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As the Republican presidential demolition derby continues, the 2015 GOP candidates have settled on two central themes: hatred for President Obama and desire to send US troops back to Iraq to fight ISIS. While Republicans suffer from short-term memory loss, there’s no reason the rest of us should forget what actually happened in Iraq (and why sending troops back there is a terrible idea). -more-

On Friday night, May 1st, to Saturday morning, May 2nd, labor supporters and protestors against police violence nationally, roamed Oakland’s downtown breaking glass fronts of banks and a few other businesses, and systematically smashing the windshields of rows of vehicles at one car lot. Unfortunately, the media focus and Oakland’s response was on the damage caused by the protestors rather than their message. -more-

When serious medication side effects are merely hypothetical, it makes it easy to be an advocate for medication "compliance." After all, psychiatric disorders are real diseases that need real treatment--if we are to be well. The medications available are a better choice than trying to tough it out, go without medication, and end up with a very bad outcome, such as repeat hospitalizations, incarceration due to behavior caused by psychosis, and a deterioration in basic functioning. -more-