CeaseFire founder says anti-violence strategy he launched in Chicago can fight ‘disease’ of authoritarianism

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Original Load Date May 6, 2026, 7:01 a.m.
Last Updated May 6, 2026, 7:01 a.m.
Original URL https://www.wbez.org/books/2026/05/06/ceasefire-gary-slutkin-authoritarian-iran-trump-gun-violence-chicago

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Three decades ago, Dr. Gary Slutkin took on Chicago’s violence problem with a solution he called CeaseFire, which he said would inoculate the city from the “disease” of shootings as he did with public health emergencies like AIDS. Now he’s applying the same thinking to an even broader problem: gove...