Monthly Archives: May 2009

Condemning Crippled Children

Posted on May 28, 2009 by

We don’t like to use the word “crippled” today — because we prefer to gloss over that historic, condemning, label with “disabled” — but the Government Accountability Office recently reported that schools are now restraining and punishing crippled children just … Continue reading →

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The Secret Shopper Scam

Posted on May 21, 2009 by

Americans need to learn we don’t get something for nothing — but that blunt lesson is lost on many of us who believe the American Dream is not home ownership, but rather getting money for not working.  Unfortunately, there are … Continue reading →

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Cheney Torture

Posted on May 12, 2009 by

Why is Dick Cheney sowing the whirlwind with his scare talk about Guantanamo and torture and the treat to America if his policy of torture and incarceration is abandoned?

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When Doctors Torture

Posted on May 4, 2009 by

John Walker Lindh was the first real victim of the new American torture policy.  Naked, and bound to a stretcher with a bullet in his leg, he was denied basic human rights and healthcare and was given less respect than … Continue reading →

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