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31 July, 20156 May, 2015

The APA should be ashamed of itself

A group of psychologists
Posted in commentary, politics by s.e. smith

The mental health field is one of the most challenging and important medical specialties, with some 20 percent of the population experiencing symptoms of mental health conditions in any given year. Sometimes these issues are transient, while in other cases, they are part of long-term mental illness. We put tremendous trust in mental health providers, […]

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27 November, 201227 January, 2016

When Wardens Become Judge, Jury, and Executioner

Posted in social justice by s.e. smith

In 2005, a woman passed away shortly after her arrest by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Department. Such deaths in custody or shortly thereafter are rare, but they do happen, and this case was complicated by the fact that she had diabetes. Her family is suing, arguing that she was denied insulin and this led to […]

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31 August, 201217 June, 2012

Torturing Prisoners By Denying Access to Medical Care

Posted in health by s.e. smith

Torture is something that we seem to have difficulty defining, especially when it comes to act of torture committed on ‘our’ behalf; thus, the United States commits acts of torture against enemies and defends them, while it would be furious if another nation was doing that sort of thing to US citizens. Except, of course, […]

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14 March, 20112 February, 2011

How Well Do Your Politics Wear?

Posted in television by s.e. smith

I recently went on a bit of an experiment; I selected a bunch of shows that aired in 2001 and watched their September and October episodes, and in some cases followed through through the end of the season. I was interested in two things. The first was the influence of the political climate on television; […]

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