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In recent days, our media have covered two “scandals” involving allegations against public figures of failing to adequately address identifiable conflicts of interest. Our Prime Minister is under attack for accepting upgraded flights from Qantas and thereby placing himself in scenarios where later political decisions may have been influenced by the largesse of Qantas. The Continue reading »
The recent BRICS summit in Kazan summed up the results of the Russian presidency of the organisation in 2024. John Shipton, an Australian activist and the father of WikiLeaks creator Julian Assange, also took part in the event. In July, Assange was released from a British prison after many years in prison and returned to Continue reading »
Close to half of Republicans (46%) and more than a quarter of Democrats (27%) said they would not consider 2024 election results to be legitimate if the other party’s presidential candidate won, according to polling by the World Justice Project. Some of them would go further: 14% of Republicans and 11% of Democrats surveyed said Continue reading »
Twenty four hours before millions were expected to cast their votes, federal and state law...
The Intercept spoke to voters in the region grappling with the fact that neither party is promising change to U.S. policy in Gaza.
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For a decade, Congress has failed to rein in the surveillance state. Now Trump is promising to use the government against his foes.
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The Supreme Court of Arizona, a hotly contested swing state, ruled on November 1, 2024,...
Issue 58 of the Nautilus print edition combines some of the best content from our September andOctober 2024 online issues. It includes contributions from quantum gravity physicist Fotini Markopoulou, geoscientist Marcia Bjornerud, anthropologist Harvey Whitehouse, and more. This issue also features new illustrations by Ellen Weinstein and Mark Belan, as well as a comic by Ken Krimstein. Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. […]
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Damn, Rudy. It’s just not right to drink cider and Smirnoff when it’s 80 degrees out! Well, that’s all I got. I never thought I’d be sweating so much in November. Why’s it so warm? Well, baby, there’s this thing called global warming. Yeah? Yeah. All that coal and gas we’re burning right now—it’s gonnaContinue reading Smirnoff Adam’s Apple, 1972 (alternate version)
Our friends at 270 reasons.com are gathering a polyphonic orchestra of brilliant writers, teachers, doctors, filmmakers, artists, and citizens of all kinds to weigh in about their plans to vote this November. These opinion essays run the gamut from advocacy for basic human rights to acutely personal mini-manifestoes. Read the rest over at 270 reasons.com.
Transport chiefs have rejected misleading claims of a massive hike in bus fares in England, amid confusion and spin
The Conservative party leader and several leading members of her new Shadow Cabinet have ties to the opaquely-funded group campaigning against plans to reach Net Zero
Trump plans to accelerate Israel’s violence in Gaza, male violence against women and industrial violence against the earth. He must be stopped.
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Rescuers on the ground in Ukraine detail the 'massive risks' now involved in evacuating residents in areas under attack from Russian forces
The Conservative Party's new leader has appointed a series of Shadow Cabinet ministers whose Government records were clouded in scandal
Project 2025, the conservative agenda for the next Trump administration, would allow him to govern through fear.