The referendum campaign could use more Why, and less Yes. I am a Yes campaigner and have enjoyed some good discussions with No voters on the campaign – many of whom support reconciliation but can’t see why a change to the Constitution is necessary or helpful. Fair enough concern. Labelling No voters racist or stupid, Continue reading »
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This cartoon depicts the double standards of world leaders and the media to the suffering people of Ukraine and the brutality inflicted for decades on the people in Israeli occupied Palestine. First published by Abna AhlulBayt News Agency on Monday 9 October. Continue reading »
“For over half a century the Central Land Council has fought for the voices of Aboriginal people from the heart of our nation to be heard. Our 90-member Council overwhelmingly asks you to vote YES, because we know that when decision-makers listen to our voices we end up with policies that help us, not harm Continue reading »
The current escalation in bloodshed in Israel and Palestine reflects the fact that peace cannot be built on decades of oppression; it can only be built on justice. The Medical Association for Prevention of War (MAPW) condemns not only the recent attacks, but also the failure – despite concerns expressed by many leaders and governments Continue reading »
Opposition leader (for now) Peter Dutton has told colleagues that it’s not a lie if the press don’t question you on it. ”Pete has been getting a bit loose with the truth over the last couple of weeks,” said a... Read More ›
Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Cori Bush called for a ceasefire and were attacked by AIPAC-aligned centrists. Democratic leadership stayed silent.
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In a Democratic caucus meeting on Israel–Gaza violence, Gottheimer made a disparaging remark about Muslim clergy, sources said.
The post In Tense Closed-Door Meeting on Gaza, Josh Gottheimer Comment on Muslims Sparks Fury appeared first on The Intercept.
One of the most important developments in economics is something in which economists had no hand: the identification of the environmental limits which humans, busily producing and consuming, cross at their peril. Earth has existed for about 4 billion years and humans have lived on Earth for about 200,000 years. For almost all of that Continue reading »
I visited Julian the other day at Belmarsh Prison for the second time. Britain’s Guantanamo. He spends 23 hours every day, for 3½ years in solitary confinement. This is an attempt not to break him but to kill him. It’s slow murder. Of a man who’s not been convicted. Has not been charged of anything Continue reading »
A tonic for readers who are drowning in news about China, climate change and socioeconomic problems, but who are starved of alternative and critical perspectives. Boldly refusing to follow the pack mentality of the mainstream media, and not afraid to reject the Cold War mindset, Pearls and Irritations is essential reading for those who want Continue reading »