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On AlterNet: violence

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "violence"

It Will Take More Than Franken's Amendment to End the Military's Culture of Violence Against Women

It Will Take More Than Franken's Amendment to End the Military's Culture of Violence Against Women

Lucinda Marshall, Feminist Peace Network AlterNet: PEEK. October 7, 2009.
It only addresses a small part of the continuing blatant disregard for women's human rights as a result of U.S. military actions.

Right-Wing Media Send Their Mobs of Crazy Fans to Go After Private Citizens -- Including Kids

Right-Wing Media Send Their Mobs of Crazy Fans to Go After Private Citizens -- Including Kids

Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America. September 30, 2009.
The right-wing is igniting the crazies by pushing them to snoop on everyday people.

Facebook Poll Asks If Obama Should Be Killed

Facebook Poll Asks If Obama Should Be Killed

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. September 28, 2009.
Terrible.

A Day in the Life of an Abortion Clinic Escort

A Day in the Life of an Abortion Clinic Escort

Anonymous, RH Reality Check. September 28, 2009.
Every day that our doors are open to women seeking abortions, the sidewalk in front of our clinic is occupied by stalkers, harassers, and creeps.

Newsflash: Bill Maher Is Sexist and Annoying

Newsflash: Bill Maher Is Sexist and Annoying

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. September 15, 2009.
Maher seems to think that physically assaulting women is a super funny joke.

More Officials Threatened Over Health Reform

More Officials Threatened Over Health Reform

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. August 13, 2009.
Maybe GOP/conservative leaders should consider curtailing the lies a little, and scale back on the most vile attacks.

Human Rights Violations Persist in Honduras

Human Rights Violations Persist in Honduras

Greg Grandin, AlterNet. July 28, 2009.
A preliminary human rights report shows censorship, intimidation and murder.

Iran Had a Democracy Before We Took It Away

Iran Had a Democracy Before We Took It Away

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. June 23, 2009.
Iranians do not need or want us to teach them about liberty and representative government. It is we who need to be taught.

Pledge Your Support For Women's Health Providers

Pledge Your Support For Women's Health Providers

Ms. Magazine, June 22, 2009.
The newest rash of right-wing violence reminds us that we must be sturdy in our support for women's reproductive rights.

Iran's Balance of Power Has Been Upended -- Is the Country Teetering Toward Civil War?

Iran's Balance of Power Has Been Upended -- Is the Country Teetering Toward Civil War?

Robert Dreyfuss, The Nation. June 18, 2009.
Things are ugly now. But they could rapidly get a lot uglier, more violent, and more civil war-like. Will opposition maintain its momentum?

It’s STILL Time to Defend Reproductive Freedoms

It’s STILL Time to Defend Reproductive Freedoms

FeministCampus.org, June 15, 2009.
As right-wing violence increases, it's even more important to fight for reproductive liberties.

Is Bill O'Reilly Spawning Killers?

Is Bill O'Reilly Spawning Killers?

Nathan Robinson, AlterNet. June 4, 2009.
O'Reilly turns political spats into "moral" crusades and his opponents into monsters -- an extremist worldview that leads to violence.

Hard Times for Women Living on the Edge: Economic Anxieties Send Domestic-Abuse Rates Soaring

Hard Times for Women Living on the Edge: Economic Anxieties Send Domestic-Abuse Rates Soaring

Nick Turse, Tomdispatch.com. May 11, 2009.
Even in good times, life for poor working women can be an obstacle-filled struggle to get by. In an economic crisis, it can be hell.

Armed Revolt in the Obama Era? Right-Wing Gun Nuts Share Their Paranoid Worldview

Armed Revolt in the Obama Era? Right-Wing Gun Nuts Share Their Paranoid Worldview

Max Blumenthal, The Daily Beast. May 1, 2009.
Gun show enthusiasts make it abundantly clear why they're stocking up on firepower.

'I Was Raped' Should Horrify -- But Our Culture Has Stripped the Word of Its Power

'I Was Raped' Should Horrify -- But Our Culture Has Stripped the Word of Its Power

Mikki Halpin, AlterNet. April 29, 2009.
"Rape" is used to describe experiences such as a sports loss or being on the losing end of a business deal. This drains the word of meaning.

Fox News' Unhinged, Irrational Obama Attacks Stir up Violent Right-Wing Militants

Fox News' Unhinged, Irrational Obama Attacks Stir up Violent Right-Wing Militants

Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America. April 22, 2009.
Paranoid anti-government radicals used to have to rely on crude, inefficient methods of communication. Now they have Fox News.

Hey, Anderson Cooper -- Stop Stoking Racist Fears About Mexican Drug Cartels Invading U.S. Cities

Hey, Anderson Cooper -- Stop Stoking Racist Fears About Mexican Drug Cartels Invading U.S. Cities

Melissa del Bosque, Texas Observer. April 20, 2009.
TV spin-meisters claim that violence from Mexico's drug trade threatens to spill over into the U.S. This is pure fear mongering.

Religious Right Group Claims Same Sex Marriage Leads to Mass Murder

Religious Right Group Claims Same Sex Marriage Leads to Mass Murder

David Corn, Mother Jones. April 10, 2009.
Recent acts of gun violence, they claim, are the poisoned fruit of the push for gay marriage.

Report: Gunman Kills Three Pittsburgh Police; Recently Laid Off and Expecting Obama to Ban Guns

Report: Gunman Kills Three Pittsburgh Police; Recently Laid Off and Expecting Obama to Ban Guns

Staff, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. April 4, 2009.
Another tragedy unfolds.

Untested Rape Kits Sit in Cold Storage

Untested Rape Kits Sit in Cold Storage

Amy Goodwin, Ms. Magazine. March 27, 2009.
With huge backlogs of evidence untested, rapists who could have been caught remain free.

"My Life": Kashmiri Woman Speaks Out

Fatima Sultan Syed, World Pulse. March 2, 2009.
Fatima Sultan Syed pierces the shroud obscuring one of the world's most enduring conflicts -- a brutal 60-year dispute over her homeland of Kashmir.

A Planet on the Brink: Economic Crash Will Fuel Social Unrest

A Planet on the Brink: Economic Crash Will Fuel Social Unrest

Michael T. Klare, Tomdispatch.com. February 24, 2009.
Governments across the planet are preparing for a surge of violent protests from economic upheaval. Wars may follow.

Immigrants Scapegoated as Economy Teeters

Immigrants Scapegoated as Economy Teeters

Nastassja Hoffet, IPS News. January 28, 2009.
Violence against immigrants is on the rise, fueled by hateful rhetoric and economic anxieties.

MLK: Why I Cannot Be Silent

MLK: Why I Cannot Be Silent

Martin Luther King, Jr., AlterNet. January 19, 2009.
As we face possible military escalation in Afghanistan, Pakistan and elsewhere, King's speech against the Vietnam war is more relevant than ever.

Body Count Nation

Body Count Nation

Tom Engelhardt, Tomdispatch.com. January 8, 2009.
Judging by our wars, we're not much more advanced than ancient civilizations.