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Violence

Close-up of Uber CEO Travis Kalanick wearing a tuxedo at a Vanity Fair event.

Leaked Documents Show How Uber Embraced Violence to Achieve Its Corporate Ambitions

A trove of new leaked Uber documents shows just how far executives went to expand the company, encouraging management to embrace violence in order to advance their corporate ambitions.
By Courtney Vinopal

The Stars of ‘Veep’ Reckon With a Series Finale in the Age of Trump

The hit HBO show about a hapless, power-hungry leader is almost over, but our dark collective reality rages on.
By Helen Holmes

BAM’s Reimagining of ‘La Susanna’ Casts a Scholarly Eye on Sexual Violence

In this modern interpretation of the 1681 work, the female characters take control.
By Helen Holmes
The person who merely reacts to violence—who is unwilling to meet their assailant on an even playing field when their own safety demands it—is always at a disadvantage.

To Avoid Being a Victim of Violence, You Need to Learn How to Use It

By Tim Larkin
A counter protester argues with a man after a march to the 'Free Speech Rally' on Boston Common on August 19, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Warning Signs of Mass Violence—in the US?

By Max Pensky and Nadia Rubaii
An Iraqi PMF fighter June 20, 2017 on the Iraq-Syria border in Nineveh, Iraq. The PMF have pushed Islamic State militants from the north-western Iraq border strip back into Syria.

How Corporate Strategy Can Help Fight Violent Extremism

By Mina Chang
American Revolutionary War reenactors fire musket blanks during the annual St. Patrick's Day parade in South Boston, Massachusetts, on March 19, 2017.

Is the United States on the Brink of a Political Revolution?

By Sam Harris
I was first punched in my late teens, playing football at the rec.

Punches: Reflections on Being Punched

By Tom Mitchell
Richard Spencer needs a new funding stream.

Before You Cheer the Attack on Richard Spencer, Consider the Strategy

By Michael Malice
Baraka

Baraka Announces ‘24 Hours of Peace’ for Newark

By Alyana Alfaro
LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 15: Jordan Clarkson Stops By E3 To Check Out 'Call Of Duty: Infinite Warfare' at Los Angeles Convention Center on June 15, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.

Stop Freaking Out About Violence in Video Games

By Brady Dale
A pedestrian shelters from the rain beneath a Union flag themed umbrella as they walk near the Big Ben clock face and the Elizabeth Tower at the Houses of Parliament in central London on June 25, 2016, following the pro-Brexit result of the UK's EU referendum vote.

Expect More Violence in the Post-Brexit UK

By Dr. Maha Hosain Aziz
Huckster University.

Trump Rally Rancor and Everything Else

By Joe Lapointe
Patrick Stewart and his posse in Green Room.

‘Green Room’ Creator Jeremy Saulnier on Skinheads, Ultra-Violence and Patrick Stewart

By Drew Grant
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks as he attends his campaign rally at the Sunset Cove Amphitheater on March 13, 2016 in Boca Raton, Florida. Trump continues to campaign before the March 15 Florida primary.

Trump Sings, Rubio Is Shocked and Kasich Won’t ‘Wallow in the Mud’

By Joe Lapointe
A man reads an article about drug lord Joaquin Guzman, aka "El Chapo", showing a picture of him (R) and US actor Sean Penn, on the website of Rolling Stone magazine, in Mexico City, on January 10, 2016. The Hollywood-worthy recapture of "El Chapo" took a stunning turn Sunday as authorities sought to question Penn over his interview with the Mexican drug kingpin. A federal official told AFP that the attorney general's office wants to talk with Penn and Mexican actress Kate del Castillo about their secretive meeting with Guzman in October, three months before his capture on January 8. AFP PHOTO / ALFREDO ESTRELLA / AFP / ALFREDO ESTRELLA (Photo credit should read ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP/Getty Images)

Why Did Sean Penn Whitewash the Crimes of a Violent Drug Kingpin?

By Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
(Courtesy Getty Images)

Censored: China Shuts Down Art Exhibit About Rape

By Guelda Voien
Artist Antonio Ramos; Image courtesy of a fundraising site, YouCaring.com, raising monies for his family.

Street Artist Shot to Death While Painting Anti-Violence Mural in Oakland

By Guelda Voien
CHICAGO, IL - SEPTEMBER 28: Police officers secure a shooting scene where 5 people were reported to have been shot, including an 11-month-old infant, on September 28, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. Chicago, like many major cities in the United States, has experienced a surge in shootings this year. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Hidden Agendas Delegitimize Israel—and Black Lives

By Paul Miller
Demonstrators take part in a rally against gun violence on March 21, 2013 in the Harlem neighborhood of the Manhattan borough of New York City. The group Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America as well as gun violence victims, youth organizations, healthcare workers, unions, elected officials, faith leaders and artists demonstrated to promote New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's NY SAFE Act as a national model for federal gun control legislation. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

The New Squeegee Man

By The Editors
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 29: People view the sunrise at the newly built One World Observatory at One World Trade Center on the day it opens to the public on May 29, 2015 in New York City. The observation deck sits atop the 104-story skyscraper at the former site of the Twin Towers and is expected to become one of Manhattan's top tourist attractions. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Afternoon Bulletin: Are WTC Observatory Tickets a Fair Deal?

By James Constant
NYPD officers. (Photo: DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)

NYC Is Going to the Dogs

By Lisa Schiffren

The Last Jews of France

By Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

A Million Muslim March

By Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
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