International Journal of Controversial Discussions Issue Volume #3 Issue # 2

By Tamar SchwartzApril 6, 2016December 19, 2025 Psychoanalysis

Click Here to Read: The International Journal of Controversial Discussions Volume #3 Issue #2. The theme of the issue is Primary Femininity: Discussions on a Central Identity, with a target paper by Arlene Kramer Richards, Ed.D and edited by M. Sagman Kayatekin, M.D. There is also a paper entitled Psychoanalytic History—Sketches The Power of Exclusion (An Ode to Sheldon Bach and Sándor Ferenczi) by Carolyn Ellman with commentary by Ph.D. with a response by Giselle Galdi. This journal is supported by a generous grant from the American Psychoanalytic Foundation.

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“I’m 90 for goodness sake’: rainforest activist to pedal 104 miles down Thames

By Tamar SchwartzJune 28, 2026June 28, 2026 General

Click Here to Read: “I’m 90 for goodness sake’: rainforest activist to pedal 104 miles down Thames: Veteran campaigner Robin Hanbury-Tenison is raising money for a research station near his home in Cornwall by Patrick Barkham on the Guardian website on June 19, 2026.

The River Thames in Oxford, England Image: Zxb. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

Hope in the Age of Apathy: How to Reclaim Power Amid Distraction, Cynicism and Exhaustion

By Tamar SchwartzJune 26, 2026June 26, 2026 Psychoanalysis

Click Here to Read: Hope in the Age of Apathy: How to Reclaim Power Amid Distraction, Cynicism and Exhaustion (Vol. 6; Issue 25) by Alan Michael Karbelnig,PhD on his Journeys Into the Unconscious Mind website on June 24, 2026.

Image: Aathavan jaffna Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

“Moral & Ethical… Liberty & Freedom.”

By Tamar SchwartzJune 26, 2026June 26, 2026 Politics

Click Here to Read: “Moral & Ethical… Liberty & Freedom.” Nah. If They’re Synonyms, Pick One. If They’re Distinct, Explain the Distinction by Jamey Hecht on his Substack on Jun 25, 2026.

I’m on the Couch; He’s in the Saddle

By Tamar SchwartzJune 25, 2026June 25, 2026 Psychoanalysis

Click Here to Read: I’m on the Couch; He’s in the Saddle. A cowboy outfit spurs an analysis By Erik Gleibermann on The American Psychoanalyst Substack June 25, 2026.

A cowboy riding a saddlebronc during a rodeo, most likely in Montana, US.. Image: gay2016 Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

Fernando Pessoa (June 13, 1888 – November 30, 1935) A Thousand Selves in One Poet

By Tamar SchwartzJune 24, 2026June 24, 2026 Poetry Monday

Click Here to Read: Fernando Pessoa (June 13, 1888 – November 30, 1935)
A Thousand Selves in One Poet by Robert Goodman on this Spoken Word Poetry website on June 17, 2026.

Fernando Pessoa Image: Template:Cavalão. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

What Breaks Us Also Shapes Us

By Tamar SchwartzJune 24, 2026June 24, 2026 Psychoanalysis

Click Here to Read: What Breaks Us Also Shapes Us: There’s a Positive Side to Enduring the Inevitable Traumas of Life (Vol. 6; Issue 24) by Alan Michael Karbelnig, PhD on his Journeys Into the Unconscious Mind website on June 17. 2026.

Paolo Monti (1908–1982). Biblioteca Europea di Informazione e Cultura. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

With Win in Washington, Socialists Have Momentum in Urban America

By Tamar SchwartzJune 24, 2026June 24, 2026 Politics

Click Here to Read: With Win in Washington, Socialists Have Momentum in Urban America: Democratic socialists, harnessing generational frustration over affordability, lead New York and Seattle and are knocking on the door in Los Angeles and Washington By Campbell RobertsonJill Cowan and Anna Griffin in the New York Times on June 22, 2026.

Janeese Lewis George taken on September 30, 2023. Image: Council of the District of Columbia. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.