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The Indifference Diaries, Part Four: Adventures in the Skin Trade and Child Maltreatment
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
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The murders of four children at the hands of caretakers were adjudicated by Maine's court system recently. As the last days of a child whose grandf...

  • Added: Apr 06, 2019
  • Length: 07:17
The 60 Second Moral Inquiry: Isn't Exploitation of the Instinct for a Parent-Child Bond Similar to Sex Traffickers Exploitation?
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
Today's Sixty Second Moral Inquiry asks, how is Attorney General Sessions' indifference to exploitation of the basic human instinct for parent-chi...

  • Added: Jun 20, 2018
  • Length: 01:06
The Indifference Diaries, Part 3. Using Good To Create Evil, Seizing the Parent/Child Bond to Punish
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
Being of the wrong lineage, in the wrong place, at the wrong time, now carries devastating consequences for the children of parents caught crossing...

  • Added: Jun 18, 2018
  • Length: 08:57
Seeing Consequence Before It Happens: Asking Questions about Children who are Suffering, Noticing the Answer
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: Seeing consequence before it happens..., Credit: Susan Cook
We know the consequence of indifference.In late 2017, Maine witnessed 3 murders of children: 2 by foster care-takers, one at the hands of the no...

  • Added: Jan 08, 2018
  • Length: 05:20
A Citizen's Guide: Where Not To Look For Good Husband or For That Matter Father Material
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: No Increased ChildCare Credit or ChildHealthcare $ from US Senate Tax Overmaul, Credit: Susan Cook
The recently passed Tax Overhaul bill declined to increase the child care credit while leaving no money for the Children's Health Insurance Program...

  • Added: Dec 05, 2017
  • Length: 05:20
The Least of These
From: Duke University
Series: Glad You Asked
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Norman Wirzba sees a moral vacuum at the heart of the presidential campaign: He says candidates are ignoring society's most vulnerable citizens. Wi...

  • Added: Nov 07, 2016
  • Length: 02:11
Improving Birth For Moms And Babies
From: Giovanna Rossi
Series: Well Woman Radio
Caption: A gathering for the "Rally To Improve Birth" in front of the Austin TX. Capitol Building., Credit: rallytoimprovebirth.com
Interviews with birth professionals and a mom.

  • Added: Mar 25, 2014
  • Length: 30:01