VOLUNTEERISM
The Origins of Mother’s Day: A Story of Faith, Service and Love in Action
Long before cards, flowers and brunch reservations defined the holiday, Mother’s Day grew from women organizing to protect families, heal communities and serve those in need.
FEATURED
MENTAL HEALTH
HHS Launches Campaign to Help Americans Get Off Psychiatric Drugs
Kennedy’s announcement marks a federal shift toward reducing psychiatric drug dependence and reimbursing clinicians for the time required to guide patients through withdrawal.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
UN Speech Renews Calls to Investigate Religious Discrimination in Germany’s “Sect Filters”
A poetic UN address renewed scrutiny of religious screening rules that can force applicants to choose between their belief and their livelihood.
CORRUPTION
Former NIH Official Indicted After Private Emails Boast of FOIA Evasion “Tricks”
Emails cited in the case show David Morens discussing how to make messages “disappear” and saying “the best way to avoid FOIA hassles is to delete all emails when you learn a subject is getting sensitive.”
FEATURED VIDEO
János Dobos & Klára Hídvégi
János Dobos and Klára Hídvégi are fighting the corruption of the psychiatric industry in Hungary. With thousands of people forced into institutions and often subject to horrific abuses, their work is bringing hope and justice to the nation.
SCIENTOLOGY NEWS
CHURCHES
“Destination: Scientology, Sydney” Highlights a Milestone in Australia’s Harbor City of Opportunity
Parishioners describe a city of possibility—and a Church that helps them seize it.
CHURCHES
At the Crossroads of the Americas, Miami’s Search for Opportunity Takes Spiritual Form
As the Church of Scientology of Miami marks its ninth anniversary as an Ideal Organization, a Destination: Scientology episode highlights its role in a city defined by those who come to begin again.
COMMUNITY
Church of Scientology Los Angeles Hosts Thousands at Family-Friendly Easter Festival on L. Ron Hubbard Way
Thousands fill the brick-lined thoroughfare as the Church of Scientology opens its doors to the public, turning a holiday tradition into a living model of community life.
MEDIA & ETHICS
REPORT UNETHICAL JOURNALISM
Have you or your institution been attacked by biased media? Tell us your story. We want to know.
HUMANITARIAN FEATURES
VOLUNTEERISM
The Origins of Mother’s Day: A Story of Faith, Service and Love in Action
Long before cards, flowers and brunch reservations defined the holiday, Mother’s Day grew from women organizing to protect families, heal communities and serve those in need.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
UN Speech Renews Calls to Investigate Religious Discrimination in Germany’s “Sect Filters”
A poetic UN address renewed scrutiny of religious screening rules that can force applicants to choose between their belief and their livelihood.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Lawmakers Move to Bar Prosecution of Trafficking Victims Under Bipartisan Bill
Pieper Lewis was ordered to pay her rapist’s family $150,000. A bipartisan bill would bar courts from punishing trafficking victims for acts committed under coercion.
