Violence Archives - Page 10 of 15

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Use of Force

Law Enforcement in the United States

July 26, 2017 • by Louis Colombo

On July 6, 2016, at the age of 32, Philando Castile was shot dead in his car in what should have been a routine traffic stop. Although the officer involved in the shooting was charged with manslaughter and reckless discharge of a firearm, he was acquitted of all charges on ...

Education

Myths on the Body

What Candice Jackson would know about sexual consent if she read the research

July 24, 2017 • by Ali Shames-Dawson

The recent Title IX Listening Sessions of July 13 2017 sponsored by U. S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has prompted this week's forum at Public Seminar. As part of the process, Secretary DeVos also hosted men's rights activists who champion the cause of individuals claiming to be falsely ...

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Remember the Bastille

Terror, Terrorism, and Jihadist Capitalism

July 18, 2017 • by Liz Scheer

Introduction: Terror and Terrorism On Friday, June 19th, a man rammed into a police car on the Champs Elysses. Though the driver died before he could carry out further violence, it was evident that his intention was to commit a larger-scale attack; inside the incinerated vehicle, investigators found explosives, ammunition, and ...

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In this Uncontainable Night

Notes from Jerusalem and the Occupied West Bank

June 27, 2017 • by Judy Roth

This is the beginning of my tenth year thinking about and witnessing the impact of occupation on Israeli and Palestinian families and, to some extent, on those of us living further away. And a question hovers that I cannot avoid: What lingers? What lingers are the “uncontainable nights”[1] of incursion and ...

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In the Wake of the Manchester Attack

Terrorism’s assault on the young

June 20, 2017 • by Walied Ali

On the 22nd of May 2017, the city of Manchester in the United Kingdom became the new front line of the war against terror. At the conclusion of a concert by American singer, Ariana Grande, a 22 year old suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance of the Manchester ...

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Hanged at Sunrise

The Impossible Ethics of the “Homeland”

May 31, 2017 • by Lisa Aslanian

Nicholas Brody, one of the central characters of the popular and critically acclaimed drama Homeland, is a third generation United States Marine. Called Brody by his friends, Brody’s entire character is created around and through the interrelated issues of drones, torture and jihad. As the drama unfolds, Brody becomes a ...

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When Fascists Break into Parliament

A Reflection on the Crisis in Skopje

May 19, 2017 • by Elena Gagovska

When fascists break into your country’s parliament you feel like you’ve been talking about right-wing populism in academic settings for far too long. You feel like you’ve been talking about the causes and the cures of something just getting underway in the West, all while this is the only kind of ...

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Venezuela Under Dictatorship

An urgent note regarding recent developments in Venezuela

April 25, 2017 • by Ricardo Isea

After several months of political apathy, Venezuela is experiencing a massive popular uprising since April 4th. Over the last three weeks, almost daily, a wave of mass anti-government protests has exploded in major cities of the country, reaching its zenith on April 19. Hundreds of thousands of people have poured ...

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Putin May Have Bombed His Own Metro

It is not unthinkable. He’s done it before.

April 19, 2017 • by Jordan Luber

There was a vile terrorist attack in Russia on April 3rd, 2017. Some coward who believes his cause is greater than human life put a bomb on a metro car. It exploded while the car was in transit, passing between two of the busiest stations in St. Petersburg. A blast ...

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Fly the Angry Skies

Airline Travel and the Militarization of Everyday Spaces

April 14, 2017 • by Claire Potter

Yes, he was threatening me with detention and a strip search. What had I done? I hadn't lost my temper. Not yet, at any rate. I hadn't even sighed or rolled my eyes. I had, however, explained that I was late for my flight and needed to be searched and released ...

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Seeing Rikers, Closing Rikers

Making Incarceration Visible

April 11, 2017 • by Julia Foulkes

A year ago the New School hosted the opening of States of Incarceration, an exhibition created by hundreds of students and people directly affected by incarceration. Organized through the Humanities Action Lab, a consortium of 20 universities, the exhibition details the history of imprisonment in the U.S by a close ...

Democracy

Aristotelian Reflections on President Trump’s Unauthorized Missile Strikes in Syria

The opposite of cowardice is rashness, and courage the mean between

April 8, 2017 • by Michael Weinman

Earlier in the same work, while concluding his general discussion of virtue and vice, Aristotle refers to the famous story of Odysseus facing the original “rock and a hard place” dilemma. Odysseus knows that he has no choice but to pass through the middle of the whirlpool and a ferocious ...