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Aug 05

Analysis: Why it’s time to stop blaming video games for real-world violence

By Christopher J. Ferguson, The Conversation

"There is no evidence to support these claims that violent media and real-world violence are connected."…

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Jun 04

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Where inmates and mothers of murder victims are coming together

By Maya Trabulsi, KPBS

Mothers with a Message is an organization of bereaved parents who have lost children to homicide. Members visit prisons to tell their stories of grief to inmates, with the goal of breaking down the walls between victim and offender. Maya…

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Apr 17

Coverage of mass killings is bad for mental health — yet makes people seek more

By Nsikan Akpan

Consuming media coverage of mass killings, whether via news or social media, creates a self-perpetuating cycle of mental distress, according to a new study.

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Apr 17

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How survivors of Columbine are coping, 20 years later

It has been nearly 20 years since the first mass school shooting in the U.S. -- the shocking tragedy at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, on April 20, 1999. As a “credible” threat closed Columbine and hundreds of other…

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Apr 17

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What we have learned, 20 years after Columbine

How are those closest to the Columbine school shooting observing its 20th anniversary? Coni Sanders’ father, David, was a teacher and coach at Columbine and the only adult killed -- but not before he warned hundreds of students to safety.

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Apr 11

This photographer chronicles what gun violence looks like, for those who survive

By Elizabeth Flock

Photographer Kathy Schorr has photographed 101 survivors of gun violence across America, many of them in the locations where they were shot.

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Mar 07

How Gwendolyn Brooks’ poetry is connecting Emmett Till with the violence in Chicago today

By Elizabeth Flock

Some worry that poet Gwendolyn Brooks is in danger of being forgotten. “The Golden Shovel Anthology,” a new book of poems honoring Brooks, seeks to make sure that doesn’t happen.

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Dec 26

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After another bloody weekend in Chicago, a look at the city’s violence epidemic

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It was yet another bloody holiday weekend in Chicago; five more people were also shot Monday morning, bringing the 3-day toll to nearly 50. To examine why violence is so entrenched in the city and to see how residents are…

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Dec 20

Can a poem make the world a better place by documenting the darknesses around us?

By Mary Jo Brooks

Daniel Borzutzky's newest poetry collection, “The Performance of Becoming Human” feature themes of economic and political dysfunction. The collection was recently awarded the National Book Award for poetry.

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Sep 26

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South Sudan’s violent summer, alleged corruption according to the nation’s vice president

By PBS NewsHour

A recent investigation into corruption among South Sudan’s top leaders alleged that the country’s president, former vice president and military generals have been involved in insider deals. The country’s new vice president, Taban Deng Gai, speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about…

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