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Melting pot of blood: With the insurgency boiling over and sectarian strife spreading, ethnic divisions threaten to derail the new Iraqi government.; By Juan Cole May 6, 2005
The myth of media violence: Contrary to the moralistic claims of Hillary Clinton and others, bloody video games and movies are not a major cause of crime. But they are a powerful drug we don't understand.; By Andrew O'Hehir Mar 17, 2005
Grand Death Auto: Two kids, 13 and 15, killed an innocent highway motorist. Was a violent computer game responsible -- or their sad lives?; By David Kushner Feb 22, 2005
Vote and/or die: Braving death, a few Shiites hit the streets to turn out the vote -- and inspire one flag-waving Iraqi to welcome an American reporter.; By Mitchell Prothero Jan 29, 2005
King Kaufman's Sports Daily: The NBA was right to throw the book at Ron Artest, but the pent-up rage behind last week's string of violent incidents in sports remains.; Nov 22, 2004
King Kaufman's Sports Daily: The Pistons, the Lakers, Larry Brown and Detroit's reputation for celebratory violence: The readers write.; Jun 17, 2004
King Kaufman's Sports Daily: As the latest victim of a cheap shot begins his long recovery, stand by for some bogus anti-violence posturing from the NHL.; Mar 11, 2004
Innocence abroad: Anti-irony crusader Jedediah Purdy, back from the Middle East, talks about terrorism, violence, the Calvinist heritage of Las Vegas and his new book about America's role in the world.; By David Bowman Mar 4, 2003
Tell me something I don't know: Violent fans, pot-smoking players -- why do the sports media seem shocked by the obvious and predictable?; By Keith Olbermann Sep 26, 2002
Bloody ice: The NHL could crack down on the violence that's wrecking hockey -- but it doesn't want to, and neither do its fans.; By Allen Barra May 15, 2002
The ultimate violation: Two writers -- a philosopher and a working-class Southern man -- describe the horror of violent rape and their long journeys back from darkness.; By Charles Taylor May 8, 2002
What family values?: The director of the Child Witness to Violence Project argues that President Bush isn't doing enough for kids who see too much.; By Janelle Brown Feb 25, 2002
Eve Ensler: "Afghanistan is everywhere": The novelist, playwright and activist behind "The Vagina Monologues" talks about gender apartheid, the dangerous shedding of burqas and the seeds of violence we've begun to sow.; By Janelle Brown Nov 26, 2001
Islam: Religion of the sword?: Unlike Christianity or Judaism, Islam's religious history is inseparable from its conquests -- which is why the concept of holy war lives on today.; By Richard D. Connerney Oct 11, 2001
Slo-mo gore, John Woo style: In the hit computer game Max Payne, death comes with a cost: Your own tortured soul.; By Wagner James Au Aug 24, 2001
Cincinnati's killer cops: By Earl Ofari Hutchinson; Apr 17, 2001
Banning the bullies: In the wake of school shootings, state legislatures are considering laws to crack down on harassment and violence in schools. How will they tell the bullies from the victims?; By Fiona Morgan Mar 15, 2001
Deadly consequences: "Zero tolerance" policies to stop youth violence may actually make schools less safe, an expert says.; By Fiona Morgan Mar 9, 2001
Making sense of the shooting at Santana High: Readers respond to Salon's coverage of the latest high school tragedy.; Mar 7, 2001
Been there, done that: The Santana High School shooting was terrifying. The students' response was chilling.; By Chris Colin Mar 6, 2001
The rap against Puff Daddy: Sean "Puffy" Combs claims he's been targeted by prosecutors for being a young, black celebrity -- but that celebrity is built on a criminal image.; By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Feb 6, 2001
Badass girls on film: Is it a good thing when women beat the crap out of men at the movies?; By Gina Arnold Jan 22, 2001
Shooting dad: Childhood gunplay left me unarmed and dangerous.; By Jeff Taylor Dec 22, 2000
Good blood: A new book says the violence of great movies, from "The Wild Bunch" to "The Matrix," has a beauty that can't be denied.; By Charles Taylor Dec 11, 2000
Is nothing sacred?: It turns out that reading aloud to your child is a violent act.; By Amy Halloran Oct 30, 2000

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