Three key factors that drive far-right political violence — and two that don’t
Rhetoric like Donald Trump’s is often a main driver.
What Nikki Haley gets wrong about the Confederate flag
It was the fight against civil rights that brought the flag back.
The Christchurch shooting suspect comes from an extreme online culture
People gather at a vigil for Christchurch shooting victims at
Should Robert Bowers, the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect, be called a terrorist?
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Almost all news coverage of the Barcelona attack mentioned terrorism. Very little coverage of Charlottesville did.
The recent attacks in Charlottesville and Barcelona both involved perpetrators
Here’s what social science can tell us about the Alexandria shootings
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The Confederate flag largely disappeared after the Civil War. The fight against civil rights brought it back.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/video/national/new-orleans-reacts-to-the-removal-of-confederate-statues/2017/05/11/2b3b9916-3684-11e7-ab03-aa29f656f13e_video.html Last week, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu oversaw the
Does the death penalty target people who are mentally ill? We checked.
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U.S. executions and death sentences dropped dramatically in 2016 — except in a few hotspots
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