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But to what end? The politically popular War on Drugs of the '80s has given rise to the far less sexy Cell Crunch of the '90s. Mandatory minimum sentences for minor drug crimes have stuffed the prisons to bursting with nonviolent offenders. By 1990 almost 40 states were under court...
In August 1962, when Mandela began serving his prison term, it was difficult for any political analyst to feel optimistic about the prospects for freedom in south Africa. The apartheid regime of the National Party, in power since 1948, responded to decades of nonviolent resistance with intransigence. After the 1960...
For too long, Harvard has cultivated an image of pacifism. In World War II, in Vietnam, in the Gulf War, many students didn't want to fight. The resultant impression that Harvard students are, well, studious, nonviolent wimps has actually hurt Harvard's public image.
The organization, which received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1985, has three ultimate goals: "to prevent all wars, to promote nonviolent conflict resolution, and to minimize the effects of war and preparations for war on health, development, and the environment."
As the broad language of the bill prohibits such vague nonviolent activities such as "blocking clinic entrances." it is unclear how uniformly such prohibitions will be carried out.