You may recall that we reported here that A.T. was transferred out of Fernald in February, apparently against her will, and moved to a newly constructed group home in Bedford. The circumstances surrounding the transfer are currently … [Read more...]
The Globe’s view of the “best” companies in MA
[Cross-posted from the Accountable Strategies blog] In other words, do companies exist just to satisfy their shareholders' interests, or are there other stakeholders involved here, such as consumers, workers, the … [Read more...]
Information hard to come by in the case of A.T.
Unfortunately, the information has been so hard to come by that I started to think it might be worth writing about that--how hard it is to get information about her current well-being. One of the criticisms leveled … [Read more...]
Iraq and the Bay of Pigs
(Cross-posted from the Accountable Strategies blog) Had Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld read Thinking in Time after 9/11 and taken its recommendations about presumptions seriously, it seems to me we wouldn’t be in the mess we’re … [Read more...]
Case of Anna T. sparks dramatic testimony in federal court–Update
The Globe did an in-depth story today on the hearing, as did the Waltham Daily News Tribune. NECN and the Associated Press reported on the hearing as well.In the end, U.S. District Court Joseph L. Tauro said he is considering … [Read more...]
Federal judge schedules hearing on Fernald transfers
All six transferred residents, including the elderly woman, are represented legally by the same corporate guardian, the Arc of Greater Boston (GBARC), which approved the moves in cooperation with the Department of Mental Retardation. … [Read more...]
Elderly woman loses long-time home at Fernald
The woman, who has moderate mental retardation and several medical problems, lived at Fernald for over 50 years and had many friends and long-time caregivers there. Last month, she told Meagher herself that while she thought the house … [Read more...]
DMR moving elderly Fernald resident against her wish
Meagher maintained that despite U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Tauro's ruling last year that Fernald must remain open to its current residents, the Patrick administration "is trying to subvert that order by reducing the … [Read more...]
Lori Berenson’s insight from prison
(Cross-posted from the Accountable Strategies blog)Interestingly, a number of writers in Peru have recently begun to re-evaluate the case against her. Those writers include a former Peruvian prime minister, a … [Read more...]
Fernald and the folly of unchecked privatization
By way of disclosure, I have been working as a consultant to The Fernald League for the Mentally Retarded, Inc., a nonprofit, family-run organization seeking to keep Fernald open. However, I’ve written this and a previous … [Read more...]
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