On AlterNet: homicide

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America: The Best Country in the World at Being Last -- How Can We Change That?

James Gustave Speth, Orion Magazine. March 1, 2012.

The data is piling up to confirm that we’re Number One, but in exactly the way we don’t want to be—at the bottom. Where did we go wrong and what can we do about it?

Important New Research Shows It's Retaliation -- Not Drugs -- Driving Gang-Related Violence

Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. February 2, 2012.

The popular image of street gang violence in the US as being "drug-related" is largely mistaken, a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a new report.

Increasing Numbers of Women Face Jail Time for Wanting an Abortion

Michelle Goldberg, The Nation. April 25, 2011.

For decades now, feminists have warned about a post-Roe v. Wade world in which women are locked up for having abortions.

New Evidence Suggests Teenager's Conviction in Triple Homicide Arson Case Is Based on Junk Science

Amanda Gillooly, Matt Stroud, Justice Magazine. December 28, 2010.

New evidence supports Greg Brown’s claim that he did not commit arson or murder.

Blood in the Streets

Brave New Films, American News Project. August 6, 2008.

A gripping look at the sharp rise in urban violence across our country.

Dead Black Man Was Tasered Nine Times by White Cop

Steven D., Booman Tribune. July 22, 2008.

Who happens to like using his Taser quite a bit.