The case of Otty Sanchez is shocking and gruesome. But it's also a cautionary tale about how we treat new mothers
By Karen Houppert Aug 1, 2009
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Read excerpts from the Army report that shows a link between combat stress and murder
By Mark Benjamin
July 16, 2009
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The real story of homicide in America is one of hope, especially for black men, who have long suffered the most.
By Jill Leovy
December 14, 2006
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David Simon, creator of the searing new HBO series "The Wire," on why even the best cop shows are phony and our anti-drug mania amounts to a permanent war against the underclass.
By Ian Rothkerch
June 29, 2002
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On TV shows, commercials and the news, black people are doctors, lawyers and yes, gangbangers -- just like in real life.
By Stanley Crouch
April 19, 2000
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A lawyer tries to prevent the ultimate abuse of a tiny victim.
By Beth Broeker
March 30, 2000
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I was arrested for fighting apartheid, but what good is freedom if rampant violence terrorizes blacks and whites alike?
By Jenefer Shute
March 28, 2000
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Salon's TV picks for Weekend, March 24-26, 2000
By Joyce Millman
March 24, 2000
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Video footage made by Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold leaves unanswered questions about whether their parents could have stopped the massacre at Columbine.
By Dave Cullen
December 14, 1999
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Shawn Berry was the hardest suspect to convict of the dragging murder of James Byrd Jr. Did his role in the killing come second to the town's need to clear its name?
By Ashley Craddock
November 18, 1999
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A white supremacist admits he killed a gay couple, but claims the Bible made him do it.
By Gary Delsohn and Sam Stanton
November 8, 1999
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A just-unsealed confession demolishes the "gay panic" defense. Too
bad the media wasn't around to hear it.
By Dave Cullen
November 6, 1999
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Salon's TV picks for Monday, Sept. 20, 1999
By Joyce Millman
September 20, 1999
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Sexual serial killers aren't acting out random bursts of depression or anger; they are trying to fill an emptiness in their souls.
By Stephen G. Michaud
August 25, 1999
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Director Alan Taylor ("Palookaville") makes the leap to television -- and hits a high note with his episode of "The Sopranos."
By Michael Sragow
June 24, 1999
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The best and worst of TV's season-ending episodes.
By Joyce Millman
June 1, 1999
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"Hardball" goof is truly scary; don't call stay-at-home dads incompetent!
Letters to the Editor
May 25, 1999
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NBC takes struggling "Homicide" off life support.
By Joyce Millman
May 15, 1999
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When a breast-fed infant dies from malnutrition, is the mother to blame?
By Dawn MacKeen
June 16, 1998
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Meaner than the mean kids who go on shooting sprees from Jonesboro, Ark., to Springfield, Ore., are the measures adults are pursuing in the name of combating crime -- including proposed legislation to execute 11-year-olds
By Robin Templeton
May 27, 1998
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Stung by low ratings and general lack of interest,
Sen. Fred Thompson has a secret plan to get
America watching his investigation of the campaign
finance scandal.
By Art Levine
August 1, 1997
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Finally, a serial killer we can really hate.
By Daniel Reitz
July 22, 1997
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The message of movies like "Contact" is that we need to get a grip on what is real and what is not.
By Ted Gup
July 18, 1997
How could a mother eat her own baby?
"They felt naked without a weapon"
Don't believe the hype about murder
"What drugs have not destroyed, the war on them has"
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