Isn't violence a predictable byproduct of our winner-take-all economy?
By David Sirota Apr 18, 2009
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As a Salon reporter, Dave Cullen exploded myths about the tragic school shooting, now the subject of his new book. He talks about what the media bungled -- and what still surprises him.
By Joan Walsh
April 6, 2009
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What turns an angry, alienated teen into a school shooter -- and what can we do it about it?
By Laura Miller
September 10, 2008
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John McCain used the high court's decision to blast away at Barack Obama -- but it could make Obama's campaign more bulletproof.
By Mike Madden
June 27, 2008
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With the Virginia Tech shooter's identity revealed, some Koreans, fearing a backlash, are fleeing the campus.
By Joe Eaton
April 17, 2007
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CBS's "freeSpeech" takes a cheap shot.
By Lynn Harris
October 4, 2006
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Contrary to the moralistic claims of Hillary Clinton and others, bloody video games and movies are not a major cause of crime. But they are a powerful drug we don't understand.
By Andrew O'Hehir
March 17, 2005
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The NRA aims to blow away the federal assault weapons ban -- while the Bush White House ducks for cover.
By Arianna Huffington
June 25, 2004
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Thanks to President Bush and GOP lawmakers, there are plenty of bullets flying on the home front, too!
By Mark Fiore
May 28, 2004
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The kids who survived the worst school massacre in U.S. history have graduated, and some of them have even forgiven. But many of their parents have not.
By Peter Wilkinson
April 20, 2004
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Gus Van Sant's vapid high-school-shooting film is part Columbine art project, part exploitation flick.
By Charles Taylor
October 24, 2003
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A simple approach to treating trauma has had spectacular results in the wake of tragedies in Oklahoma, Bosnia and Littleton. Will EMDR help in New York?
By Janelle Brown
October 4, 2001
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Psychologist and author James Garbarino says the responsibility for teen violence must be shared.
By Damien Cave
September 6, 2001
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A nationwide crackdown on students has resulted in outrageous punishments that disproportionately affect minorities.
By Johanna Wald
August 29, 2001
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Salon's TV picks for Monday, April 2, 2001
By Joyce Millman
April 2, 2001
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Readers respond to Salon's coverage of the latest high school tragedy.
March 7, 2001
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The Santana High School shooting was terrifying. The students' response was chilling.
By Chris Colin
March 6, 2001
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Schools need to teach our kids how much they matter. If they don't, we will see Santana and Columbine copycat shootings again and again.
By Meredith Maran
March 6, 2001
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Guns, neglect, bullying, the role of race: If you feel like you've heard this all before, it's because you have.
By Daryl Lindsey
March 6, 2001
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Teacher and author Jane Katch talks about the value -- and necessity -- of violent play.
By Amy Benfer
January 26, 2001
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Thousands of new documents released in the case debunk persistent myths about the motives of Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold.
By Dave Cullen
November 22, 2000
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Voters duke it out over guns, gays, pot and euthanasia at the polls.
By Fiona Morgan
November 7, 2000
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Teens are getting the blame for their parents' failures.
By Debra Ollivier
August 30, 2000
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The school unveils its new atrium, built to replace the library where so many died, and the victims' families find some peace.
By Dave Cullen
August 24, 2000
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Order information for the Jefferson County Sheriff's report on the Columbine High School shootings.
May 17, 2000
Columbine questions we still haven't answered
What you never knew about Columbine
When kids become mass murderers
Supreme Court gun ruling could backfire
"It's like when 9/11 happened"
Guns don't kill people, abortions kill people
The myth of media violence
Guns 'R' Us
Columbine, five years later
"Elephant"
If a child is a killer, are the parents to blame?
The failure of zero tolerance
Been there, done that
Deadly ambivalence
A game called suicide
New clues in Columbine killings
Whose crisis is this, anyway?
Unexpected healing at Columbine High
War Room
How the World Works