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Sanctions and divestment are feel-good policies that often fail

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imageSanctions intended to be biting have more often been toothless and about giving supporters the warm, fuzzy feeling that comes from taking a principled stand. Cat dollar via www.shutterstock.com

Economic sanctions and divestment campaigns are attractive but often flawed tactics for accomplishing international political goals.

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An ethics lesson for psychologists: don't participate in torture

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imagePsychologists aren't supposed to be involved in torture. In this 2009 file photo a sign marks a closed-off area at Camp Justice, the location of the US Military Commissions court for war crimes, at the US Naval Base, in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Witness-Guantanamo/Reuters/Brennan Linsley/Pool/Files

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