Showing results for: mental illness (page 26)
“Bully commentary born of anger”: Fox News host Laura Ingraham mocks 16-year-old girl with autism
Matthew Rozsa
Fox calls a commentator who bullied Greta Thunberg "disgraceful," but refuses to offer a comment about its big star
The Trump depression (and we don’t mean the economy): Key symptom of autocratic regimes
Paul Rosenberg
Experts see a "population-based depression" taking hold in America. But it might force us toward positive change
The rules of TV are coming “Undone”
Melanie McFarland
Looking at Amazon's new series from Raphael Bob-Waksberg; late night welcomes another female face with Lilly Singh
A plan to monitor the mentally ill? History of mental illness and stigma provides insights
Troy Rondinone
Fear of the dangerous mentally ill is longstanding in America.
Greta Thunberg is right: Autism is her superpower. Those who mock her should learn from her
Matthew Rozsa
Greta Thunberg is being mocked by the right for her autism. In fact, it's the reason she may save the world
Starving seniors: How America fails to feed its aging
Laura Ungar, Trudy Lieberman
According to a recent study, nearly 8% of Americans 60 and older were “food insecure” in 2017
Is Joe Biden the new Ed Muskie? A cautionary tale of the 1972 frontrunner
Matthew Rozsa
Joe Biden seems to have an insurmountable lead in the 2020 Democratic race. That doesn't mean he's going to win
Coming out about mental health on social media
Tarena Lofton
Talking about your mental health on social media is a thing, and it could actually help
Nuking the hurricane: Diagnosing Trump’s apparent mental illness isn’t the point
Amanda Marcotte
We don't need a medical diagnosis to understand that the guy who wants to nuke hurricanes is unfit for office
Iowans confront Joni Ernst over GOP inaction on guns: “We are short congresspeople that take action”
Matthew Rozsa
Ernst received pushback at a town hall when she dodged questions on gun control to instead discuss mental illness
If “Lord of the Rings” is a parable for trauma, what can it teach us now?
Keith A. Spencer
Frodo's compassion for the PTSD-sufferer Smeagol lends a new humanist relevance to LOTR
President Trump suggests the solution to mass shootings would be to bring back insane asylums
Matthew Chapman
Trump omits the fact that those “institutions” closed down in the mid-20th Century were essentially torture centers
Joaquin Phoenix says he based his “Joker” laugh on a little-understood real-life ailment
Christian Zilko
The Batman villain origin story is continuing to lean away from comic books and towards realism
What “GLOW” knows about migraines and women’s pain
Mary Elizabeth Williams
A migraine plotline offers a teachable moment on an invisible disorder that disproportionately affects women
Trump: A racist president
Alon Ben-Meir
Donald Trump’s embrace of white supremacy is poisoning America’s soul.
Trump wants to take guns away from people in crisis. Will that work?
Liz Szabo
"Extreme Risk Protection Orders" allows a court to intervene when someone shows warning signs of impending violence
Mass shootings aren’t becoming more common
Christopher J. Ferguson
And evidence contradicts common stereotypes about killers
Man who attacked teenager for not removing hat during anthem thought he was acting on Trump’s orders
Nicole Karlis
"Trump never necessarily says go hurt somebody, but the message is absolutely clear," the suspect's attorney says
Stop blaming video games for mass killings
Christopher J. Ferguson
The research doesn’t say what some lawmakers suggest every time there’s a mass shooting.
Lawyer for Cesar Sayoc claimed that Trump’s rhetoric “contributed” to decision to mail bombs
Cody Fenwick
“Politics cannot justify a terrorist attack,” Jane Kim, an attorney for the government, said
America’s recurring doomsday is by design: Gun culture is now part of our DNA
Bob Cesca
How the fight against Big Tobacco provides a roadmap to stop the killing sprees
After El Paso and Dayton, conservatives change tune on gun control
Shira Tarlo
High-profile GOP lawmakers and conservative pundits condemn white supremacy and urge Trump to take real action
Fox News panel erupts after contributor calls out network’s role in radicalizing racists
Travis Gettys
"My dad . . . would watch Fox News (for) 23 hours a day. He didn’t go pick up a gun, and he didn't kill anyone"
Toledo? Trump mixes up Ohio cities while addressing nation on mass shootings
Shira Tarlo
"Those who perished in Toledo," he said, referring to a city 134 miles away from Dayton, where the shooting occured
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