Book acknowledgements are an underappreciated art form: the best examples of the genre reveal a lot — in their omissions as well as their inclusions — about both their author and the context in which the book was written. In Carolyn Steedman’s Labours Lost: Domestic Service and the Making of Modern England, a ‘hidden history’ of the […]
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I saw the great walls falling apart. There was a long and stormy shouting sound — and the deep black lake closed darkly over all that remained . . . — Edgar Allan Poe Nothing more graphically symbolises the decline in Britain’s political fabric than the neo-Gothic Palace of Westminster clinging in all its dilapidated grandeur to a mudbank […]
Inside the plan to let MAGA mouthpieces monopolize the local TV news landscape.
The Grayzone visits the family of Mohammed Zakaria al-Mutawaq, a severely malnourished toddler living in a Gaza City tent, who has become a symbol of the Israeli-imposed famine sweeping the besieged territory. After Mohammed appeared on the front page of the New York Times and several other major papers, Israeli propagandists accused the media of misinformation, claiming his pre-existing muscular condition explained away the hunger crisis. We spoke to his mother, Hedaya, to get the full story. We also spoke […]
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Kasey —
From the moment I first saw you, I knew my life was about to change. You were beautiful—also intelligent, funny, and kind. Not long after we met, I knew I wanted to spend my life with you. Let me know if you’d like these opening lines to be warmer or more emotional. Do you want me to personalize them in some way?
I love your confidence, your resilience, and your openness to new experiences. Do you remember when we moved in together and spent that whole first weekend building furniture? This is an example of an anecdote you could include. Should I suggest a different meaningful experience you and Kasey might have shared?
As a couple, we have been through the highest highs and the lowest lows—some very low lows. While I’d be happy to include the details of your infidelity here, it might be better to reference the episode subtly—she will know what you mean. Kasey, you have taught me everything I know about commitment and forgiveness. Thanks to you, I know what true devotion looks like. How’s that? If you’d like, I can rewrite this to more directly reference the incident with Kasey’s sister.
Tesla is facing a shareholder lawsuit for allegedly concealing risks associated with its self-driving vehicles.
The Met Police have promised mass arrests as over 500 people are expected to take part in a protest backing the banned direct action group on Saturday
We live in an unequal society where inequality is increasing in many areas, especially regarding income and wealth. The differences in living conditions for different groups, in terms of class, ethnicity, and gender, are unacceptably large. In the world of education, family background still has a significant impact on pupils’ performance, and it becomes even […]
Pressure is mounting against Israel in the U.S. and around the world. Will it mean anything on the ground in Palestine?
The post The Week the World Woke Up to the Genocide in Gaza appeared first on The Intercept.
On the 80th anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a trove of military and presidential admissions dismantles the myth of necessity.
The post 80 Years of Lies: The US Finally Admits It Knew It Didn’t Need to Bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki appeared first on MintPress News.
The march across the Sydney Harbour Bridge show the scale of support for action on Gaza. There is growing pressure on Anthony Albanese.
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The UK, France and Canada have all announced plans to recognise a Palestinian state in September at a meeting of the UN General Assembly.
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NSW Labor Premier Minns tried to stop the Harbour Bridge march, saying it would cause Sydney to “descend into chaos” and risk public safety.
The post Harbour Bridge march defies threats against Palestine protests first appeared on Solidarity Online.
In a major about-face, Creative Australia has reinstated artist Khaled Sabsabi and curator Michael Dagostino as representatives of Australia at the 2026 Venice Biennale.
The post Artists’ protests win Khaled Sabsabi’s reinstatement first appeared on Solidarity Online.
The two-day strike in Queensland following the High Court decision upholding Administration was fantastic. But with no similar response anywhere else in the country the Administration has moved quickly to tighten its grip on the union.
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NT Coroner Elizabeth Armitage’s report lays bare the “entrenched, systemic and structural racism” at the heart of the NT Police including “normalised” usage of racist, violent language that paints Aboriginal people as subhuman.
The post Kumanjayi Walker inquest exposes systemic racism in NT police first appeared on Solidarity Online.
On Wednesday 30 July, more than 100 ANU students marched against the university’s proposed Renew ANU cuts.
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A toxic algal bloom twice the size of the ACT is causing apocalyptic scenes in South Australia. Since March, the algal bloom is estimated to have killed almost 14,000 marine animals from more than 400 species.
The post South Australian toxic algae another climate disaster first appeared on Solidarity Online.
This year’s instalment of the Talisman Sabre war games was the largest yet—designed to send a message to China about growing preparations for war.
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On 25 July, young Egyptians launched a courageous action in solidarity with Gaza, exposing the appalling complicity of Abdel Fattah El-Sisi’s dictatorship in Israel’s genocide.
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We didn’t always have a straightforward strategy for peacekeeping. Our top brass spent day and night working it out. We ordered lunch for the office and called to say we’d be home late or not at all. We assumed the remedy we were searching for would be full of complexities—minutiae that’d make even the most obsessive bean counter’s head spin. We ran simulation after simulation, but all our spurious theories came out in the wash.
In the end, we decluttered the old ways of thinking. Scratched out the chalkboard full of ideas. The answer had been in front of our eyes the whole time. It was straightforward. Elegant. Like a perfect mathematical proof. Our plan for peace was simple: Kill everyone.
The problem, we reasoned, was that when it came to any conflict (and especially our conflict), people were the constant. People, our experts argued, are what all violence has ever had in common. Remove them from the equation, and what remains? A light breeze. A bird call. The sound of rushing water.
Should it be possible to own an idea? The debate around intellectual property has deep roots in the history of philosophy
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Immerse yourself in nostalgia with this filmmaker’s lyrical elegy for the house his family called home for 30 years
- Directed by Damian Gascoigne