Author and journalist Brin-Jonathan Butler chronicles the disturbing history of chess’ greatest players and those obsessed with the game.
Hedges Report: The Toxic Pursuit of Greatness in Chess
Tag: mental health
Vijay Prashad: Dealing Arms or Healing Minds?
As poorer nations spend about 6.5 percent of export revenues servicing external debt, while world military and police spending skyrockets, it’s unlikely most countries will have the political will to shift priorities from social destruction to social care.
Vijay Prashad: When You Suffer for Your Sanity
The antidote to many of our mental health crises must come from re-building society and forming a culture of community rather than a culture of antagonism and toxicity.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: The Insanity of Solitary Confinement
The research on its effects on mental health is clear: Nothing good comes of solitary. It is a living example of the failure of the both the U.S. prison system and the U.S. mental healthcare system.
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: Craig Murray: Your Man in the Public Gallery: Assange Hearing—Day 12
Former British diplomat Craig Murray was in the public gallery at Old Bailey for Julian Assange’s hearing and here is his report on Wednesday’s events.