Violence - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/violence/?source=rss&aim=violence en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:06:00 PDT The tragic story of LaVena Johnson Kate Harding Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/06/27/lavena_johnson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/06/27/lavena_johnson/index.html?source=rss More disturbing evidence that women in the military sometimes face more danger from their fellow soldiers than from their enemies. Supreme Court gun ruling could backfire By Mike Madden Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/27/scotus_guns/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/27/scotus_guns/index.html?source=rss John McCain used the high court's decision to blast away at Barack Obama -- but it could make Obama's campaign more bulletproof. Flagging America's racial divide By Louis Bayard Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/04/28/old_glory/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/04/28/old_glory/index.html?source=rss An infamous 1976 photo captured a violent encounter between white Bostonians and a black lawyer during an anti-busing rally. A new book explains why this image continues to haunt and define us. The Dalai Lama's moment of truth By Erich Follath and Wieland Wagner Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/03/24/tibet/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/03/24/tibet/index.html?source=rss His Holiness struggles to defuse mounting violence between Tibet and China. "I would make filling the stomach of the people my utmost priority" Lynn Harris Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/03/04/iraq_women_report/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/03/04/iraq_women_report/index.html?source=rss Report: Without improvement of conditions for women and families, peace in Iraq will remain "perilously out of reach." Running for their lives By Thilo Thielke Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/02/14/kenya_runners/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/02/14/kenya_runners/index.html?source=rss Kenya's long-distance runners are moving targets in a recent outburst of ethnic violence -- two have been murdered and many more fear death. Rape on the rise in Kenya Lynn Harris Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/01/23/kenya_rapes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/01/23/kenya_rapes/index.html?source=rss Women and girls -- and men and boys -- under attack in violent "culture of impunity." King Kaufman's Sports Daily By King Kaufman Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/11/28/wednesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/11/28/wednesday/index.html?source=rss Sean Taylor killing: A grief counselor talks about how teammates and fans can gain "control" after a senseless tragedy. What's so funny about abusive girlfriends? Carol Lloyd Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/10/25/girlfriends/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/10/25/girlfriends/index.html?source=rss News about women's role in domestic violence inspires comedy, as well as cries in defense of men. Pit bulls are innocent By Ken Foster Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/08/20/pit_bulls/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/08/20/pit_bulls/index.html?source=rss State proposals to ban pit bulls reflect society's worst fears and prejudices. As the Michael Vick scandal has made clear, it is humans and not the dogs who are the criminals. Her sexy T-shirt says "Kitty Not Happy" -- is that OK at work? By Cary Tennis Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/06/14/kitty_not_happy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/06/14/kitty_not_happy/index.html?source=rss I know this young woman has problems at home, but I think she might need a good slapping! Why women stay with abusers Carol Lloyd Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/06/11/abuse/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/06/11/abuse/index.html?source=rss A new book argues abusers employ the same type of "coercive control" used on kidnap victims and slaves. Native American victims of violence Lynn Harris Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/04/25/native_american_violence/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/04/25/native_american_violence/index.html?source=rss Amnesty International: Women on reservations have huge levels of assault, little access to recourse. I heart Bob Herbert Tracy Clark-Flory Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/04/23/herbert/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/04/23/herbert/index.html?source=rss The columnist covers sexism in the NYPD and the misogyny of violence. All in a week's work. King Kaufman's Sports Daily Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/04/17/tuesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/04/17/tuesday/index.html?source=rss How the trivial world of sports matters, even in the wake of a tragedy like the Virginia Tech massacre. My dad threatened to shoot us all and chop us into pieces By Cary Tennis Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/04/04/filicide/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/04/04/filicide/index.html?source=rss I'm not sure how much filial devotion I owe my father, now that he's talking about buying a rifle. A fellow law student broke my nose and joked about it on Facebook By Cary Tennis Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/03/30/battered_law_student/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/03/30/battered_law_student/index.html?source=rss I am humiliated and outraged and don't know what to do. King Kaufman's Sports Daily Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/12/19/tuesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/12/19/tuesday/index.html?source=rss The real culprit behind brawls like Saturday's in New York is childish whining about running up the score. Pentagon reports Iraq violence at highest level Alex Koppelman Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/12/18/iraq_attacks/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/12/18/iraq_attacks/index.html?source=rss The weekly average of attacks in Iraq over the past four months is worse than at any point since the transfer of sovereignty, Congress was told today. What else we're reading Carol Lloyd Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/10/12/what_else/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/10/12/what_else/index.html?source=rss Madonna in Malawi, the war on children, cat poop affects babies' sex and more! U.K. to outlaw violent porn after woman's death Tracy Clark-Flory Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/09/01/violent_porn/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/09/01/violent_porn/index.html?source=rss Critics argue that the U.K.'s criminalization of violent porn does more harm than good. Streets of ire By Sarah Karnasiewicz Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/08/25/summer_violence/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/08/25/summer_violence/index.html?source=rss This summer, cities across the U.S. have reported frightening surges in youth violence. After a decade-long reprieve, what's gone wrong? All unquiet on the eastern front By Mitchell Prothero Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/06/14/afghanistan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/06/14/afghanistan/index.html?source=rss With Afghans enraged by a worsening security situation and the West's failure to improve their lives, Afghanistan is in danger of falling back into violent chaos. Campus cruelties By Erin Sullivan Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/05/01/duke_rape/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/05/01/duke_rape/index.html?source=rss At Duke a decade ago, I got a glimpse of ugly male pack behavior I've never forgotten. Now I wonder about what my own small boys might do. Girls haven't gone that bad Lynn Harris Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2005/11/02/girls_violence_stats/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2005/11/02/girls_violence_stats/index.html?source=rss And if they have, it's not the fault of feminism.