Violence Should Be Treated As A Health Issue
Jeff Sessions wants law and order responses to violence, but cities and states are treating violence as the health crisis it is.
Gender Explained: How the Obama Administration Is Getting It Right on Gender Identity
While society catches up with science, we need legal protections to stop discrimination and violence against people who identify as transgender.
Baltimore and the Human Right to Resistance
Violence is structured into the everyday institutional practices of all oppressive societies, not simply an aspect of the resistance of the oppressed.
A Call For Peace: Victims of Violence In Mexico Speak Out
We welcome the U.S. Peace Caravan, which will reach Washington, DC, after a long journey throughout Mexico and the United States.
Violence Defines American Culture
When James Holmes mowed down twelve people and wounded almost sixty at a movie theater in Colorado, aggression penetrated my pores, inundated my brain and covered the cells of my heart.
Caught Red Handed: Rwanda, Violence in Eastern Congo, and the UN Report
IPS’ Foreign Policy In Focus, Friends of the Congo, and Africa Faith & Justice Network held a briefing on the M23 uprising, the involvement of the Rwandan government, and ethnic tensions in Eastern DRC.
Riding on the Wrong Track
Stop the world; I want to get off.
Governments Kill
Governments kill on our behalf. This arrangement is a form of social contract, which means that governments are basically contract killers.
Film: Pushing The Elephant
When civil war came to Rose’s Congolese village, she was separated from her five-year-old daughter, Nangabire. Rose managed to escape with nine of her 10 children and was eventually resettled in Phoenix, Arizona.
What if Jared Loughner Were a Muslim Arab Immigrant?
What if the alleged gunman wasn’t named Jared Loughner but instead was named Ali Mohammed?
A Moment for Contemplation
The nation is now debating whether there is a connection between this vitriolic rhetoric and the attempted assassination of Giffords, in which 20 were murdered or wounded in Tucson.
Cultural Considerations in Assisting Victims of Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking
Who Should Attend: Service providers, victims’ advocates, and others working to identify and assist survivors of human trafficking and violence.
Et Tu, Buddha? Rationalizing Violence in Buddhism
However compassionate its origins, like all religions, Buddhism resorts to violence.
Coltan And The Congo: The Hidden Expense of Cellulars
Going from Hawk to Dove
The United States ranks behind Yemen, Cambodia, and Serbia in the Global Peace Index.