Tag: violence
Humans love violence: Gandhi and the world economic forum
‘Earth provides enough for every person’s need but not for every person’s greed.’
Ending violence, exploitation, ecological destruction and war: Creating a culture of...
Until our parenting and teaching models are radically altered, a culture of peace will remain an impossible dream. And human extinction in the near term is inevitable.
Tackling the ‘Impossible’: Ending Violence
Whenever, in ordinary circumstances, the subject of violence comes up, most people throw up their hands in horror and comment along the...
Hate crimes surged during Trump’s first year, a record high since...
"Shouldn’t this urgent crisis be subject of first post-recess Senate Judiciary Committee hearing today, instead of ramming through more Trump judges? Our lives are at stake."
Shun the chief ‘enemy of the people’
The majority can’t impeach or convict a president of malfeasance, but we can take moral stances that reclaim our commitment to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness – not for the few but for the many.
Hate unbound
Politicians and media moguls have long understood that fear and hate sell better than hope and compassion, no matter how much we might wish it otherwise.
America’s midterm elections turn menacing
With the approach of crucial congressional and state elections, no one should be surprised that domestic terrorism has emerged from the ranks of President Donald Trump's hyper-partisan supporters. In fact, given Trump’s pattern of incitement, many have warned that some of his followers would resort to violence.
4 members of violent white supremacist group face riot charges, federal...
The charges against members of the Rise Above Movement come weeks after four other members or associates of the group were indicted on riot charges in Virginia.
The Violence Against Women Act is unlikely to reduce intimate partner...
But the fact is that the criminal system supported by the act isn’t stopping intimate partner violence.
Violence Against Women Act at risk of lapsing
“Republicans’ decision to include only a short-term VAWA re-authorization in the must-pass minibus spending bill is nothing short of an abdication of our responsibilities to women in our country."