Exploring the decrease in gun violence in America's urban centers, with a focus on the work of violence intervention group Chicago Cred in the neighborhood of Roseland.
The absolute numbers remain troubling but a close look at statistics reveals that, across American cities, fewer people are being killed. That democracy is good for a country’s economy is taken as orthodoxy—but given the time and costs to make the transition, the reality is a bit more complicated (09:38). And why Britain’s government is in hock to the country’s hobbyists (15:38).
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