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Vincent Bevins discusses his new book, “If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution,” and the global protest movements of the 2010s.
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In his latest book, the Greek politician – who in 2015, at the height of the Greek debt crisis, was catapulted from academic obscurity to Minister of Finance – argues that insane sums of money that were supposed to re-float our economies in the wake of the financial crisis and the 2020 pandemic have ended […]
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WITH amazing crowds over the two days, the Woolgoolga District Orchid Society’s Annual Spring Orchid Show and Garden Expo certainly got the thumbs up from both the organisers and visitors. “It has been one of the best Orchid Shows seen along the coast,” stated Kathy Bruce from Maclean. Advertise with News of The Area today....
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A BREATH of fresh air has revitalised the Coffs Harbour music scene with the unveiling of The Backroom at the Coffs Hotel. The former Winxx nightclub has undergone a remarkable transformation, now offering patrons an experience reminiscent of Melbourne, New York, or London. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your...
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WORLD Mental Health Day on Tuesday 10 October is the driver for a collaboration between the Dorrigo Rotary Club, Bellingen Shire Council and local mental health organisations. Together they will host a community-wide Mental Health Walk from Dangar Falls, taking place at 9am on Sunday 15 October 2023. Advertise with News of The Area today....
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BELLINGEN Shire’s Housing Matters Action Group (HMAG) is thrilled to announce the launch of its Community Land Trust (CLT) Establishment Project, thanks to a funding partnership with the Siddle Family Foundation. A form of shared home ownership, well-established in the UK and USA, a CLT is run by and for the community, making it affordable...
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WOOLGOOLGA Beach Reserve is the meeting place for the Days for Girls (DfG) Coffs Coast fundraising walks on Saturday 14 October. Called Walk for the Girls there’s two distances to choose from, 1km and 5km, with both stepping out at 11am. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message...
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Democrats have nothing to lose but their golden parachutes.
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New evidence suggests exposure to microbes in early childhood might not protect against allergies.
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Back in the 2000’s I belonged to the Netroots movement. Our mantra was “more, better democrats.” We ran primaries, fundraised and put pressure on politicians, on top of all the normal blogging stuff, much of which we were the first mass practitioners of.
We failed. Obama was our loss moment, as he bypassed us and was able to get our readers without having to appease us.
But Obama was something more important. The financial crisis of 2007-9 was a moment which would have allowed for radical change. An FDR figure could have changed the nature of America in their response to it, breaking up banks and other monopolies and letting a vast swathe of the rich go bankrupt and charging them with crimes, thus breaking their power for generations to come.
Obama didn’t do that. He didn’t even seriously consider it, instead he supported the Federal Reserve and Treasury in saving them and enriching them.
BRIDGE work has begun for the Coffs Harbour Bypass with the arrival of piling rigs at two key sites. The piling work is an early, foundational part of building the seventeen bridges needed for the bypass. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02)...
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