Leading scientists and engineers offer strategies for putting the public good ahead of politics.
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Gaza survivor Ahmed al-Naouq joins Lowkey on "Watchdog" to share his personal story of survival and expose the deceitful narratives pushed by Western media about Israel’s assault on Gaza.
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In a recent front-page article, New York Times religion reporter Ruth Graham explores a historic...
Richard Marles and his mate, the US defence secretary, are beginning to wilt under the weight of sustained comment in Australia critical of the AUKUS arrangement. Marles, unable to sustain a cogent argument himself, has his US friend propping him up in London to throw a 10,000-mile punch at me – and as usual, failing Continue reading »
New revelations have exposed the continued abuse of vulnerable Australians by privatised employment services under Workforce Australia. Documents obtained under Freedom of Information by the Australian Unemployed Workers’ Union confirm that several providers are threatening job-seekers with payment suspensions to coerce them into handing over payslips. This is a clear breach of the guidelines, but Continue reading »
A letter sent by the author to Mark Scott, vice-chancellor of the University of Sydney, after he apologised during a Senate hearing for not cracking down on alleged anti-Semitism during protests on the university campus in support of Palestinians in Gaza. Dear Mark, I do not underestimate the pressure you would have been under regarding Continue reading »
China is in the middle of its third major deflationary episode in the past three decades. The country’s global footprint is now so large that uncertainty over the timing of its exit from the current episode is one of the most important questions in the global economy today. Prior episodes offer some useful guidance on Continue reading »
Coalition Senator Sarah Henderson brought a bill entitled “Commission of Inquiry into Antisemitism at Australian Universities Bill 2024 (No. 2)” alleging antisemitism on university campuses. This attempt at political interference must be rebuffed in favour of the more broad approach to antiracism. Continue reading »
One of the most graphic depictions of the environmental costs of war was when 700 of Kuwait’s oil fields were set ablaze during the first Gulf War, leaking an astounding 11 million barrels of crude oil into the Persian Gulf and creating a smoke plume stretching 800 kilometres. Nearly 300 oil lakes developed inland on Continue reading »
The largely unrecognised risk to Australia that our powerful ally will strategically collapse through internal political stresses is greater than the much discussed threat of war with China. Allan Behm, Director, International & Security Affairs Program, The Australia Institute, in conversation with Michael Lester about his new book The Odd Couple: The Australia-America relationship (Upswell Continue reading »
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Consultation closes on proposed law that could see politicians disqualified for deliberately misleading public
The military tech conference, set for November at one of Google’s Tel Aviv offices, was scrubbed from the internet when The Intercept asked questions.
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In my article on the rise and fall of credential systems and the Medieval University System, I mentioned that universities create culture. Standardized culture, as a rule. There was a fair bit of confusion around what culture creation is, so let’s talk about that.
To start, note that what you’re reading right now is culture creation: ideas about how the world works, or should work. I’m amplifying, as it happens, an academic, Randall Collins, though a lot of my work isn’t primarily based on academic literature, this is. But if I’m writing about Israel, say, and the Gaza genocide, that’s culture production: that’s me amplifying and on rare occasions expanding on all those in the past who have said “genocide is bad” or “Zionism is based on ethnic cleansing, terrorism and apartheid.”
Many thanks to Onion founder Scott Dikkers for this profile of me and my work creating Kelly. Kelly would not exist without Scott and his support!
And if you haven’t seen the Behind The Pen videos, which he and I collaborated on, this link’s got ‘em!
Allegations of beheadings and mass rape on October 7 have fueled Israel's war narrative. But after a year of investigations, how much of it holds up?
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The Labour leader’s failure to define his own Premiership is allowing his enemies to do it for him
The new Icon Series of Doctor Who novels will feature the Doctor meeting historical figures such as Frida Kahlo and Charles Darwin.
“Mayor Eric Adams of New York City, a former police captain who ran on a law-and-order platform but whose tenure has been consumed by accusations of corruption, spent years accepting free airline tickets, lavish overseas accommodations and illegal campaign donations from Turkey, federal prosecutors said on Thursday.” — New York Times, 9/26/24
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Dear Soon-to-Be-Former Mayor Adams,
It was with great glee that I heard the charges leveled against you in human court yesterday. Glee, and not a little pride—because finally, the hard work of our community has paid off.
On Tuesday, three more countries ratified the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. It wasn't widely reported in the media
'Cherry-picking attendance harms the breadth of diversity reporting on events – we urge a rethink of the policy, ensuring all journalists can attend future party conferences'
Kamala Harris has built a coalition spanning from Dick Cheney to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — but is that setting her up for a rudderless presidency?
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An estimated 4.3 million youngsters are growing up in poverty and those living in single-parent families often struggle the most to secure help