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World’s deadliest inventor: Mikhail Kalashnikov and his AK-47
By Richard Gunderman, Indiana University What is the deadliest weapon of the 20th century? Perhaps you think first of the…
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AMERICAS
Mormons in Mexico: A brief history of polygamy, cartel violence and faith
By Rebecca Janzen, University of South Carolina Nine members of a prominent Mormon family in northern Mexico, all women and…
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Ending violence, exploitation, ecological destruction and war: Creating a culture of peace
The date 11 November is well known and commemorated in many parts of the world because it marks the Armistice…
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OPINION
Human violence: Pervasive, multi-dimensional and extinction-threatening
Violence is pervasive throughout human society and it has a vast range of manifestations. Moreover, some of these manifestations –…
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Gandhi’s 150th birthday: A little-remembered philosopher translated the Mahatma’s ideas of nonviolence for Americans
By John Charles Wooding, University of Massachusetts Lowell October this year marks Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birthday. One of the 20th…
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The limited mind: Why fear is driving humanity to extinction
By Robert J. Burrowes I have previously written many articles describing one or more aspects of the dysfunctional nature of…
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OPINION
The disintegrated mind: The greatest threat to human survival on Earth
By Robert J. Burrowes Like many people who have struggled to understand why human beings are driving the sixth mass…
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AMERICAS
University of North Carolina at Charlotte shooting has these things in common with other campus shootings
ByJillian Peterson, Hamline University and James Densley, Metropolitan State University The April 30 shooting at the University of North Carolina…
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AMERICAS
Shutting down social media does not reduce violence, but rather fuels it
ByJan Rydzak, Stanford University In the wake of a series of coordinated attacks that claimed more than 250 lives on…
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Central American women fleeing violence experience more trauma after seeking asylum
ByLaurie C. Heffron, St. Edward’s University The number of Central American women who make difficult, often harrowing, journeys to the…
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