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The Green Shadow Cabinet and a Mental Health Declaration of Independence
In what has become a “psychiatric-pharmaceutical industrial complex,” giant drug companies have corrupted mental health institutions, research, and practice. Most major mental health organizations and institution from which the …
Chattanooga Organized for Action Fact Checks Congressman Paul Ryan, Calls for Greater Scrutiny of Politically Active Non-Profits
A small social justice non-profit organization from Chattanooga, Tennessee is calling out former Vice-Presidential nominee Paul Ryan for factually incorrect statements he made about them during his widely reported …
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Anger is a Gift
Public school teachers should be angry. During the last decade, public school teachers in the United States have been forced to realize the brutal truth about their profession: everyone …
New Report Confirms Crisis of Prisoner Rape
Bureau of Justice Statistics finds that levels of abuse have remained consistently high over six-year period u2013 and uncovers appalling victimization rates for mentally ill inmates.
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The Tragedy of Self Immolation – No One Cares
Self-immolation isn't what it used to be. This ultimate form of protest became global news in 1963 when the venerable monk Thich Quang Duc set himself ablaze in the …
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Follow Guatemala’s Lead: Convene a Genocide Case Grand Jury
A Guatemalan court has ordered a criminal investigation of all others involved in the Rios Montt crimes. It won't be easy. Prosecutors and judges will be risking their careers …
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Inspiring and Courageous: Popular Resistance Percolates Throughout the Land
Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese report on the justice movements working across the nation.
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Dissent or Terror: How Arizona’s Counter Terrorism Apparatus, in Partnership with Corporate Interests, Turned on Occupy Phoenix
Counter terrorism agencies are targeting #Occupy protesters across the nation. Beau Hodai reports.
AUSL Turnarounds Called Ineffective, Expensive
As CPS use a costly and ineffective program to turn around schools, placing political favor over the needs to students.
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PBS Killed Wisconsin Uprising Documentary “Citizen Koch” To Appease Koch Brothers
The dispute highlights the increasing role of private money in public television.