News Corp Australia has launched it’s new initiative, operation polish a turd, with a series of flattering articles in their weekend papers praising the performance of Opposition leader Peter Dutton. ”For some reason Rupert and his billionaire mates think Pete’s... Read More ›
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Jamelle Bouie and (Adam Serwer) have some choice words about JD Vance and his crusade against Haitian immigrants: In his speech accepting the Republican nomination for vice president, Vance rejected a creedal notion of American identity. America, he said, “is not just an idea. It is a group of people with a shared history and a common future. It is, in short, a nation.” He went on to add that America is a “homeland” and that “people will not fight for abstractions, but they will fight for their home.” To some overly credulous commentators, this was nothing more than respect for place and a call to assimilate. But as Adam Serwer observes in The Atlantic, Vance’s argument was more radical than it appeared at first glance. To reject creedal nationalism, Serwer says, is to embrace, in its stead, a blood-and-soil nationalism that hold some Americans as more American than others. It is to say that there are some people who, on account of their origins or those of their parents and grandparents, cannot be full and equal members of the national community.
The most pressing environmental crisis of these times, our heating of the Earth through carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas pollution, is closely connected to our excessive energy consumption. And with many of the ways we use that energy, we’re also producing another less widely discussed pollutant: industrial noise. Like greenhouse-gas pollution, noise pollution is degrading our world — and it’s not just affecting our bodily and mental health but also the health of ecosystems on which we depend utterly. Noise pollution, a longstanding menace, is often ignored. It has, however, been making headlines in recent years, thanks to the booming development of massive, boxy, windowless buildings filled with computer servers that process data and handle internet traffic. Those servers... Read more
It might be a little bit too sophisticated for most MAGAs but maybe it could reach a few?
US attack submarines operating from Australia could be armed with US nuclear weapons at the stroke of a presidential decision; and US strategic bombers based in Australia could be nuclear-armed, as in fact USAF nuclear safety regulations permit in crisis already. I was asked to speak today about ‘AUKUS and non- proliferation’ – which is Continue reading »
UN estimates suggest 2.5 million people will die by the end of 2024 and six million by 2027. World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has called on the world to “wake up and help Sudan out of the nightmare it is living through”. That nightmare refers to a civil war waged since April 2023 Continue reading »
Thousands of protesters have been out in force in Melbourne last week to disrupt the Land Forces International Land Defence Exposition, where defence companies from around the world are showcasing their latest designs in weapons and technology. The activists are protesting the use of such weapons – in particular, allegations of use against Palestinian civilians by Israeli forces Continue reading »
With new US action against Moscow, Russiagate remains like a vampire, with noone able to drive a wooden stake into its heart and keep it there. Special to Consortium News As the drums beat louder and louder about alleged threats from Russia, the Biden administration has blown perilous new life into the debunked and disgraced Continue reading »
Current responses to the Gaza “war” would seem to suggest that antisemitism is the priority issue, not the unending slaughter of Palestinians. That conclusion is confirmed by the law firm Levitt Robinson’s class action which charges that in contravention to sections 9 and 18c of the Racial Discrimination Act, Sydney University has breached its duty Continue reading »
The participation of four Israeli arms companies in the Land Forces International Land Defence Exposition in Melbourne is a clear instance of the Australian Government aiding and abetting the commission of an ongoing war crime in Gaza. Continue reading »
A crisis in house prices and availability has been raging for years, particularly the dearth of low cost housing to rent, or buy. Is this housing crisis really a result of market forces, or is it created by previous government tax policies? [read more] Continue reading »
Last April a man from Bethlehem visited Australia. Like an earlier man born in Bethlehem he delivered some well directed words that did not always settle on welcoming ears. Continue reading »
Guess what? Science demonstrates Abbott got it totally wrong on carbon tax Continue reading »
The nature of human cruelty is vastly complex, so I am focusing on some valued insights that have enlightened my activism.
For years, like others, I was utterly baffled by the question: how do the perpetrators sleep at night? Continue reading »
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – September 15 2024
by Tony Wikrent
Russia / Ukraine
Russia will be ‘at war’ with NATO if Ukraine long-range missile restrictions lifted, Putin warns
Avery Schmitz and Michael Conte, September 13, 2024 [CNN]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned NATO alliance leaders that a move to lift restrictions on Ukraine’s use of longer-range Western missiles to strike deep inside his country would be considered an act of war.
Doctor Who understands one of the fundamental rules of good genre storytelling: snarky, sassy "Big Bads" are ALWAYS fun to watch.
GOWER INITIATIVE FOR MODERN MONEY STUDIES – WRITTEN EVIDENCE SND0019 – SUSTAINABILITY OF THE UK’S NATIONAL DEBT INQUIRY Introduction 1.1 The national debt has been a recurring topic …
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Schulden abzubauen gilt als generationengerecht. Schließlich, so das Argument, reduziere das die Zinslast zukünftiger Generationen. Das klingt nachvollziehbar, in der Realität ist es aber etwas komplizierter. Weniger Schulden sind nicht gleichbedeutend mit einer geringeren Zinslast. Denn zum einen genießt der Bund zeitweise ein ganz besonderes Privileg: Er zahlt nicht für seine Schulden, sondern wird dafür […]
Dear ES/PE community members, find below an abundant and excellent list of great academic opportunities: 25 calls for papers for conferences (some are partly funded) and special issues, 18 postdoc positions, 14 job openings, 7 PhD scholarships, 3 summer schools, and 2 visiting positions in economic sociology, political economy, and broadly related fields, with deadlines from September […]
'It’s estimated that ghost gear makes up at least 10% of marine litter. This roughly translates to between 500,000 and 1 million tons of fishing gear abandoned in the ocean each year.'
STUDENTS from five Northern Beaches schools have hit the stage for the first “Gawbarri garluguna – Gather become one” creative arts showcase. More than 500 public school student performers, and many more helping behind the scenes, worked incredibly hard to perform before a sold-out audience at the Wiigulga Sports Complex on Wednesday, 4 September. Advertise...
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TOORMINA Public School’s trivia team has done it again, winning the Rotary Club of Sawtell’s “famous” annual fundraiser. The Toormi Tropics were presented with the Highgrove Bathroom Cup for the highest scoring team as well as the third overall trivia prize. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message...
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THE Great Southern BioBlitz (GSBB) citizen science nature project is back and Coffs Harbour is looking to retain its place as one of the top regions in the Southern Hemisphere. In 2023, the area had the highest number of identified species uploaded to the iNaturalist app. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth...
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A COMMUNITY of surfers in Sawtell has staged a “sit-in” after Council stopped them relocating a picnic table from the top of Boambee Headland to a nearby site with special meaning. Their preferred location is 200 metres away on the edge of the footpath from Boambee Creek to Sawtell Beach. Advertise with News of The...
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