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Violence
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Big Dreams and Bold Steps Toward a Police-Free Future
Is now the time to move toward the abolition of policing?
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The US Military and the Myth That Humanity Is Predisposed to Violence
Humanity is predisposed to peace.
Henry A. Giroux | Revisiting Hurricane Katrina: Racist Violence and the Politics of Disposability
Hurricane Katrina launched a new era in the politics of disposability and the undoing of the social state, which was rooted in racism.
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How to Win Hearts and Minds in the Middle East
Our research examines why humans use both destructive and constructive methods of handling conflict.
How Seattle Made Dark Alleys Safer – by Throwing Parties in Them
Since nearly a third of the city's walkable spaces are filled with cars, these residents decided to take back the alleys.
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A Civil Society Arose in Watts Before and After the Unrest
The Watts rebellion grew not from chaos but from a mobilized community seeking change. Six days of violence could not destroy the community.
Gangs of the State: Police and the Hierarchy of Violence
Police can only be abolished by a movement which has correctly identified and been equipped with the tools to dismantle the hierarchy of violence.
Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha on Rethinking Safety and Disability Justice
We need transformative justice: a community-based approach paired with creative cultural work to shift our narratives around harm.
Henry A. Giroux | Orwell, Huxley and the Scourge of the Surveillance State
As more people consent to government and corporate collection of personal data, there is widespread collective indifference to the growth of the surveillance state.
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White Suspect Identified for Killing of Nine People in Massacre at Black Church
Authorities attempt to identify the white gunman who opened fire in a historic black church in SC Thursday evening.