Warning Signs Weren’t Enough to Stop Suspect’s Gun Buy in Florida

RYAN J. FOLEY and DON THOMPSON / The Associated Press Feb 18, 2018 Only five states have laws allowing family, guardians or police to ask judges to temporarily strip gun rights from people showing signs of violence. Florida isn't one of them. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Toxic Masculinity Is Killing Us in Many Ways

Amanda Marcotte / AlterNet Oct 26, 2017 Part of the lethal problem is that the firearms industry and the National Rifle Association have cultivated a culture of gun-powered macho fantasies. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Common Roots of Misogynist Culture in Pakistan and the U.S.

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Jun 6, 2014 In the wake of sexual assaults in the Global South, American conservatives and liberals alike naively ask the question of what is it about the "cultures" of countries such as Pakistan, India and Afghanistan that generates such misogyny. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Deadly Shooting, Foreign Policy and Ed Snowden

Staff / Truthdig May 31, 2014 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss what led to Elliot Rodger's deadly attacks in Santa Barbara, President Obama's announcement that he will reduce the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan from 30,000 troops to 10,000, and NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden's big interview. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mental Illness

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Schlubs, Pick-Up Artists and Nerds: Hollywood Gets Its Close-Up in the Isla Vista Debate

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig May 29, 2014 As is always the case when catastrophic outbursts can be in any way linked to entertainment and mass culture, some critics have zoomed in on Hollywood as a fomenting agent for grandiose and antisocial delusions that wind their way into volatile minds like Elliot Rodger's -- and everyone else’s, for that matter. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

#YesAllWomen Are Speaking Up: How the Hashtag Has Started a Much-Needed Conversation

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig May 28, 2014 In the aftermath of the horrific Isla Vista slayings, which some have speculated were fueled by misogynist extremism, women in the Twitterverse have decided it's about time they talk about male privilege. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

What the Isla Vista Killings Have to Do With ‘Misogynist Extremism’

Staff / Truthdig May 26, 2014 When violent eruptions like the killings in Santa Barbara on May 23 happen, discussions in the news often -- as they have in this case -- focus on individual culpability as well as the assumed (and often substantiated) mental illness of the perpetrator. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Shooting Tragedy in Santa Barbara Leaves 7 Dead

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 25, 2014 A 22-year-old man with apparent social difficulties is suspected of killing six people and injuring seven late Friday near the University of California campus in Santa Barbara. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )