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The History and Possible Future of Urban Violence in America
America's last massive civil disturbance took place in Los Angeles in 1992, but urban decay continues in many cities. Also, the global battle against AIDS, and Turkey's voters support a party with Islamic leanings.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenAmerica's last massive civil disturbance took place in Los Angeles in 1992, but urban decay continues in many cities. What does it take to trigger a riot? Why do they often occur during wartime? What's the state of American cities today? Also, the global battle against AIDS and, on Reporter's Notebook, despite Turkey's tradition of secular government, voters support a party with Islamic leanings.
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Read the story6 minThe History and Possible Future of Urban Violence in America
Forty years ago, widespread violence broke out in Detroit and Newark, just as it had two years before in Rochester, Philadelphia and Los Angeles. Civil unrest caused deaths, injuries and property damage in other cities during the next few years, but Los Angeles, which still showed scars from the Watts Riots of 1965, broke all the records in 1992.
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Since the government of Turkey was founded in 1923, it has been rigorously secular. The military has enforced that tradition by deposing four elected governments. Yesterday's election was forced by a secular establishment unhappy with the religious leanings of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. But far from punishing Erdogan…
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