read More: Trafficking, Emma Thompson, Sex Industry, Art Exhibit, Trafficked Women, Sex Trade, Violence, Sex Trafficking, New York City, Human Trafficking, Impact News

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...

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

Posted 11.08.2009 | Los Angeles

Read More: Manuel Ortega, Violence Against Women, Richmond High School, Richmond High School Prom, 911 Call, Crime, Gang Rape, Alcohol, Violence, Bay Area Gang Rape, Richmond High School Gang Rape, Suspects, Margarita Vargas, Sexual Assault, Los Angeles News

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...

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Waging a War on Violence in Los Angeles

Brian Center | Posted 11.06.2009 | Impact

Read More: La, Street Warfare, War, Pete Carroll, A Better LA, Violence, Los Angeles, Gangs, Peace, Impact News
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.

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Liberia: The Real Danger is Not Spending Enough

Ruthie Ackerman | Posted 11.03.2009 | World

Read More: Rape, Massacre, Child Soldiers, Africom, Guinea, War, Ruthie Ackerman, Violence, Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Education, Military, Conflict, Colonel Moussa Dadis Camara, Job, Ceasefire, World News
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.

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

Dan Persons | Posted 10.31.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Violence, Mary Woronov, Murder, Horror, Drama, Suspense, Death, Ti West, Indie, The House of the Devil, Fantasy, Off Beat, The House of the Devil Movie Review, Art, Tom Noonan, Larry Fessenden, Entertainment News
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.

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

Dan Persons | Posted 10.28.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Violence, Earth, Justice, Repression, World, Murder, Horror, Emotion, Lars Von Trier, Sex, Drama, Suspense, Controversy, Death, Indie, Environment, Gore, Antichrist, Acting Legend, Fantasy, Off Beat, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Willem Dafoe, Art, Love, Entertainment News
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.

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

AP / Huffington Post | Posted 11.01.2009 | Home

Read More: Manuel Ortega, Violence Against Women, Richmond High School, Richmond High School Prom, Crime, Gang Rape, Alcohol, Violence, Bay Area Gang Rape, Richmond High School Gang Rape, Sexual Assault, Home News

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...

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India's Invisible Minority

Parvez Ahmed | Posted 10.27.2009 | World

Read More: Sachar Commission, Hindu, Islam, India, Eid Ul-Fitr, Pakistan, Secular, Violence, Muslims, Durga-Festival, Partition of India, Democracy, Discrimination, Hinduvta, World News
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.

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Nicole Kidman: Hollywood Contributes To Violence Against Women

AP | CHRISTINE SIMMONS | Posted 10.22.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Violence, Nicole Kidman Congress, Nicole Kidman, Entertainment News

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

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Yes, Institutional Violence Does Exist and It Exacerbates Youth Violence

Tracy Siska | Posted 10.12.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Violence, Chicago Police Department, Chicago Crime, Youth Violence, Vice Lords, Illinois Charter Schools, Chicago Education Reform, Chicago School Reform, Collins High School, North Lawndale, Chicago Gang Violence, Chicago News
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.

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