Dr. Kathleen Belew, ‘Thoughts and Prayers: America in the Age of Mass Violence’

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“In 2024…the number of children and teachers killed in school shootings surpassed not only military, but active police duty deaths. So our entire carceral and military apparatus had fewer fatalities than children and tea...

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