Un altro giorno di morte in America. 24 ore, 10 proiettili, 10 ragazzi
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Sette è il numero di bambini e adolescenti che, di media, ogni giorno perdono la vita negli Stati Uniti per un colpo di arma da fuoco. Una cifra che non ha pari in nessun'altra nazione. Gary Younge ha scelto una data a caso, il 23 novembre 2013, per scoprire a quanti ragazzi quel giorno è toccata una simile sorte: dieci, tra Est, Ovest e la grande campagna americana. Ha cercato chi li conosceva e ha passato al setaccio le loro pagine Facebook e Twitter. Quando erano disponibili documenti - verbali, autopsie, registrazioni del 911 - li ha consultati per raccontare quelle brevi e invisibili vite. "Un altro giorno di morte in America" parla di cosa vuol dire essere genitori nei quartieri difficili, dell'onnipotenza del secondo emendamento, della distanza della politica, di come i media raccontano o ignorano gli omicidi, di morti che in alcuni casi sono solo numeri e che spesso non vengono neanche contate.
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- Pagine: 350
- Data di uscita: 05-09-2018
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The Fourth of July weekend is the time to celebrate with barbecues, fireworks, parades, and concerts. But it was disheartening to hear at least 220 people were killed and 570 others injured during the Fourth of July weekend last year. Shootings were reported in almost all fifty States. Why are
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