But back­ground checks would not have stopped most school shoot­ings, in which the gunmen took legally obtained weapons from par­ents with spot­less back­grounds, says Jack Levin, a pro­fessor of soci­ology … read more »

The Nor­we­gian courts decided to close the hearing of the man respon­sible for the mas­sacre to the public and media, stating that Breivik might have used it to send sig­nals … read more »

From whistling to cat­calling, and even groping, street harass­ment is an everyday reality for many women around the world. But now a new wave of fem­i­nist groups are organ­ising to … read more »