The Little-Known Sordid History of Psychiatry
This article was previously published September 27, 2020, and has been updated with new information.
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“They Were Noble Automatons Who Knew Not What They Did:” Volition in Jaynes'
An important question in consciousness research concerns its origins.
Brexit Britain Signs Trade Deal with Australia, Righting 'Historic Wrong'
Britain has finalised its first post-Brexit trade agreement, righting a “historic wrong” by signing a deal with Australia.
Myanmar Atrocities Show Need for International Action
In a year where atrocities by Myanmar’s military have been commonplace, credible reports of a massacre of 11 people, including 5 children, who were bound, shot, and then burned, have sparked revulsion and outrage. Photos and video circulated online show the remains of the victims in Don Taw village,
Ethiopia: Tigray Forces Summarily Execute Civilians
(Nairobi) – Tigrayan forces summarily executed dozens of civilians in two towns they controlled in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region between August 31 and September 9, 2021, Human Rights Watch said today.
These killings highlight the urgent need for the United Nations Human Rights Council to establish an international investigative mechanism
India: Army Kills 14 Civilians in Nagaland
(New York) – The killing of 14 civilians by Indian security forces in Nagaland state highlights the need for the Indian government to immediately repeal the abusive Armed Forces Special Powers Act, Human Rights Watch said today.
The law gives armed forces deployed in internal conflicts broad powers to use lethal
NGO Letter to US Defense Secretary Regarding Accountability for Civilian Harm
December 1, 2021 Lloyd J.
Remembering JFK’s Vision for the Future that Should Have Been
“Man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life. And yet the same revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought are still at issue around the globe.”
President Kennedy, 1961 Inaugural Address
Where China and Russia are currently
35 Popular Old Sayings & Their Real Meanings You Had No Idea About
Have you ever wondered where old sayings like ‘turn a blind eye to’ or ‘burning the midnight oil’ come from? Some of the following sayings have a really sinister origin, and others are completely surprising. Means: To do something without delay Real meaning: In the 19th century, a hat was
Satellite Data Raise Fears Myanmar’s Army Setting Towns Ablaze
New satellite data analyzed by Human Rights Watch corroborates images and videos streaming out of Myanmar’s Chin State showing towns once again on fire.
Lebanon’s Tragic Cycle of Violence Has a Cause
Scenes from Lebanon shocked residents and the world on Thursday when the streets of a residential and commercial district in Beirut descended into a level of violence last seen during the country’s the civil war: Families sheltering in hallways, bathrooms, and makeshift underground shelters; children cowering in school corridors;
Rwandan Genocide Kingpin Dies in Mali Jail
Late last month, Malian officials announced that a former Rwandan army colonel convicted of masterminding the slaughter of at least half a million people during the 1994 genocide had died.
9/11 and the Politics of Fear and Self-Preservation
The 20th anniversary of September 11, 2001 is a particularly somber one, not just because of the horrific nature of events of that day reaching its second-decade milestone, but because of how little we seem to have learned in that amount of time.
The fear and trauma generated by the
End the 'War on Terror'
President Joe Biden was determined to end U.S.involvement in the Afghan "forever war" by the twentieth anniversary of the Sept.11, 2001, attacks.
Lessons of War
During the next six weeks, more than 150 civilians were killed in fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh according to reports.
