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Thursday, 03, July, 2025

Why do we lock up rape victims instead of rapists?

Early October brings the anniversaries of both a rape and a sexual assault that I went through in separate years.  October is also the month...

My impressions of psychiatry

I have a friend who once said - having met him in a mental health unit - that everyone there had “schizophrenia” but he...

Out & About: growing the movement for radical change

It has been a delight to take up opportunities to gather in person at various events this year, particularly after the restrictions imposed by...

Awais Aftab Responds to the STAR*D Scandal . . . And Digs a New Hole...

First published on Mad in America September 25th 2024 After we published our MIA Report on the STAR*D Scandal and set up a petition urging the American Journal of Psychiatry to...

Brain Stew: An Interview with Myself

First published on Mad in America on 11th October 2024 An interview with myself about my experience taking psychotropic medication. I am an incarcerated author...