My Anti-Torture Advocacy and Writing
Over much of the past two decades, along with colleagues in the Coalition for an Ethical Psychology and other “dissident” psychologists, I’ve been actively involved in (1) advocating against health professionals’ complicity in abuse and torture and (2) working to restore the American Psychological Association’s commitment to do-no-harm ethics. To learn more:
Information about my new book Doing Harm: How the World’s Largest Psychological Association Lost Its Way in the War on Terror (McGill-Queen’s University Press) is available HERE. You’ll find the catalogue description, several endorsements, and links to recent media appearances.
Links to a selection of the articles I’ve written on related topics can be found HERE.
Links to a selection of statements published by the Coalition for an Ethical Psychology can be found HERE.
A 20+-year interactive Timeline that I created with Coalition colleagues can be found HERE.
Links to key documents relevant to war-on-terror abuses involving psychologists can be found HERE.
Links to non-profit organizations involved anti-torture work can be found HERE.
My Work Related to “Political Mind Games”
Over the past several years, I’ve also focused my attention on the manipulative psychological appeals — what I call “political mind games” — that those with extraordinary wealth and power use to grow their empire while stifling the public’s outrage and solidarity over today’s extreme inequality. To learn more:
A description of my 2018 book Political Mind Games: How the 1% Manipulate Our Understanding What’s Happening, What’s Right, and What’s Possible — now available as a free PDF — can be found HERE.
Links to some of the articles I’ve written on this topic, and some interviews, can be found HERE.