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...economic downturn caused by greed and selfishness, Meyer's 2008 writing looks positively prescient. TIME talked with the author about how his book, due to be re-released in paperback on Sept. 22, might have changed in light of two enormous events - the historic election and the worst recession in decades. (See how Americans are spending...
...disturbing as they are, the allegations of abuse are just one of many in the federal report focusing on four of New York State's worst juvenile-justice institutions. The report, which warns that the Federal Government could take over the system if the "constitutional deficiencies" are not remedied, is a shocking indictment of both excessive force and mangled, unprofessional mental-health treatment; one 15-year-old, with no agreed-upon diagnosis, was found to be on six psychotropic medications at once. The unions for the guards and professional staff both say they also want to see improvement but insist...
...been replaced by Mathew Iteere, who previously led the General Service Unit, a division of the police that was accused of some of the worst abuses during the 2008 violence. Alston authored a scathing report saying he believes that the police orchestrated a campaign of extrajudicial killings before and during the fighting that followed the election. He says Ali was singularly unhelpful during his investigation and feels that Kenyan courts should investigate Ali for his role in the police force's actions at that time. If Kenya doesn't investigate Ali, Alston believes he should be taken before the International...
...blame whoever allows FOP, FUP, and FAP to send so many harassing and misleading pamphlets to the homes of all incoming freshman. On just one of these pamphlets—regular covered with quotes like “I never went on FOP, and it was the worst decision of my Harvard career” and “I made all my friends on FOP!”— I would have liked to have seen a testimony along the lines of “I spent my last week before school chilling with my parents...
Throughout the experience in Washington, Stein explains, there was a great sense of urgency. At the worst point, “you felt like you were staring into the abyss...