A French mayor received bullets in the mail after giving an interview about wanting to marry and adopt children
Katie Mcdonough Friday, May 3, 2013 3:28 PM UTC
Life France, Gay Marriage, Violence
When did the definitions of these terms come to hinge on the perpetrator's weapon of choice?
Marissa Brostoff, Jacobin Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 12:00 PM UTC
Social Jacobin, Dzokhar Tsarnaev, Guns
Protests took an angry and sometimes violent turn after France became the 14th country to legalize gay marraige VIDEO
Katie Mcdonough Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013 12:46 PM UTC
Life Video, Gay Marriage
I know the unfathomable grief that Martin Richard's parents must be feeling. I lost my daughter to a bomb, too
Kathleen Aniol Treanor Friday, Apr 19, 2013 11:45 AM UTC
Life Boston Bombings, Life stories
The unnamed relative also alleges that Nancy Lanza considered suing the school for turning a blind eye to the abuse
Katie Mcdonough Sunday, Apr 14, 2013 3:11 PM UTC
Life Adam Lanza, Sandy Hook
In a gun debate dominated by men, one person finally transcended it by speaking directly to black mothers
Edward Wyckoff Williams Thursday, Apr 11, 2013 8:25 PM UTC
News Michelle Obama, Black women, Guns
The song is an attempt to set things right with his family and speak out against violence VIDEO
Prachi Gupta Tuesday, Apr 2, 2013 9:54 PM UTC
Entertainment Video, drake, snoop lion
He draws bloody eyeballs and wants to stomp heads
Cary Tennis Wednesday, Mar 20, 2013 12:00 AM UTC
Life Since You Asked, Family, Violence
Jane Campion's gripping series stars "Mad Men's" Elisabeth Moss, who joins TV's cadre of tough female characters
Willa Paskin Monday, Mar 18, 2013 7:55 PM UTC
Entertainment top of the lake, jane campion
An egregious new report on Sandy Hook shooter Adam Lanza treats video-game players like the scum of the earth
Andrew Leonard Monday, Mar 18, 2013 5:40 PM UTC
Technology Adam Lanza, Sandy Hook, gamers
Harriet McNeill will hold the Department of Education accountable for failing to protect her daughter from a bully
Katie Mcdonough Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013 2:53 PM UTC
Life Bullying, Violence, Mental health
Police confiscated NRA field rep Richard D’Alauro's 39 firearms after a domestic disturbance involving his ex-wife
Katie Mcdonough Thursday, Mar 7, 2013 1:47 PM UTC
Life Guns, NRA, Gun Control, Violence
The media finally introduces a fully rendered portrait of the woman who was shot and killed by Oscar Pistorius
Mary Elizabeth Williams Wednesday, Mar 6, 2013 4:53 PM UTC
Life reeva steenkamp
Teaching in the murder capital of the USA, I see my students fascinated by the violence that tears their city apart
Kate Selker Wednesday, Mar 6, 2013 1:00 AM UTC
Life Guns, Violence, Sandy Hook
I was a troubled kid steeped in video games and rage. I shudder to think of who I was, and what I could have become
Brian McGuigan Tuesday, Mar 5, 2013 1:00 AM UTC
Life Life stories, Real Families
The attack left Urena Morel Frankelly with his left eye swollen shut and a deep gash above the socket
Katie Mcdonough Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 6:23 PM UTC
Life Hate Crimes, Homophobia, Crime
Reeva Steenkamp's murder is an example of the country's disturbing wave of femicide
Alexandra, Feministing Tuesday, Feb 19, 2013 4:44 PM UTC
Life Feministing, Violence, Sexism
The former Olympian denied the charge, saying he loved Reeva Steenkamp "deeply" and did not intend to kill her
Katie Mcdonough Tuesday, Feb 19, 2013 2:00 PM UTC
Life Oscar Pistorius
In a bizarre new essay, Thomas Frank suggests that Hollywood — and movie critics — are the NRA's "propaganda wing"
Andrew O'Hehir Saturday, Feb 16, 2013 4:00 PM UTC
Life Movies, Action movies
Soderbergh movie's medical adviser considers the plausibility of a person becoming murderous from taking SSRIs
Daniel D'Addario Monday, Feb 4, 2013 4:00 PM UTC
Entertainment anti-depressants, SSRIs, Murder