On AlterNet: tuscon

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Only Days After Giffords Shooting, Packed Gun Show Puts Deadly Firepower on Display

David Holthouse, Media Matters for America. January 25, 2011.

"The second amendment ain't about duck hunting," says attendant of the 2011 SHOT Show.

AlterNet's Adele Stan and Cenk Uygur Talk Tea Party and Violence on The Young Turks TV

Cenk Uygur, deleted, The Young Turks. January 14, 2011.

A political climate steeped in violent rhetoric can only increase the chances of violent attacks on citizens and elected politicians.

Vision: Will We Heed President Obama's Call for a More Empathic Society?

Jeremy Rifkin, AlterNet. January 13, 2011.

We need to "sharpen our instincts for empathy" so that we can become a more civil people.

Arizona Superintendent Uses 'I Have a Dream' Speech To Justify Ethnic Studies Ban; Students Fight Back

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. May 13, 2010.

Hatemongers in Arizona are now taking aim at kids by trying to kill a program that's bolstered academic achievement by Latino students.

Home Invasions and Kidnappings from the Mexican Drug War Explode into the U.S.

Randal C. Archibold, The New York Times. March 31, 2009.

A rash of shootings in Vancouver, British Columbia, kidnappings in Phoenix, brutal assaults in Birmingham, Ala., are tied to the drug cartel violence.