Monday, March 18, 2024

Tag: violence

Alarming surge in violence and human rights abuses in the West...

Record highs in fatalities and rights violations spark global concern.

Conformist media outlets hide realities of power. Noam Chomsky has exposed...

For many decades, the core of corporate greed and militarism has remained basically the same. So has the core of Chomsky’s message.

The dangerous assumption that violence keeps us safe

A romanticized belief in violence renders people irrational to the point of hurting ourselves, over and over again.

Over 84 million people forcibly displaced by climate emergency, insecurity, and...

“The international community must redouble its efforts to make peace, and at the same time must ensure resources are available to displaced communities and their hosts.”

A parable of (all-American) violence

Accountability and the war of terror...

Lessons from the past: Protecting women and girls from violence during...

Little attention has been paid to women and girls in humanitarian settings, those whose safety has already been reduced due to conflict, natural disaster or displacement.

Climate deniers backed violence and spread pro-insurrection messages before, during, and...

As the mass radicalization wave surged, some individual opponents of climate action may have been swept along by its broad rightward push, propelling them closer to endorsing political violence.

Sixth correctional officer pleads guilty to covering up beating of inmate

“Correctional officers must abide by and adhere to the same laws they take an oath to uphold and enforce.”

4 corrections officers charged with beating inmate and cover-up

If convicted, Finch, Thomas, and Blaylock face a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison for the civil rights charges.

Ceasar: Grief and challenge

The intersection of guns, drugs, poverty, scant education, substandard health care, high unemployment, and corruption are literally producing conditions that invariably redound the hardest and worst on young people of color.

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Alarm bells ring as GOP pushes ‘death panel’ agenda for Social Security amid election...

The committee's actions come at a critical juncture, as President Biden, a staunch defender of Social Security and Medicare, prepares for a potential re-election battle against former President Donald Trump.

2024 election cycle shattered by record Dark Money surge

An unprecedented surge of dark money casts a shadow over the 2024 elections, challenging the transparency and integrity of American democracy with over $162 million in undisclosed contributions.

Over 16,000 chemicals lurk in everyday plastics, new report exposes

A shocking study unveils a hidden danger within our midst: over 16,000 chemicals, many hazardous, are embedded in the plastics that fill our homes and touch our lives.

Malnutrition crisis skyrockets in Gaza: One-third of toddlers face acute hunger amidst conflict

In Gaza's shadows, a malnutrition crisis grips its youngest, with one-third of toddlers in acute hunger. Amidst conflict, a generation's future hangs in balance, urging a global call to action.

How $9 billion from taxpayers fueled plastics production – and illegal pollution

A new report estimates the public cost of underwriting U.S. plastics industry growth and the environmental violations that followed.