Violence

Militia arrests signal return of armed “patriot” groups

March 29, 2010 By Teresa Albano

FBI raids on suspected militia members over the weekend jolted a public already concerned about far-right violence that surfaced during the health care reform fight.

Films provoke disturbing image: ‘world war’ against women

January 11, 2010 By Curly Cohen

With the spectacular response of the movie "Precious," this might be the moment that some movies are sending urgent messages to us about a "world war" against women.

A Texas psychologist looks at recent violence

November 11, 2009 By James Thompson

The recent shootings at Fort Hood, Texas and Orlando, Florida suggest that people today may have a different response to economic collapse than what happened during the Great Depression.

Recession fuels dating violence, curbs prevention

June 24, 2009 By Amy Littlefield

A survey released earlier this month finds that teen dating violence rates are higher than ever, with the economic crisis apparently worsening rates of abuse of between parents and among teens. Those June 10 results come...