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More U.S. Soldiers Killed Themselves Than Died in Combat in 2010
Since 2009, more U.S. troops have committed suicide than been killed on the battlefield. What's worse is that military doesn't know how to help them.
News
Crosshairs and Targets: Innocent Symbols or Incendiary Iconography? [Updated]
A map that placed crosshairs over Gabrielle Giffords's Congressional district raises issues about inflammatory political rhetoric.
News
Giffords on Palin's Crosshairs Map: "There Are Consequences to That Action"
Months before she was shot by a crazed gunman, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords warned of the dangers of Sarah Palin's rhetoric.
Culture
Since When Are Liberals Cool with Shooting an Unarmed Man in the Face?
It seems as if a lot of people have no problem with a defenseless Osama being shot to death. That's wrong.
Culture
Should Journalists Who Witness Killings Try and Stop Them?
A new killing in South Africa raises the question about when it's right to intervene to try and save a life.
Culture
How Many People Would Be Dead If Egypt Had Guns Like America?
Egypt, while full of rocks to heave, has very few guns. Imagine how many people would have been killed by now if Egyptians had guns like Americans.
News
Why Prison Rape Jokes Are Really Not Funny
With hundreds of thousands of sexual assaults behind bars annually, prison rape is no laughing matter.
Culture
How Not to Talk When You Talk About Rape
The IMF's Dominique Strauss-Kahn is in police custody in New York, but it's the people writing about him behaving criminally.
Culture
Kanye Is Wrong: His Murdered Woman Video Is Totally Misogynistic
Kanye West's new video, in which the props are murdered women, is misogynistic, regardless of what the rapper says.
News
Capital Stupidity: The Death Penalty Costs California $300 Million Per Execution
Not only is the death penalty racist, classist, and ultra-violent, a new study says it's tremendously wasteful, too.
News
"If We Don't Riot, You Don't Listen to Us": The Case for Chaos
In April, 1,000 people turned out for a peaceful march in honor of a man who died during a police raid. Nobody listened to them.
Culture
Osama's Daughter Says He Was Arrested Then Executed in Front of Her
As the White House clams up, Osama's family is telling their side of the story.
Cities
How Well Do You Know Your Neighbors?
In an age where online communities often get more attention than our real-life ones, what's the role of the neighborhood?
News
Anders Breivik and the War Against Ourselves
Breivik is a sobering reminder that the war we're fighting has no face or home. The war we're fighting is against unthinking, bilious rage.
Cities
Slideshow: Violence Prevention Coalition Turns Guns to Art
An inside look at La Fonderie, where a group of youth volunteers and metalworkers are making art out of melted down gunmetal.
News
What a Mess: $6.6 Billion in Cash Presumed Lost in Iraq
As America's economy continues to flag, it might infuriate you to know that we're literally losing billions in a far-off desert.
Education
In Honor of Dr. King: Let's Solve the Worst Crisis Facing Black Children Since Slavery
Eighty-five percent of black fourth graders can't read at grade level. In honor of Dr. King, step up and be a part of the solution.
Culture
How to Rectify Our Military's Culture of Rape?
A new lawsuit alleges Defense Secretaries Robert Gates and Donald Rumsfeld have allowed rape to proliferate in our armed forces.
