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Former Gang Members Build Peaceful Communities in “License to Operate“
In impoverished Los Angeles neighborhoods with high levels of violence, former gang members work to build community. A new film zeroes in on the group's daily triumphs and struggles.
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Chris Hedges | The Rules of Revolt
There are some essential lessons we can learn from the student occupation of Beijing's Tiananmen Square, which took place 25 years ago.
The Social Death Penalty: Why Being Ostracized Hurts Even More Than Bullying
In the wake of Elliot Rodger, questions about social rejection take on new urgency.
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Soldiers No More in the War Against Women: A Call to Men to Help End the Nightmare of Misogyny
While many men argue “It's not all men,” all men must choose what side of the prevailing war against women they are on.
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Henry Giroux and Brad Evans | Disposable Futures
As more and more individuals and groups are now considered excess, consigned to zones of abandonment, surveillance and incarceration, dystopian politics has become mainstream politics and the practice of …
#YesAllWomen: Rebecca Solnit on the Santa Barbara Massacre and Viral Response to Misogynist Violence
Santa Barbara is grieving after a 22-year-old man killed six college students just after posting a misogynistic video online vowing to take his revenge on women for sexually rejecting …
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Meet the Woman Who Was Assaulted by a Cop For Taking Tylenol
An officer assaulted a woman in a waiting area, claiming that she was violating custody rules because she took a dose of painkiller for an infected tooth.
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Massachusetts Legislature: Don’t Set Back the Clock
This past Wednesday advocates, victims, elected representatives and officials came to testify about what to do with our juveniles who commit homicide.
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The Russians are Coming
In Libya, in Syria, and elsewhere the United States has been on the same side as the al-Qaeda types. But not in Ukraine. Thatu2019s the good news.
Why Don’t We Know How Many People Are Shot Each Year in the US?
Has nonfatal gun violence increased or decreased over the past 10 years? No one really knows.