By: Devona Walker theloop21.com Young urban violence is not something many want to talk about. Black folks have grown tired of having our communities pigeonholed as violent. And in America at large, violent crime continues to decline. So, … [Read more...]
Uprising and violent suppression in Tibet – happening NOW
I am told that this is the largest uprising in Tibet agaist Chinese rule over that country since the 50s. The current information that is starting to emerge is of a very high casualty rate among civilians. For more information, … [Read more...]
Violence in an enclosed space: #23 Bus riders speak out
Man, this is scary ... On MBTA Bus 23 - which winds past storefront churches, pizza shops, and boarded-up buildings - drug dealers push their wares and passengers fight over money, sometimes with knives. Last March, a teenager was … [Read more...]
Another sickening death in Boston
While every violent death in my city has saddened and angered me, the event described in this Globe story is particularly disgusting. Soldier survives Iraq but not BostonBy Maria Cramer and Brian Ballou, Globe StaffRANDOLPH -- James … [Read more...]
Here’s one for Bruce
Our favorite Differently-Winged MA expat may not like this: Turns out states with more guns at home have, like, more homicides. Who woulda thunk it?Guns are used to kill two out of every three homicide victims in the United States, and new … [Read more...]
BMG folks should join tomorrow’s vigil on the Common
Organizers are hoping some of the folks who frequent this web site will join the LGBT community at the candlelight vigil Wednesday on the Common, to draw attention to the hate and violence stirred up by the continuing debate over banning … [Read more...]
Israelis/US Army War College: War was a botch
Seems like the Give War A Chance strategy didn't work out so well:Scathing indictments of the way the Israeli government and its military have conducted the longest war in the nation's history filled the country's newspapers and airwaves … [Read more...]
Show the bodies
Now, after I'm done criticizing him, I think John Aravosis brings up a really critical point:Does the edited and sanitized coverage of news by American media give us a warped view of war? Would Americans react differently if we saw "graphic … [Read more...]