US Housing Agency Chief Departs, Agency Should Follow Suit
Region: New York
US Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Cabinet Secretary Alphonso Jackson has resigned under the cloud of allegations that he steered lucrative contracts to friends. I am reminded in the scene from Casablanca, whe... more
Views: 2101Urban Renewal Schemes Seeking Planning Consultant Accomplices
Region: New YorkScanning the legal notice advertising in the Long Island, New York daily Newsday of February 21, 2008 I ran across one entitled "Request For Proposal Blight Study and Urban Renewal Plan City of Long Beach, New York."&... more
Views: 3172They Call It Developing Downtown On Long Island
Region: New YorkI call it legalized theft. The latest round of eminent domain abuse in America is close to home on Long Island in Riverhead, New York. As reported in Newsday, http://www.newsday.com/news/local/suffolk/ny-licond... more
Views: 2534Presidential Candidate Defended Black Church Dispossessed By Eminent Domain
Region: United StatesPresidential Candidate Defended Black Church Dispossessed By Eminent Domain By Richard Cooper In 2000, when the Town of North Hempstead used eminent domain to stomp on Rev. Fred Jenkins and St. Lu... more
Views: 5237Drew Carey's TV Program On Eminent Domain Abuse
Region: New YorkComedian and Libertarian Party member Drew Carey is hosting a series of Internet TV programs for the Reason Foundation, which publishes Reason magazine. Reason.tv now has its third program "National City: Eminent Domain Go... more
Views: 2302Child Abuse Reaches Epidemic Proportions
Region: United StatesIn this world of politics, drugs, and crime, this particular crime has reached epidemic proportions. The victims range from two weeks to eighteen years of age. The perpetrators are most often a parent, caregiver, teacher, ... more
Views: 3614Abuse of elderly
Region: Indiaalong with sexual abuse, children abuse we have a new social issue the abuse of the elderly . Property is said to be the root cause of such abuses thanks to migration we have a whole lot of elderly people fending for them... more
Views: 1092Domestic violence: The anatomy of abuse
Region: IllinoisThe anatomy of abuse can come in many ugly forms: verbal, physical, psychological, and emotional. Much of the abuse usually stems from when according to George Rolph’s book The Anatomy of Abuse, he cites that abusers... more
Views: 1730Senior Abuse
Region: CaliforniaOUR DISRESPECT OF THE ELDERLY In the new millennium, there is one thing that most folks can agree on when it comes to the mess in our society. We refuse to ho... more
Views: 1408Mother of Murdered Toddler Found Guilty of Manslaugter; Cousins Tortured and Killed Little Nia
Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)A three year old girl was murdered by two brothers who were convicted of abusing and murdering the child by spinning the toddler in a tumble dryer. The child's mother was found guilty of manslaughter for not protecti... more
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