(This list of resources was developed for the primarily psychoanalyst audience of a talk I gave at the Chicago Institute for Psychoanaysis, March 2017. The talk presented several psychoanalytic ideas that seem useful for understanding the 2016 election and the “Trump phenomenon” which I will describe in a series of upcoming blog posts. This resource document was intended for the listeners who wanted to be politically active in the ensuing months. It is necessarily incomplete and intended primarily for those who are discontented with the Trump presidency)
Read:
“The Rise of American Authoritarianism” Vox, Amanda Taub, March 1, 2016. http://www.vox.com/2016/3/1/11127424/trump-authoritarianism
“What So Many People Don’t Get About the US Working Class”, Joan C. Williams, Harvard Business Review November 10,2016 https://hbr.org/2016/11/what-so-many-people-dont-get-about-the-u-s-working-class
“Why the White Working Class Voted for Trump” Conversation between Joan C. Williams and Curt Nickisch Harvard Business Review November 18, 2016 https://hbr.org/ideacast/2016/11/why-the-white-working-class-voted-for-trump
It Can’t Happen Here, Sinclair Lewis, Signet Classics. Originally published 1935.
“Large Group Identity, Large Group Regression and Massive Violence, Vamik Volkan, 2005
Cass R. Sunstein: “It can be easy and tempting, especially during a presidential campaign, to listen only to opinions that mirror and fortify one’s own. That’s not ideal, because it eliminates learning and makes it impossible for people to understand what they dismiss as “the other side.” …you might want to consider the following books, to help you to understand why so many of your fellow citizens disagree with you”
“Five Books to Change Liberal Minds”, Cass R. Sunstein, Bloomberg View, October 11, 2016https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-10-11/five-books-to-change-liberals-minds
“Five Books to Change Conservatives Minds”, Cass R. Sunstein, Bloomberg View, November 30, 2017.https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-11-30/five-books-to-change-conservatives-minds
Educate yourself about the Goldwater Rule:
“The Ethics of the APA’s Goldwater Rule”, Jerome Kroll MD & Claire Pouncey, MD Ph.D. J Am Acad Psychiatry Law 44:2:226-235 June 2016
“Background Material: On the Ethics of Commentary on Public Figures by Mental Health Professionals”, Gourguechon, P. https://www.invantageadvising.com/2017/02/25/background-material-ethics-commentary-public-figures-mental-health-professionals/
Develop your identity as a public intellectual:
Toolkit: How and Why to Blog, Gourguechon, P., 2015 https://www.invantageadvising.com/2017/02/25/toolkit-how-and-why-to-blog/
Toolkit: Twitter Basics—Using Social Media to Develop a Public Voice, Gourguechon P., 2015 https://www.invantageadvising.com/2017/02/24/toolkit-twitter-basics-using-social-media-develop-public-voice/
See list of Twitter feeds to follow below
Take the time to learn how to enter members’ section on APsaA, IPA and other organization websites!! (Get value from your dues)
APsaA Resources: Members Section
http://www.apsa.org/content/outreach-tools
- Writing letters to the Editors and Op-Eds http://www.apsa.org/content/writing-letters-editor-op-eds
- Working with Reporters http://www.apsa.org/content/working-reporters
IPA Resource Library
IPA.world>members>homepage>Resource Library
Organizations/Newsletters/Resources for Ongoing Action
Indivisible
https://www.indivisibleguide.com/
“Former Congressional staffers reveal best practices for making Congress listen”
5 Calls
https://5calls.org
“5calls makes calling easy for people who hate making calls”–provides phone numbers and scripts so calling is quick and easy. Uses your location to find your local representatives so your calls have more impact
Daily Action
https://Dailyaction.org
“Resisting extremism in America, one phone call at a time.”
Re:act
https://Reactletter.com
“Re:act is a list of a few concrete things you can do to take action during the Trump presidency. Delivered via e-mail once a week.”
Town Hall Project “Show up, speak out”
https://townhallproject.com/
Immigration
“How You can help refugees in the United States”, Ron Lieber, NY Times, Feb 17, 2017. Online version has links to organizations.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/your-money/how-to-help-refugees-in-us.html
Environment
10 Step Action Plan on Climate Change, Kirsten Howard, Jan 2017
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6pzfqHXOz9seUhtZ2ZZVEdJTlE/view
General
“A List of Pro-Women, Pro-Immigrant, Pro-Earth, Anti-Bigotry Organizations That Need Your Support”, Jezebel, Joanna Rothkropf, November 9, 2016
http://jezebel.com/a-list-of-pro-women-pro-immigrant-pro-earth-anti-big-1788752078
Twitter Feeds to Follow
@cirincione
@cccaction
@dorianwarren
@RogueSNRadvisor
@ALT-DOJ
@ALTStateDept
@AltHomelandSec
@alt-labor
@alt-treasury
@Art-DeptofEd
@AltHHS
@Alt-CDC
@Alt_NIH
@alt-fda
@altForestServ
@altUSDA
@altEPA
@RoguePOTUSStaff
@GeorgeLakoff
@NormEisen
@PplsAction
@RebuildDream
@townhallproject
@Indivisible
@ChrisMurphyCT
@JoyAnnReid
@JoanCWilliams
@OTSChicago
@rodhamconsult
@shannoncoulter #grabyourwallet
For a downloadable PDF version of the Resource document click here