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Mythbuster: U.S. Much Safer Than Many Peer Nations
Narrative Analysis: Glittering Generalities
Conventional wisdom holds that the United States is the most violent and dangerous nation in the developed world. This dark view is frequently invoked by conservatives to demand stronger penalties for
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· Jun 22, 2026
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· Jul 1, 2026
Inequality Is Shortening American Lives
The US incarcerates more people than almost any country on Earth. Meanwhile, pharma executives, Wall Street bankers, and fossil fuel companies escape meaningful accountability for harms that have killed far more Americans than street crime ever has.
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· Jul 5, 2026
Illinois’ 10 Most Dangerous Cities, New Data Reveals
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· Jun 29, 2026
The changing landscape of impaired driving and how law enforcement is trying to catch up
Fewer people are reaching for a glass of wine or a cocktail. Yet, the roads aren’t necessarily getting safer – in fact, keeping them safe is getting more complicated.
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· Jul 1, 2026
Boston trending away from safest major city to crime-ridden Chicago 'garbage,' police union leader says
BOSTON — Mayor Michelle Wu has touted Boston as the “safest major city” in America for two years, but the city’s largest police union says the recent spate of violence and attack on cops has it trending more toward Chicago’s lawlessness....
Nepal News
· Jul 2, 2026
हर्मुजमा अमेरिकी भूमिकाप्रति इरानको आपत्ति
काठमाडौँ। इरानले पर्सियन खाडी र हर्मुज जलमार्गको सुरक्षा व्यवस्थामा अमेरिकी नेतृत्व स्वीकार्य नभएको स्पष्ट गर्दै क्षेत्रीय सुरक्षा बाह्य सैन्य गठबन्धनबाट नभई सम्बन्धित देशहरूले नै सुनिश्चित गर्नुपर्ने अडान दोहोर्याएको छ। इरानका कानूनी तथा अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय मामिलासम्बन्धी उपविदेशमन्त्री काजेम गरिबाबादीले बहराइनमा सम्पन्न अमेरिकी नेतृत्वको क्षेत्रीय सुरक्षा सम्मेलनको आलोचना गर्दै यस्तो धारणा सार्वजनिक गरेका हुन्। गरिबाबादीले सामाजिक सञ्जाल एक्समार्फत []
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