EXPOSÉS

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.

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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. 

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.

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 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. 

MENTAL HEALTH

New WMA Guidelines Authorize Forced Experiments on the Mentally Ill 

Dehumanizing the so-called mentally ill by authorizing coercive experiments is a regression to an ugly past.

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.