After years of efforts to advance right-to-repair rules, farmers are starting to get traction.
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By Mark Fiore / Original to ScheerPost The movement to ban certain books is gaining traction in Florida and around the country. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is riding the book ban bandwagon to national fame (after first riding Covid misinformation bandwagon) as he prepares to run for president. Organized groups have popped up over the past two […]
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After East Palestine, as in 2005, harmful chemical releases are unlikely to affect the rail company’s stock price or bottom line.
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Brexit fudged the question of the Irish border. The Tory "Ultras" that pushed for a hard Brexit are still loaded for bear on this matter.
We must understand that democracy is morphing with more technocratic systems of governance that lack full oversight and a clear understanding of their social and political impacts.
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Reacting to China’s announcement that it will be putting forward a proposal for a political settlement to end the war in Ukraine, the US ambassador to the United Nations said that if China begins arming Russia in that conflict this will be a “red line” for the United States. “We welcome the Chinese announcement that they Continue reading »
James Charles Ingram AO (27 February 1928 – 15 February 2023) was a senior Australian diplomat with a lengthy, varied and significant career. It began in 1946 when, equipped with a degree from the University of Melbourne, he was, at age 19, the youngest cadet selected for the then Department of External Affairs’ diplomatic cadetship Continue reading »
The Government’s response to the ‘independent’ review of Infrastructure Australia involves a surprise attack on public policy which should be rebuffed. A grim outlook? Picture this: pork-barrelling encouraged while important projects languish; proponents assessing their own proposals; Premiers trashing the Commonwealth via national cabinet saying it should obey their experts; a Minister facing condemnation by Continue reading »
Australia should be proud of its vote in the General Assembly in November last year to condemn the ongoing US blockade of Cuba. The writer’s attention has been drawn to a vote in the U.N. General Assembly in November 2022. It is a matter of concern that it was not known to me, but more Continue reading »
Prudent nations would do well to prepare for peace even in the midst of an armed conflict. As we approach the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion this month, the Ukraine war remains the world’s dominant geopolitical conflict. The big-picture structural issue is the post-Cold War order in Europe and the place of a shrunken and Continue reading »