Violence

Twenty-five years following a survivor of childhood sexual trauma and abuse.

• By Nina Berman

A demonstrator holds an American flag emblazoned with the names of victims who were fatally wounded by police officers.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Protests swelled in Iraq's second-largest city this week as residents experienced power shortages and went without clean water.

• By Jack Herrera

Iraqis protest against the government and the lack of basic services outside the regional government headquarters in the southern city of Basra on September 5th, 2018.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

A collection of some of our most important and timely stories, from an interview with Al Gore about climate change to a look at a unique school improvement model that's showing promising results.

• By Pacific Standard Staff
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Yemeni children take part in a mass funeral in the northern Yemeni city of Saada for children killed in an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition last week.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Security forces respond to a stabbing attack that took place at the Adam settlement.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

President Daniel Ortega, once a celebrated rebel, now stands accused of authoritarian repression against protesters.

• By Jack Herrera

A spate of deadly bombings has killed more than 100 people at election rallies across the country.

• By Emily Moon

Nigeria is facing an escalation in clashes between farmers and herders over land use and resources that is deepening along religious and ethnic lines.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Circle up and grab a talking stick—it could save schools from violent outbursts.

• By Ashley Hackett

New research argues the answer depends in part on the color of your collar.

• By Tom Jacobs

Significant political protests have put President Daniel Ortega on uncertain political ground for the first time in over a decade.

• By Kai M. Thaler & Eric Seth Mosinger

While Facebook must improve its policies in curtailing the spread of hate speech against Muslims in Myanmar, those steps won't address the fundamental drivers of persecution and violence in the region.

• By Oren Samet

News and notes from Pacific Standard staff and contributors.

• By Pacific Standard Staff
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The debate over the potentially troubling effects of these massively popular games continues.

• By Tom Jacobs

The city has reputation for violence, but without some of the best trauma centers the situation could be much worse.

• By Eric Ferkenhoff & Darnell Little

News and notes from Pacific Standard staff and contributors.

• By Pacific Standard Staff
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A new study finds that African-American men who are victims of a violent injury often pull away from their emotional support networks as a result, making recovery that much more difficult.

• By Candace Butera

You don't have to personally play violent video games to experience their negative effects.

• By Tom Jacobs

Eight people are reported dead, and at least 15 are injured.

• By Emily Moon

Baltimore has seen a sharp spike in murders since the summer of 2015, which became its most violent year with 344 homicides. In 2016, the city saw 318 people murdered. This year is set to look even worse.

• By Baynard Woods

Right-wingers may be more culturally associated with firearms, but the left has trained for combat since the 19th century.

• By Elizabeth King

At least 200 people were killed in 24 countries last year in retaliation for standing up to environmentally destructive industrial projects.

• By Mike Gaworecki