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Black Ops Jungle: The Academy of Military-Industrial-Complex Studies

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| Sat Sep. 1, 2007 12:00 AM PDT

D.C. Schools Chancellor to Investigate "School of Shock" That Mother Jones Exposed Saying, "It's Nuts On Multiple Levels"

In her Washington Examiner column, Jonetta Rose Barras follows up on Mother Jones' "School of Shock" piece and prompts the...

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| Thu Aug. 30, 2007 12:51 PM PDT
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Prom in New Orleans

Despite gutted budgets and half-empty classrooms, students at UNO find something to celebrate.

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| Mon Aug. 27, 2007 12:00 AM PDT

State Officials Respond to Mother Jones' "School of Shock" Story, Call the Judge Rotenberg Center "Inhumane"

Jennifer Gonnerman's yearlong investigation for Mother Jones into the Judge Rotenberg Center?a taxpayer-funded "school" that takes autistic, mentally retarded, and...

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| Wed Aug. 22, 2007 10:52 PM PDT

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Editors' Note - September/October 2007

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| Mon Aug. 20, 2007 12:00 AM PDT

Experts on Self-Injurious Kids Challenge Dr. Israel's Methods

Though some behaviorists endorsed electric shocks for kids who injure themselves decades ago, practitioners long ago moved away from that approach—except for Dr. Matt Israel.

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| Mon Aug. 20, 2007 12:00 AM PDT

School of Shock Primary Sources
Mon Aug. 20, 2007 12:00 AM PDT

What Works for Troubled Teens?

When kids have behavioral problems—but not severe disabilities—experts say the best treatment is not boot camp, but plain old family therapy.

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| Mon Aug. 20, 2007 12:00 AM PDT

Why Can't Massachusetts Shut Matthew Israel Down?

A radical behaviorist disciplines troubled kids with isolation, food deprivation, and electric shocks.

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| Mon Aug. 20, 2007 12:00 AM PDT
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Nagging? Zap. Swearing? Zap.

New York's investigations of the Rotenberg Center.

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| Mon Aug. 20, 2007 12:00 AM PDT

School of Shock

Inside the taxpayer-funded program that treats American kids like enemy combatants.

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| Mon Aug. 20, 2007 12:00 AM PDT

The Cult That Spawned the Tough-Love Teen Industry

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| Mon Aug. 20, 2007 12:00 AM PDT

Matthew Israel Interviewed by Jennifer Gonnerman

From sugar-coated lollipops to electric shocks, the road to discipline. Jennifer Gonnerman talks with the Rotenberg Center's founder Matthew Israel.

Mon Aug. 20, 2007 12:00 AM PDT

Kids Say Food in McDonald's Wrappers Just Tastes Better

Whether it's milk, carrots, or apple juice, kids ages 3-5 think food just tastes better when wrapped in the golden arches of McDonald's, a recent study finds. The study was aimed at low-income children enrolled in San Mateo, CA's "head start" programs, but the author of the study, Tom Robinson of Stanford University, believes the results would be similar for higher-income children. Quite simply,...

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| Tue Aug. 7, 2007 3:23 PM PDT
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Brodner's Person of the Day: George Carlin

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| Tue Jul. 24, 2007 12:00 AM PDT

Supreme Court Race Ruling 'Judicial Activism'

The U.S. Supreme Court reignited the debate over how to appropriately handle diversity in U.S. public schools when it overturned...

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| Fri Jun. 29, 2007 7:14 AM PDT

Does ExxonMobil Pay the New York Times a Premium to Run Ads Next to Global Warming Stories?

Right next to a NYT story that begins:A giant ice shelf has snapped free from an island south of the...

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| Fri Dec. 29, 2006 8:52 PM PST

Standing Up Against School Segregation: An Interview with David Engle

A Seattle High School Principal Resigns in the Name of Diversity

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| Fri Sep. 29, 2006 12:00 AM PDT
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A is for Afro

For the only white student in class, St. James elementary offered a double major in minority experience.

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| Sat Sep. 9, 2006 12:00 AM PDT

The Real Cut-and-Runners

All the Bush administration's missteps have created a big opportunity for Democrats. Now if only they would take it.

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| Tue Jul. 25, 2006 12:00 AM PDT