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Meet Chicago Attorney Tamara Holder
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Picture this scenario: After months of networking, endless meetings and interviews, you finally land your dream job. The terms are good, the money and benefits are great, and you’re ready to get started. There’s just one more thing – a criminal background check. “No problem,” you say to yourself. “I’ve never been convicted of anything [...]
Does the Unites States Torture?
This weekend I watched a documentary entitled Torturing Democracy. It’s an in-depth look at the United States’ official policies on torture, complete with hard data (including official government documents) on the Bush administration’s clear approval of “enhanced interrogation techniques” which violate the Geneva Convention, the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the Constitution [...]