Richard Wexler, The Nation. May 31, 2008. Foster care is a toxic intervention, to be used sparingly. In the case of the Yearning for Zion ranch, Texas prescribed megadoses of foster care.
Marci Hamilton, Huffington Post. April 16, 2008. Authorities must vigorously enforce the laws against polygamy to stem the abuse of women and children in fundamentalist Mormon communities.
Steven Reynolds, The All Spin Zone AlterNet: PEEK. March 24, 2008. We hear about Rev. Wright’s racism 24/7, but there's nary a peep about Clinton's former pastor who's been convicted for sexual child abuse.
Lucinda Marshall, Feminist Peace Network AlterNet: PEEK. February 20, 2008. A gruesome reminder that sexual violence is an inevitable part of militarism that does not end when the soldier leaves the battlefield.
Pam Spaulding, AlterNet: PEEK. October 22, 2007. Pam Spaulding: Michael and Lacey Faieta said their 2-year-old son complained last year that his teacher spanked him with a "knife".
Howie Klein, AlterNet: PEEK. September 7, 2007. Howie Klein: First Larry Craig and now this. Romney sure has a knack for picking creeps to work on his campaign.
Will Durst, AlterNet. January 22, 2007. A California Democratic Assemblywoman plans to introduce a bill that will make spanking a child under three years old a crime. Do we really need a law here?
Jesse Hamlin, San Francisco Chronicle. October 26, 2006. The notorious Catholic priest Oliver O'Grady -- who sexually abused children for 20 years, including a 9-month-old baby -- is the subject of a chilling new documentary, 'Deliver Us From Evil.'
