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We Must Pull Together or Be Pulled Apart

14. October 2006

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We Must Pull Together or Be Pulled Apart

By focusing on individuals, the medical system dissipates the class rage that propels social change.

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Guantanamo Madness

29. September 2006

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Guantanamo Madness

What's the definition of social insanity? Treating torture as normal and branding the victim's reactions as abnormal.

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The Myth of Scarcity

1. January 1999

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The Myth of Scarcity

The myth of scarcity is used to limit majority access to medical and social services. In reality, society has more than enough resources to meet human needs.

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The Crime of Punishment

1. August 1997

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The Crime of Punishment

In Violence: Our Deadly Epidemic and its Causes, James Gilligan dismantles the myths that most crimes are violent, that most violence is illegal, that most perpetrators are male, that most victims are female, and that violence will diminish if more criminals are imprisoned or executed.

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