Yoda: Bruce Levine on Resisting Illegitimate Authority (and Mis-Diagnosis of ADHD, PTSD and Other Mental “Illnesses”)

Why Anti-Authoritarians are Diagnosed as Mentally Ill Bruce Levine, PhD “In my career as a psychologist, I have talked with hundreds of people previously diagnosed by other professionals with oppositional defiant disorder, attention deficit hyperactive disorder, anxiety disorder and other psychiatric illnesses, and I am struck by (1) how many of those diagnosed are essentially …

SchwartzReport: 4 Ways Religious Fundamentalists Attack Women on Sex

I think religious fundamentalism ought to be considered a mental illness. Inevitably, and without exception across the globe, it always involves a deep sexual dysfunctionality and a compulsion to suppress and control women. 4 Ways Conservatives Are Fighting to Control Women’s Sex Lives KATIE MCDONOUGH – AlterNet (U.S.) Republicans are fighting to keep women from …

Michael Ostrolenk: Impeachable Offenses by Veteran’s Administration and Secretary of Defense — VA Whistleblower Ignites Firestorm on Hill Over Stonewalling of Gulf War Illnesses

Meanwhile, 22 veterans a day (up from 18) commit suicide and this is beneath notice by the President of the United States of America. Phi Beta Iota:  Complete story below the line. VA Whistleblower Ignites Firestorm Over Vets’ Illnesses  It’s not every day that a scientist creates such intense drama on Capitol Hill. Kelly Vlahos …

True Cost: Cost of food-borne illnesses is deemed much higher than earlier estimates

Among the food scares in recent years was a deadly E. coli outbreak tied to spinach. In most cases, it’s unknown how or why people get ill from what they eat. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images / September 15, 2006) Phi Beta Iota: The second sentence is ignorant.  It is well-known that between industrial farming …