Showing results for: mental illness (page 42)
The “gentle giant” explodes: Why the “good kid” media angle is so toxic
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Austin Kelly Harrouff is accused of a cannibalistic murder — and coverage focuses on his "nice guy" reputation
Caught in a bad bromance? We should be encouraging man hugs, not mocking them
Nico Lang
The reaction to a passionate embrace between male Olympic divers illustrates the ongoing stigma of male intimacy
An abuser’s best weapon: The murder that wiped out a Pa. family is a reminder that guns are too easy to get
Amanda Marcotte
The NRA wants you to believe guns prevent domestic violence — the grim reality is that they make it deadlier
The Salon author questionnaire: “The word ‘nice’ makes me break out in hives”
Teddy Wayne
5 writers open up about their new books: Jennifer Close, Joe McGinnis Jr., Liz Moore, Gina Ochsner, Lara Vapnyar
Would-be Reagan assassin John Hinckley Jr. granted conditional release
Michael Garofalo
Hinckley, 61, will be allowed to live permanently with his mother in Virginia, under a ruling from a federal judge
All hate is not created equal: The folly of perceiving murderers like Dylann Roof, Micah Johnson and Gavin Long as one and the same
Chauncey DeVega
Applying the blanket label of "evil" to mass shooters with vastly different motives obscures more than it reveals
Avoiding the mistakes of conventions past: Can the parties steer clear of these historical pitfalls?
Matthew Rozsa
Nominating conventions have a often been a venue for chaos, incompetence and embarrassment
The mystique of Daniel Johnston: “There’s something ancient in all of this — the notion of the eccentric”
Dan Mistich
Salon talks to Scott McClanahan, author of a new graphic novel about the outsider musician and artist
When cities fail their residents: Why can’t wealthy cities fix the homeless problem?
Steven Rosenfeld
A media project shows all the obstacles even the richest cities have in addressing homelessness
Before Alton Sterling, Louisiana police killed mentally ill black father Michael Noel — and 37 others since 2015
Ben Norton
Louisiana police officers have a recent history of pulling the trigger without cause
The failure of the Second Amendment: Our founders got this one wrong in every respect
Mark DeLucia
The militia is all but left out of the modern dialogue regarding the Second Amendment
Neo-Nazi suspected killer of British MP said “the white race will prevail” in “bloody struggle”
Ben Norton
Alleged shooter Thomas Mair demonized "white liberals and traitors" and "anti-apartheid morons" in South Africa
FBI tried to “lure” Orlando shooter into 2013 terror plot, report says, questioning effectiveness of police entrapment
Ben Norton
Civil liberties advocates say the failed sting operations against Omar Mateen shows FBI informants are ineffective
Suspected killer of British lawmaker is neo-Nazi — but media blamed mental illness, like Charleston 1 year ago
Ben Norton
The brutal attack on Labor MP Jo Cox comes 1 year after fellow neo-Nazi Dylann Roof killed 9 people in Charleston
Orlando shooter said attack was revenge for U.S. bombing of Afghanistan, survivor recalls
Ben Norton
A witness says Orlando gunman Omar Mateen vowed to keep killing people until the U.S. stopped bombing Afghanistan
Leaders of the anti-gun movement: Six politicians who refuse to stay silent
Michael Garofalo
Despite staunch opposition from the GOP and NRA, these leaders continue to push solutions to gun violence in D.C.
Mass shooters often chase fame and suicide: “These are not people who want to … live with the crimes they commit”
Scott Timberg
Salon speaks to a sociologist who studies mass shootings and martyrdom about what could have driven Omar Mateen
Trump lackey Chris Christie calls for a military strike in response to Orlando attack: “You’ve got to get over there and make them pay where they live”
Sophia Tesfaye
Of course, the New York born gunman lived in Florida when he committed the deadly mass shooting
Democrats can own the terror issue: Hillary Clinton has just made it harder for Trump to control the narrative
Sean Illing
Trump's bluster will only appeal to his hard-core backers; Hillary can address the issue properly — with reason
American crime: Maybe Omar Mateen used “radical Islam” as an excuse, but his heinous actions are all too familiar
Andrew O'Hehir
Even if the Orlando shooter embraced the ideology of ISIS, the pattern of his atrocity is distinctively American
Call the Orlando massacre a hate crime: This was an attack on the LGBT community—and that matters
Nico Lang
We can't repeat mistakes of the past and erase LGBT victims from the story of this atrocity
9 things everyone should know about Ramadan
Robin Scher
An estimated 1.6 billion Muslims are observing their religion's most sacred month. A primer for the uninitiated
Carrie Fisher’s glorious new incarnation: Advice columnist
Mary Elizabeth Williams
"Tell me your story, I'll tell you mine"
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