The ‘Thinspiration’ Behind an Impossible Ideal of Beauty The ‘Thinspiration’ Behind an Impossible Ideal of Beauty
Rooting out "thinspiration" in social media is a start, but we must not turn "thinspo" into a scapegoat.
Apr 23, 2013 / Blog / Chloe Angyal
Madness in the Method: On ‘Homeland’ Madness in the Method: On ‘Homeland’
Afflicted with a mental disorder, Carrie Mathison is an unlikely American hero, and seems a bad bet besides.
Apr 10, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Miriam Markowitz
NBA Player Royce White: Mental Health Revolutionary NBA Player Royce White: Mental Health Revolutionary
Pro basketball player Royce White is laying claim to a powerful tradition by standing up for mental health in a society growing more stressful by the day.
Feb 13, 2013 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Three Ways Sensible Gun Control Could Have Prevented Aurora Shootings Three Ways Sensible Gun Control Could Have Prevented Aurora Shootings
Details emerging this week in court about July’s mass shooting show multiple ways the tragedy could have been averted.
Jan 9, 2013 / Blog / George Zornick
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Dangerous Rush to Legislate on Surveillance and Mental Health? Dean Spade [VIDEO] Dangerous Rush to Legislate on Surveillance and Mental Health? Dean Spade [VIDEO]
Involuntary mental health care and police profiling will not make the United States safer.
Dec 28, 2012 / Blog / Laura Flanders
After Newtown, Beware Fear-Driven Policymaking After Newtown, Beware Fear-Driven Policymaking
In crafting laws after the horrifying killings in Connecticut, it’s crucial that we recognize our own collective trauma before we rush to act.
Dec 19, 2012 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry
Dave Zirin: ‘I Applaud Bob Costas’ Dave Zirin: ‘I Applaud Bob Costas’
Mainstream media’s silence on gun control and mental health is the true outrage in the wake of Jovan Belcher's tragic murder-suicide.
Dec 5, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room
The Psychological Toll of Voter Suppression The Psychological Toll of Voter Suppression
Despite a series of voting rights victories, ballot box bullies will still try to dissuade voters.
Oct 16, 2012 / Blog / Melissa Harris-Perry
Guns and Mental Illness: Tragedies in Waiting Guns and Mental Illness: Tragedies in Waiting
There is a certain kind of madness in peddling guns to Americans while dismantling our mental health system.
Aug 8, 2012 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Medical Research Fraud: Professors Go Unpunished in Glaxo $3 Billion Guilty Plea Over Paxil Medical Research Fraud: Professors Go Unpunished in Glaxo $3 Billion Guilty Plea Over Paxil
Twenty-two “authors” of a fradulent article ghost-written by Glaxo won't feel the heat.
Aug 7, 2012 / Blog / Jon Wiener