The thing I hate about western electoral politics in general and US presidential races in particular is that they take the focus off the depravity of the US-centralised empire itself, and run cover for its criminality. In the coming months you’re going to be hearing a lot of talk about the two leading presidential candidates Continue reading »
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The latest Reuters Institute and University of Oxford report on media in Australia and the world has been published – and it’s bad news for almost all the media – and to some extent the reading public. In a comment on the Australian part of the report Sora Park of the University of Canberra said: Continue reading »
The media and politicians are inevitably arguing Albanese’s decision to move Clare O’Neil and Andrew Giles and replace them with Tony Burke at Home Affairs reflects their failure to fix our immigration system. The reality is much more complex as few Australians would be aware of the mess they inherited, particularly following the mis-management of Continue reading »
Yingyao Wang opens the black box of the Chinese bureaucracy to reveal the agency of the men and women who designed and redesigned Chinese economic policy. The People’s Republic of China is not a monolithic entity, and here is a new book delving into the intricate world of Chinese bureaucracy, highlighting the pivotal roles played Continue reading »
New analysis by the Productivity Commission of donations to school building and other funds highlights how antithetical private school funding is to the concept of needs-based funding. A new report by the Productivity Commission on Philanthropy has highlighted defects in the funding of private schools. The report shows that private schools receive millions of dollars Continue reading »
Once the stuff of progressive pipe dreams, now even centrists like Biden are questioning the court’s outsized power.
The post Now a Lame Duck, Biden Finally Floats Supreme Court Reforms appeared first on The Intercept.
If Zionist ideology ever fit into the modern world, and I will leave this an outstanding question, it no longer does. I do not know how it is in your household, but in mine we have developed the practice over the past nine months of reciting to one another the most appalling of the news Continue reading »
Rupert Murdoch demands loyalty from his followers, not competence. A repost from August 28, 2022 The way News Corp operates must be traced to Murdoch himself for he has told us that ‘for better or worse (News Corp) is a reflection of my own thinking, my character and my values’. Let me give some examples Continue reading »
How Israel wants to replace the United Nations Relief and Works Agency. Peter Ford has an extensive career in the UK Diplomatic Service, including serving as UK Ambassador to Bahrein and then Syria. He then served for many years as Special Representative to the Commissioner General of UNRWA—the United Nations Relief and Works Agency. In Continue reading »
The withdrawal of Joe Biden and the selection of Kamala Harris has transformed the presidential election of November. It will now be argued on different issues and on different battlegrounds, not all of former president Donald Trump’s choosing. His planned strategy has been much weakened and try as he might he will have difficulty in Continue reading »