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Protecting Psychologists Who Harm: The APA’s Latest Wrong Turn
Camp Delta, where detainees on the war on terrorism are kept, at the U.S. Naval base in Guantanamo, October 9, 2003. (Photo: Angel Franco / The New York Times) …
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Gloria Steinem: “Valuing Women’s Work“
The truth was (and still is) that in the United States, as in almost every country, categories of work are less likely to be paid by the expertise they …
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Chancellor Asks California Community College to Hold Off on 2-Tier Tuition Plan
Los Angeles - The chancellor of the California community college system has requested that Santa Monica College hold off on its plan to begin offering popular courses for a …
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Obama vs Supreme Court Is Latest Episode in Recurring Rivalry
Washington - Barack Obama got off to a bad start with the Supreme Court the very moment he was sworn in as president, and it's not getting any better. …
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Time to Occupy the IRS?
Every year I trek down to a nondescript office building near Wall Street with a bag full of receipts and a belly full of anxiety. When it’s tax time, …
A Test Case on Sanctions?
If there’s one thing most Americans support in foreign policy, it’s sanctions against Iran to halt its alleged drive for nuclear weapons. From President Obama to Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, and …
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Handicapping the Veep Stakes
Washingotn - Playing second fiddle to Mitt Romney won't be easy, but somebody has to be his running mate. Let's handicap the field:Florida Sen. Marco Rubio: The choice who …
Eyes on the Prize: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Lessons for Occupy
When he was assassinated in April, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. had just begun “The Poor People’s Campaign.” This focus on economic injustice, which included plans for a mass …
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“They Want Me to be Harmed”: Shaker Aamer, the Last British Resident in Guantánamo, Describes His Isolation
In newly unclassified commentary from Guantánamo, Shaker Aamer, the last British resident in the prison, who has been held for ten years without charge or trial, has described how, …
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Obama: “Congress Would Get More Done If There Were More Women“
President Obama spoke at a forum on women and the economy today, following the White House release of a 65-page report (PDF) on the same topic this morning. In a speech …