Rev. William E. Alberts, Ph.D. was a hospital chaplain at Boston Medical Center from December 1992 to July 2011. He is a diplomate in the College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy (CPSP), and both a Unitarian Universalist and United Methodist minister. Combining the pastoral and prophetic, he has written numerous research reports, essays and articles on racism, war, politics, religion and pastoral care. His articles have appeared in newspapers, magazines and journals, and more recently in Pastoral Report (website of CPSP) and in Counterpunch (called "America's Best Political Newsletter...