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Author Archives: kathiemm
When to call it a weapon of mass destruction (WMD)?
In its Criminal Complaint against accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzokhar Tsarnaev, the FBI charged him with “unlawfully using and conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction (namely, an improvised explosive device).” That is, the FBI labeled the pressure cooker … Continue reading
Violence in your backyard: Poverty in America
Recent posts have linked poverty to violence in Greece and Africa. But poverty means violence here in America, too, and the forces that breed poverty and violence can reach into every home if they are ignored. A few examples of … Continue reading
Posted in Understanding violence
Tagged Africa, Camden, child poverty, domestic violence, Greece, gun deaths, military expenditures, poverty, UNICEF, violence
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Poverty: A terrible terrorist, Part 2
By guest author Charikleia Tsatsaroni Mahatma Gandhi said, “Poverty is the worst violence.” Poverty is also a terrorist. Poverty means threats of or actual loss of jobs, loss of pensions, loss of one’s home, loss of hope. It means living … Continue reading
Posted in Human rights, Understanding violence
Tagged austerity, Charikleia Tsatsaroni, Greece, health, hope, Mahatma Gandhi, poverty, social conflict, terrorism, unemployment
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