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Take Action – Missouri Legislative News

Take Action – Missouri Legislative News The 2015 Missouri state legislative session (98th General Assembly, First Regular Session) starts January 7 and runs until May 15. The Pre Filing of bills started December 1, 2014. Follow the Missouri legislature at … Continue reading

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Terrorism and Torture, Oh My!

Terrorism and Torture, Oh My! The United States government paid two military psychologists $80 million to develop torture tactics that were used against suspected terrorists in the wake of the September 11 attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade … Continue reading

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Is Marijuana a Treatment for Depression?

Is Marijuana a Treatment for Depression? Marijuana’s popularity may be based on the perception that it is safer than cigarettes and alcohol as a treatment for depression, but multiple studies show that marijuana is not the harmless drug many believe … Continue reading

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The Cloward-Piven Strategy

The Cloward-Piven Strategy The Cloward–Piven strategy is a political strategy outlined in 1966 by American sociologists and political activists Richard Cloward and Frances Fox Piven that called for overloading the U.S. public welfare system in order to precipitate a crisis … Continue reading

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Ferguson and Human Rights

Ferguson and Human Rights Most people have never heard of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. And almost no one can name more than a few of the 30 rights it … Continue reading

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Ferguson Missouri Mental Health Tips

Ferguson Missouri Mental Health Tips It seems that nearly everyone – newspapers, radio, TV, bloggers, tweeters, facebookers – has been proclaiming about events in Ferguson, Missouri. Not to be left out, we thought we would find some way to relate … Continue reading

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Mallinckrodt Sues FDA Over Methylphenidate

Mallinckrodt Sues FDA Over Methylphenidate Mallinckrodt is a pharmaceutical company with U.S. headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. One of their products is the generic drug Methylphenidate HCl Extended-Release (ER); methylphenidate is known as Ritalin or Concerta in some branded versions, … Continue reading

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Common Core Gores Education

Common Core Gores Education [The quotes are from “Common Core – A Look Behind the Wizard’s Curtain” by Karen Hadley, in The Hard Truth Magazine, Issue 4, 2014. We highly recommend it.] We have written previously (here and here) about … Continue reading

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Captured Teen Terrorist Spills The Secret On ISIS

The drug that makes you lose your mind The Independent Journal Review recently carried a chilling article on ISIS and terrorism. In an interview with CBS News, a captured teen terrorist opened up about life as an ISIS fighter. When … Continue reading

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Typical or Troubled? School Mental Health Education Program

Typical or Troubled? School Mental Health Education Program The American Psychiatric Foundation (APF), the philanthropic and educational arm of the American Psychiatric Association (APA), provides grants to fund the implementation of the Typical or Troubled?™ mental health education program in … Continue reading

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