EXPOSÉS
MENTAL HEALTH
Pontiac Psychiatric Hospital: The Wages of Sin Is Bankruptcy
Chapter 11 filing comes on the heels of Pontiac’s loss of federal funding after credible charges of abuse, violence and one preventable death.
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HUMAN RIGHTS
USCIRF Releases Report on Worldwide Oppression of Jehovah’s Witnesses
From the deprivation of rights to imprisonment, heavy fines, harassment, unemployment, disruption of religious services, forced labor and torture, Jehovah’s Witnesses too often pay a terrible price for their peaceful beliefs.
MENTAL HEALTH
Pontiac Hospital Latest in Tsunami of Reports of Violence and Abuse at Psychiatric Institutions
A Michigan psychiatric hospital loses government funding over abuse allegations that include an unwarranted death and coercion to receive dangerous treatment.
HUMAN RIGHTS
HUMAN RIGHTS
USCIRF Releases Report on Worldwide Oppression of Jehovah’s Witnesses
From the deprivation of rights to imprisonment, heavy fines, harassment, unemployment, disruption of religious services, forced labor and torture, Jehovah’s Witnesses too often pay a terrible price for their peaceful beliefs.
HUMAN RIGHTS
United States Scores a Miserable “D” for Human Rights Record
University of Rhode Island’s Global RIghts Project ranked 195 countries; 62 percent failed outright, and only 20 percent scored an "A" or "B." Global respect for people’s fundamental rights is in decline.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Scottish Police Smash Thai Sex Trafficking Ring
Couple trafficked Thai women to Scotland, burdened them with huge debt and forced them into prostitution to “pay it back.” The perpetrators face years in prison.
MENTAL HEALTH
MENTAL HEALTH
Pontiac Psychiatric Hospital: The Wages of Sin Is Bankruptcy
Chapter 11 filing comes on the heels of Pontiac’s loss of federal funding after credible charges of abuse, violence and one preventable death.
MENTAL HEALTH
Pontiac Hospital Latest in Tsunami of Reports of Violence and Abuse at Psychiatric Institutions
A Michigan psychiatric hospital loses government funding over abuse allegations that include an unwarranted death and coercion to receive dangerous treatment.
MENTAL HEALTH
“Mental Health” Counselors Continue to Rip Off American Taxpayers
Twenty billion in annual fraud originates in the mental health industry. In the latest embarrassment, three Connecticut counselors were caught red-handed.
CORRUPTION
CORRUPTION
Federal Agencies Continue to Duck FOIA Requests with Glomar Response
Eagerly adopted across the whole of government, this trick allows bureaucrats to duck FOIA accountability by refusing to even “confirm or deny the existence” of records.
CORRUPTION
NIH and Senior Staffers Engaged in Long-Term Effort to Evade FOIA, New Documents Show
Ironically, a congressional subpoena turned up evidence of a conspiracy between senior staffers to evade freedom of information requirements in order to deny the public access to critical information about the workings of government.
CORRUPTION
Corruption and Heartbreak: “Body Brokers” and Addiction Centers Exploit Addicts for Profit
Despite laws targeting the practice, addiction centers have turned into havens for the criminal enterprise of steering victims into “treatment” for insurance money.
EDUCATION
EDUCATION
New Book from Parent/Educator Barbie Rivera Says “Enough Is Enough.” Educate—Don’t Drug—Our Kids.
When her son’s school demanded Barbie Rivera drug her child, she said no. She’s been fighting back against a broken system ever since.
DRUGS
DRUGS
Some 1 in 3 Americans Harmed by Loved Ones’ Use of Alcohol or Drugs
A study by the Alcohol Research Group shows 160 million collateral damage victims of substance abuse, including traffic accidents, vandalism, physical harm, financial issues and family or marriage problems.
DRUGS
Psychiatrists & Corporate Pushers Behind Failed Attempts to Saturate US with Psychedelic Drugs
They failed, and despite hundreds of millions in spending, every pro-drug initiative in the US went down to defeat this year. America understands the scourge of drugs better than the pushers.
DRUGS
San Francisco Will Pay Addicts Not to Do Drugs, Thanks to Just-Passed Measure
San Francisco tries everything to slow drug use … except the one thing proven to work. Deaths have tripled as a result.
HATE
HATE
Lufthansa’s Record Civil Rights Violation Penalty for Antisemitism Is a Cautionary Tale
The airline receives $4 million fine for denying boarding to 128 Jewish passengers; US Special Envoy calls actions “unbelievable” and “outrageous.”
HATE
Mass Slaughter Against Religious Minorities Remains Endemic Worldwide
On the 10th anniversary of the Yazidi Genocide, organizations are looking for solutions that will end the scourge of genocide—often directed against religious minorities—and protect vulnerable populations.
HATE
Neighborhood Bigots Object to New Latter-day Saints Temple in Las Vegas—While Playing Slot Machines at Bars
As The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints prepares to build their first new temple in the state in 35 years, a low buzz of bigotry surrounds the protestors trying to stop them… again.