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The Iranian Crackdown: Who's Really Afraid of Whom?

Cynthia Boaz | Posted 07.25.2009 | World

Read More: Chile, Mir Hossein Mousavi, South Africa, Nonviolence, World, Repression, Middle East, Violence, Serbia, Nonviolent Action, People-Power, Iran, Hannah Arendt, Philippines, Iranian Election, World News, World News

Every time the regime represses, it further undermines its own power while simultaneously helping to recruit new members to the resistance.

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Iran's Fine Green Line Between a People's Right to Protest and Violence

Patt Cottingham | Posted 07.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Violence, Human Rights, Youth, Death, Green, Women's Rights, Freedom, Barack Hussein Obama, Citizen Reporters, Martin Luther King, Internet, Mir Hussein Moussavi, Tehran, Change, Father, Neda Agha Soltan, Sacrafice, Living News

Although the US is a nation of immigrants that came here to escape repressive regimes or governments, as a society, we have largely forgotten what it is like to put our lives on the line to call forth change.

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Gary Teen Charged In Daylight Murder Of Gas Station Clerk (WATCH SURVEILLANCE VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 07.23.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Gun Violence, Violence, Gary Gas Station Murder, Gas Station Robbery, Stephen Michael Haines, Gurjeet Singh, Gurjeet Singh Murder, Chicago News

A Gary, Ind., teen was charged Monday with murdering a gas station attendant during a robbery attempt that was caught on camera last week. Stephen Mi...

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What If Released Inmates Stopped Committing Crimes?: Prison Reform That's Already Working -- Like Nothing You've Seen Before

Pamela Gerloff | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Prison Reform, Non-Violent Crime, Criminal-Justice-System, Crime, Prison Violence, Recidivism, Prison System, Prison, Senator Webb, Senator Jim Webb, Violent Crime, Violence, Criminal Justice, Inmates, Jim Webb, Prison Inmates, Politics News

Let's start changing our lock-up facilities into places that actually cause inmates to change their behavior -- so that when they leave them they never go back.

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Fox Loudmouth Rhetoric Comes Home to Roost

Richard M. Benjamin | Posted 07.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hate, Rush Limbaugh, President Barack Obama, Rush Limbaugh Obama, Violence, New York Times, Fox News, Race, Republican Party, Bill O'Reilly, Fox News Channel, Barack Obama, Republicans, James Von Brunn, Timothy McVeigh, Politics News

Palpable demographic shifts have sparked considerable terror among a cadre of white Americans -- a fear that whites will be politically and culturally moribund in their "own" land.

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It's Time to "Profile" Potential Killers of Abortion Providers

Norm Stamper | Posted 07.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Murder, Abortion, Stalking, Tiller, Reproductive Rights, Violence, Attorney General Eric Holder, Bill O'Reilly, Racial Profiling, George Tiller, George Tiller Murder, Politics News

There's an axiom in police circles: if someone is determined to kill another there's not a whole lot you can do about it. Hogwash.

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The Real Price Of Gadget Addictions: Mining In Congo

treehugger.com | Posted 07.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Conflict, Trade, Violence, Environment, Iphone, Illicit Conflict, Congo, Minerals, Mineral Trade, Green News

The Democratic Republic of the Congo, scene of the deadliest conflict since World War II, remains mired in violence in significant part because of the...

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A Question for Dick Cheney: Should We Now Waterboard Tiller's Murderer?

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Oklahoma City, Timothy McVeigh, Ticking Time Bomb, Abortion Doctor, Cheney, Violence, Journalist, Late Term Abortion, Scott Roeder, Media, Journalism, Dick Cheney, Bush, George Tiller, Threat, Elf, Liz Cheney, Domestic Terrorism, Earth Liberation Front, Enhanced Interrogation, Abortion, Tiller, Abortion Clinic, Technique, Terrorism, Terrorist, Dr. Tiller, Murder, Chris Weigant, Waterboarding, Roeder, Domestic Terrorist, Torture, Mcveigh, Politics News

Roeder is claiming the now-infamous "ticking time bomb" scenario of what can only be termed domestic terrorism. Doesn't this mean that he should immediately be waterboarded?

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After Trauma, Iraqi Refugees Look for Healing

Catholic Relief Services | Posted 07.04.2009 | World

Read More: Violence, Iraqi Refugees, Baghdad, Iraq, Lebanon, Kidnapping, Trauma, War, Jordan, Amman, Beirut, World News

For thousands of Iraqis, kidnapping is a nightmare they cannot wake up from. Between 2004 and 2007, hundreds of children and adults were abducted, tortured and often killed.

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My Abortion: It's Time to Tell

Tamar Abrams | Posted 07.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Abortion, Violence Against Women, Roe v. Wade, Violence, Pregnancy, Pro-Life, Planned Parenthood, Pro-Choice, Dr. George Tiller, Living News

When a killer pointed a gun at Dr. Tiller on Sunday, he forced me to tell my story. I urge all women across the nation to tell their stories.

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Political Violence in America

Mike Lux | Posted 07.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Violence, Tiller, Nixonland, Rick Perlstein, Torture, Dick Cheney, Politics News

It is undeniably true that there is a dangerous and virulent streak of violence and fascism in American conservatism, now and throughout our country's history.

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The Politics of "Murder"

Jeffrey Feldman | Posted 07.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Violence, Abortion, Dr. George Tiller, Antiabortion Activists, Pro-Life Movement, George Tiller Murder, Politics News

This right-wing rhetorical strategy is used so often, people barely give it any notice anymore. Calling people "murderers" and "baby killers" has become a normal part of U.S. media.

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The Cancer of Religious Narcissism

Philip Slater | Posted 06.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Violence, Religion, Living News

The bloody clashes between Sikh sects reminds us once again of the intimate bond between religion and violence. It seems to take only the tiniest doc...

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Are Deaths From Terrorism Qualitatively/Morally Different?

Peter Daou | Posted 06.21.2009 | World

Read More: Violence, Crime, Torture, War on Terror, Terrorism, World News

We must do away with the flawed notion that combating terrorism requires a unique set of guidelines -- that somehow deaths from terrorism are qualitatively/morally different.

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Preaching Basketball Without the Baggage

Danny Groner | Posted 06.10.2009 | World

Read More: Espys, Belfast, Full Court Peace, Funding Non-Profits, Children, Optimism, Espn, Non-Profit, Non-Profits, Violence, Struggle, Basketball, Peace, Teenagers, Catholics, Northern Ireland Violence, Northern Ireland, Harmony, Dave Cullen, Teenager, Conflict, Protestants, Irish, World News

While trying to downplay differences in the world, Dave Cullen is doing his part to make a world of difference. The founder of Full Court Peace (FCP),...

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Breaking the Cycle of Inner-City Gang Violence

Baron Davis | Posted 06.05.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Inner City Poverty Campaigns, Gang Violence, Violence, Basketball, Gangs, Nba, Entertainment News

Until we stop looking at these kids as monsters we will never break the cycle of gang violence.

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Another Silly Hate Crimes Bill

Jeff Norman | Posted 06.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009, Murder, Hate Crimes, Hate-Motivated Violence, Violence, Hate, Politics News

Sociopaths tend to be unstable in more than one way. Can we really trust prosecutors, judges and juries to know which of a perpetrator's demons caused a dirty deed to be done?

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Brazil's Crime Keeps Armored Car Demand High

New York Times | Posted 06.04.2009 | World

Read More: Bulletproof Cars, Bulletproof Car, Crime, Foreign Affairs, Brazil, Armored Cars, Violence, Brazil Crime, Brazil Violence, Advocacy, Armored Car, World News

After being robbed twice in traffic, once at gunpoint, João Neves cast aside whatever concerns he had about the global economic crisis and bought him...

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Obama Isn't Afraid of Mexico

Teresa Puente | Posted 05.25.2009 | World

Read More: Felipe Calderon, Puerto Vallarta, Drug War, Latina Voices, Mexico, Violence, Teresa Puente, Barack Obama, Guadalajara, World News

Unless you plan to vacation with narcotraffickers, I see no reason why Americans should avoid venturing south of the border.

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The Dilemma Of Playing Violent Video Games

Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 05.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Children, Violence, Video-Games, Video Games, Aggression, Guns, Mental Health, Parenting, Living News

There has been a flurry of studies on the harmful effects of violent video games that have been quite alarming but the implications are confusing.

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Kenya Machete Massacre Leaves 29 Dead

Daily Nation | Posted 05.22.2009 | World

Read More: Kenya Violence, Violence in Kenya, Kenya, Mungiki, Foreign Affairs, Violence, Kenya Machete Massacre, Advocacy, Kenya and Violence, World News

At least 29 people have been killed in Monday overnight clashes between Kirinyaga residents in central Kenya and suspected Mungiki members. The sect ...

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Immigration Control Starts with Drug Control

Mike Papantonio | Posted 05.15.2009 | World

Read More: Violence, Drugs, Air America Radio, Mike Papantonio, War, Mexico, Cartel, Immigration, Smuggler, Civil War, Tijuana, Ring of Fire, Ciudad JuáRez-Mexico, World News

What is most frustrating about the Mexican drug war chaos is figuring out the truth about whether all that drug violence is moving across the borders.

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What's Going On?

Byron Williams | Posted 05.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Oakland Shootings, Binghamton Shooting, Binghamton Shootings, Oakland, Richard Poplawski Pittsburgh, Violence, Binghamton, Pittsburgh, Politics News

In the midst of the recent tragedies in Pittsburgh, Oakland, Binghamton and Silicon Valley, questions abound. Is this the result of a bad economy?

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4 Injured, 1 Slain At Korean Retreat In California

AP | GILLIAN FLACCUS | Posted 05.09.2009 | Home

Read More: Violence, Shootings, Temecula Shooting, Korean Retreat, Korean Retreat Shooting, California, South Korea, Home News

TEMECULA, Calif. — Investigators are trying to determine why a resident of a Korean religious retreat that helps the homeless allegedly went on ...

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Oakland: Tragedy in Our Town

Rick Ayers | Posted 04.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Violence, Black Community, Education, Oakland Police Shooting, Prison, Oakland, Politics News

The media, the politicians, and the police have not taken a stance of uniting with the community. They have fed the notion of the African American community as a site of depravity, a place to be dominated.

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