Violence

NRA Quietly Winning Looser Gun Laws

AP | ERIK SCHELZIG | Posted 05.25.2011

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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Fast Food Jesus

Robert Ellis Gordon | Posted 05.25.2011

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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Emma Thompson's 'Journey' Exhibit Spotlights Sex Trafficking

Huffington Post | Tam Vo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Trafficking, Emma Thompson, Sex Industry, Art Exhibit, Trafficked Women, Sex Trade, Violence, Sex Trafficking, New York City, Human Trafficking, Video, 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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Mighty Movie Podcast: Lars von Trier's Antichrist: A Conversation

Dan Persons | Posted 05.25.2011

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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Ohio Bar Shootout

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bar Violence, Gun Violence, University of Toledo, Toledo Bar Brawl, Video, Gunmen, Ohio, Violence, Bar Shootout, Route 66 Kitchen, Toledo Bar Shootout Video, Home News

(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...

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Woman Gets 45 Years For Murder: Used Flower Pot As Weapon

Chicago Breaking News | January 12, 2010 4:09 PM | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Violence, Drugs, Murder, Flower Pot, Sentencing, Crime, Lake Station, Court, Robbery, Indiana, Chicago News

A Lake Station, Ind., woman was sentenced to 45 years in prison for the murder and robbery of an 84-year-old man who she hit over the head with a flow...

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Beyond Fluoride: Pharmaceuticals, Drinking Water and the Public Health

Jacob M. Appel | Posted 05.25.2011

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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Maurice Clemmons: Mental Illness Does Cause Violence

DJ Jaffe | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Murder, Mental Illness, Mentally Ill, Clemmons, Fuller Torrey, Incarceration, Police, Crime, Schizophrenia, Violence, Maurice Clemmons, Sheriff, Treatment Advocacy Center, Public Safety, Healthy 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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The Real Red Flag Raised By Fort Hood

David A. Love | Posted 11.17.2011

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, Healthy 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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Congressional Hearings On Antidepressant-Induced Suicide In The Military

Dr. Peter Breggin | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Violence, Suicide, Peter Breggin, Antidepressants, Congressional Hearings, Veterans Affairs Commitee, Military Suicides, Veterans, Healthy Living News
Dr. Peter Breggin

Psychiatry and the pharmaceutical industry continue to have a stranglehold on the treatment of active duty soldiers who become stressed.

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In Memory of Spc. Nicholas Peters and the Other Boys of Kelly Park

Murray Waas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: War With Iraq, Red Sox, Somerville, Gun Violence, Violence, Robert Kennedy, Urban Violence, Military Fatalities, Politics News
Murray Waas

Nick served in Iraq and came home in one piece while so many of his friends were not so fortunate. He survived the war but not the peace.

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

Mira Kamdar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Greed, Gandhi, Nonviolence, Consumerism, Nuclear Weapons, Global Economy, War, Violence, India, World News
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.

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Rockford Shooting Shows Need for Federal Police Standards

Benjamin Todd Jealous | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Violence, Mark Barmore, Naacp, Rockford, Deadly Force, Politics News
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.

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TV: Sex, Guns, and Frito-Lays

Michelle Howard | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Sex, Violence, Drugs, Teen Sex, Tv, Obesity, Childhood Obesity, TV Advertising, Teenagers, Teenage Tv Consumption, Television, Unhealthy Lifestyle, Kids and Guns, Guns, Healthy Living News
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.”

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Public Enemies and the Invention of Video

Paul Snyder | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Enemies, Depression, Interrogation, Michael Mann, Violence, Pretty Boy Floyd, Recession, Gangsters, Guns, Christian Bale, John Dillinger, Marion Cotillard, Melvin Purvis, Spectacle, Digital-Film, Baby Face Nelson, Myrna Loy, Johnny Depp, Anachronism, Torture, Independent Films, Entertainment News
Paul Snyder

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

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

Ben Berkon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Violence, Comedy, Video Games, Comedy News, Teachers, Third-Party Candidate, Starbucks, Ben Berkon, Education, Comedy News
Ben Berkon

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

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Talk Radio Inciting Violence? What Happened to Listener Discernment?

Michael D. Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Holland Cooke, Left Wing, David Sirota, Talk Radio, Violence, Right Wing, Media Bias, Daily Kos, Chris Matthews, Dog Whistles, Denver News
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.

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QODS DAY: Protesters Transform Jerusalem Day Into Iran Day

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Esfahan, Demonstrations, Shiraz, Iranian, Violence, Palestine, Iran, Quds Day, Mehdi Karroubi, Rallies, Jerusalem Day, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Qods Day, Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran, Protests, Israel, Handala, Slideshow, World News
Shirin Sadeghi

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

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

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tears Up, Pelosi Chokes Up, Pelosi Republicans Violence, Nancy Pelosi, Pelosi, Violence, Pelosi Warns of Violence, Fear of Violence, Harvey Milk, Pelosi Harvey Milk, Video, Politics News

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...

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

Ramon Resa, MD | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Abuse, Spousal Abuse, Economy, Economic Crisis, Violence, Drugs, Parenting, Dysfunctional Family, Murder, Pediatricians, Child Abuse, Health, Alcohol, Domestic Violence, Family, Santa Fe, Healthy Living News
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?

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

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sexual Violence, Hofstra, Rape, Crime, Violence, Hofstra University, Rondell Bedward, Dorm, Hofstra USA, Bronx, Jesus L. Ortiz, Hofstra Rape, University, Long Island, College, Stalin Felipe, Kevin R. Taveras, New York News

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...

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Hofstra Rape: Student Lied About Incident: Source

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sexual Violence, Hofstra, Rape, Hofstra Rape Victim Lied, Crime, Violence, Hofstra University, Rondell Bedward, Dorm, Hofstra USA, Bronx, Jesus L. Ortiz, Hofstra Rape, University, Long Island, College, Stalin Felipe, Kevin R. Taveras, Hofstra Rape Victim, Hofstra Rape Case, Hofstra Incident, Hofstra Student Lied, Hostra Rape, Hofstra Rape Lied, Hoftra Rape, Hofstra Girl Lied, Rape Hofstra, New York News

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 ...

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LeGarrette Blount and the Politics of the Punch

Dave Zirin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Violence, LeGarrette Blount, Legarrette Blount Video, Football, Entertainment News
Dave Zirin

In the twisted moral world of sports, playing well is the only way to win back the love. Absent that option, Oregon running back LeGarrette Blount is stuck in YouTube purgatory.

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Christian Poveda: French Filmmaker Killed In El Salvador; 1 Arrested

AP | MARCOS ALEMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Guadalajara Film Festival Memory Award, Film, Christian Poveda, San Salvador, Central America, U.S. Prisons, French Filmmaker, Violence, Social Justice, Gangs, El Salvador, France, Reporters Without Borders, Journalism, Guadalajara Film Festival, GDocumentary Film, Poverty, Photojournalist, Media, Tonacatepeque, World News

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — A French filmmaker who spent years documenting the brutality and desperation of a Salvadoran street gang has been fo...

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Will DJ AM Quote About PTSD Get People To Finally Listen?

Michelle Renee | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jaycee Dugard, Michelle Renee], Kidnapping, Jaycee Lee Dugard, Violent Crime, Violence, Hostage Survivor, Entertainment News, DJ AM, Ptsd, Held Hostage, Living, Entertainment News
Michelle Renee

Getting people to take notice of PTSD as it relates to youth and adults who have survived violence, abuse and trauma -- outside of those returning from combat -- has been an uphill climb.

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