Newsletter 350

21 Jun 2011 • 3 min read

[5]The Illusions Of Psychiatry
Links:
5. http://b.rw/lO9OMp

Marcia Angell | NYRB | 19 June 2011

Second article in a damning series on mental illness. This piece, by way of
a dual book review, discusses widespread use of psycho-active drugs in
children and how pharmaceutical firms influence the field of psychiatry
[6]Comments
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/articles/illusions-psychiatry

[7]Long, Lame Afterlife Of Mikhail Gorbachev
Links:
7. http://b.rw/ioJpkI

Anne Applebaum | Foreign Policy | 20 June 2011

Portrait of former statesman written in acid. B-list celebrity abroad.
Despised at home. Most of the historic events associated him happened either
by accident, or by mistake, or against his will. He wasn't bold, just
ignorant [8]Comments
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/articles/long-lame-afterlife-mikhail-gorbachev

[9]Peace Is Our Profession
Links:
9. http://b.rw/kH1JrX

Heather Hurlburt | Democracy | 16 June 2011

Condemnation of US military-industrial complex framed around review of two
books. "Cost overruns, knowingly unrealistic promises on technology and
pricing, aggressive-to-outright-illegal lobbying." Is it possible to force a
change? [10]Comments
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/articles/peace-our-profession

[11]Marxism Without Revolution
Links:
11. http://b.rw/kZPWS9

John Quiggin | Crooked Timber | 19 June 2011

There isn't a proletariat calling for revolution in the Western world. But
there clearly is a ruling class, a top 1%, which controls wealth and power.
How can we overthrow—or, at least, oppose more effectively—the rule of this
1%? [12]Comments
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/articles/marxism-without-revolution

[13]Lessons In Integrity At San Quentin
Links:
13. http://b.rw/mALn4Y

Marc Howard | Sports Illustrated | 16 June 2011

How tennis—and other team sports—are used to build character at San Quentin
state prison. Most of the tennis team are murderers. But they show a respect
for the rules and niceties of the game that would do credit to Wimbledon
[14]Comments
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/articles/lessons-integrity-san-quentin

[15]Did My Brother Invent E-Mail?
Links:
15. http://b.rw/lXzkEB

Errol Morris | NYT | 20 June 2011

A talented family, the Morrises. The answer to this question is, apparently,
yes. Errol's brother, Noel, together with a co-student called Tom Van Vleck,
did indeed write the first known programme for email, at MIT in 1965
[16]Comments
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/articles/did-my-brother-invent-e-mail

FiveBooks Interview

[17]Kaushik Basu on the Indian Economy
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/kaushik-basu-on-indian-economy

The chief economic adviser to the Indian government says there’s a Gandhian
way of evaluating society that takes account of both growth and inequality,
and tells us why his job is an anthropologist's dream come true [18]Read on
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/kaushik-basu-on-indian-economy

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