by WWASP Survivors | Nov 3, 2012 | News, Politics
What do Mitt Romney, Bain Capital and the notorious Troubled Teen Industry have in common?… Sadly, quite a lot. I wouldn’t consider myself a “Troubled Teen”… but as a kid diagnosed with ADD, I was struggling in school and my Mom was concerned for the future of...
by WWASP Survivors | Jul 19, 2012 | News, Politics
New details emerge on several wrongful deaths since the Bain takeover in 2006 Bain Capital, the private equity firm founded by Mitt Romney in 1984, prides itself on turning around failing businesses. But lawsuits and critics allege that controversial profit-maximizing...
by WWASP Survivors | Jul 12, 2012 | News, Politics
Romney, Torture, and Teens The former governor’s connections to abusive “tough love” camps By Maia Szalavitz | June 27, 2007 Article quoted from Reason.com When Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said he’d support doubling the size of the...
by WWASP Survivors | Mar 16, 2012 | News, Politics
The Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act 2011 Introduced (Oct 6, 2011) This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on October 6, 2011. Most bills and resolutions are assigned to committees which...