World
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Free speech, journalism and democracy in a time of genocide
Last month in New York at separate forums, two senior Democrat figures – John Kerry and Hillary Clinton – pointed to what they saw as major problems: the First Amendment was ‘an obstacle to building consensus’, and the ‘narrative’ in the press needs to be (even more) ‘consistent’. Continue reading »
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Restoring universal health care in Australia
Listen to Australian Community Futures Planning (ACFP) Founder, Bronwyn Kelly, interview Ian McAuley about the prospects for restoration of universality in Australia’s health care system. Continue reading »
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Kazan Summit: BRICS nations to push for a multipolar world
Leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa will meet in Kazan, Russia, next week for the 16th BRICS summit, marking a pivotal moment for the bloc. With an expanded roster of members and heightened global interest, the summit is expected to focus on strengthening ties among emerging economies and pushing back against Western-dominated Continue reading »
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US is spending $28 billion on Sinophobic propaganda to colonise your brain
Whoever owns the narrative owns the world – and things just got a lot tougher for those of us opposed to the metastasising brain cancer known as US influence campaigns – or “perception management”. Continue reading »
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Malicious intent: The war on Palestine, the Palestinians and everything Palestinian has been going on for over a century
It’s often said that faith moves mountains. Continue reading »
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Small, smart and struggling
Where’s the torrent of cash expected to flow from Google, Meta and other overseas behemoths plundering Ozzie journalism? Here’s the latest handwringing. Continue reading »
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The deafening silence in the eye of the hurricane
In the eye of the hurricane is a moment of calm and silence, before wild chaos and destruction resume. Symbolically, the world now stands in such a place. Continue reading »
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From Guernica to Gaza
The bombing of the Basque town of Guernica, in Spain, in 1937 remains graphically notorious as a “wanton man-made holocaust”. Israel has made exceptional progress towards crafting a similar, enduring understanding of the hellscape it has created in Gaza. Continue reading »
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BRICS and the end of the dollar
The upcoming BRICS summit in Kazan on October the 22nd to 24th may well accelerate the beginning of the end of the dollar as the world currency. Continue reading »
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Uncle Robbie Thorpe vs the State of Israel
“I find it offensive that this country that committed genocide against us is now allowing our country to be used as a base to advocate genocide against Palestinian people.” Continue reading »
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Entering an age of social and security consequences
“I will not sacrifice Great British industry to the drum-banging, finger-wagging Net Zero extremists,” was the headline The Sun in London gave to a piece last week by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, defending the expenditure of 22 billion pounds on the cargo cult of carbon capture and storage. This headline captured the delusion at Continue reading »
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Australia poised to enter another US-led Middle East war
With less than two months to go, voters may go to the American polls while their nation is at war. If they do, there is a significant chance that Australia will be dragged in, and in accordance with imperial tradition be sent to fight in the Middle East. Continue reading »
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Is Arctic methane stoking the climate crisis?
The vast wildfires now ravaging the world’s northernmost regions herald rising danger for all humanity, no matter where we live. Continue reading »
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Worried about earthlings, Martians pull the plug on closer cooperation
P&I has obtained a copy of the confidential report to headquarters prepared by a recent intelligence gathering mission to Australia from Mars. Continue reading »
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A five-minute scroll
In our five-minute scroll on X: Julian Assange recognised as a political prisoner; shameful, divisive western media commentary; Iran strikes Israel’s most secure air base; Russian carpet bombs in Volchansk; Malcolm Turnbull speaks his mind on Peter Dutton, and Hong Kong anti-China groups awash with mystery cash. Continue reading »
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The Earth is sick – and getting sicker
Planet Earth is sick – and getting sicker, according to a new Planetary Health Check. Continue reading »
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The United Nations pact for the future: progress or pablum?
Within the UN, it is clear that member states need to find new or re-tooled diplomatic vehicles to advance progress on the broad disarmament agenda. Continue reading »
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Market hits record high
The All-Ords was in a sideways trading range between early February and early August and then dived. Since then, it has not only rebounded but escaped its former range ceiling and is now trading at a record high. Continue reading »
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The Deep State is running the USA, not the President
It doesn’t matter who the president is, the Deep State is running the USA. If you want to interpret American foreign policy its all about power as the central objective – and hegemony. And they really believe they are doing the right thing. David Sacks and a panel from the All in Podcast speak with Continue reading »
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Building a new global economic order: The role of BRICS
Over the past few decades, the Western economic system has shifted increasingly towards financialization, prioritizing the creation of paper wealth through financial markets rather than real economic output. Continue reading »
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Why Donald Trump could win the US election
How do we understand the appeal of Donald Trump to more than 45% of American voters? Here are some reasons why he could win the 2024 presidential election. Continue reading »
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Jeffrey Sachs describes US as a menace to world peace
Jeffrey Sachs says the US is the main barrier to peace. In an interview from the UN, he said: “There’s a lot of frustration in this place today which is that the world leaders are here, everyone calls for peace and peace does not occur and diplomacy does not succeed..The Administration doesn’t know how to Continue reading »
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Four obstacles to India joining UN Security Council
Despite persistent lobbying, experts say it’s unlikely India will gain permanent membership of the UN Security Council anytime soon for several reasons. Continue reading »
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Delusion and defeat in Ukraine
As the war in Ukraine heads into its third winter Western leaders appear to be sinking further every day into a delusional belief in the success of their hydra-headed attempts to first de-fenestrate Russia before moving on to do the same to China Continue reading »
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Israel is joining the first global AI convention; here’s why that’s dangerous
Over the last year Israel has weaponised AI in its genocide in Gaza, deploying AI-driven surveillance and automated targeting systems which has killed tens of thousands. Israel’s participation in the first global AI treaty raises serious questions. Continue reading »
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China and the West: commercial pragmatism versus political resistance
The chief business of the American people is business.” This sentiment rings true today, particularly when examining the growing divide between business leaders and political elites regarding China. While business leaders view China as a crucial partner, political figures continue to frame the count Continue reading »
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Can this year’s UN International Day of Peace make any difference in a conflict-obsessed world?
That question above is both meaningful – and meaningless. A paltry “Day of Peace” — this year, Saturday 21 September — insults the efforts of those who work year-round for something approximating “peace”. Or, at least, who work in multiple ways to promote more intelligent evidence-based possibilities to contain, if not resolve, conflict, and to Continue reading »
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Proportional voting: Hare-Clark versus party list
Australia should consider moving away from the dominant Single Member Electoral District system but few journalists and academics appear to promote this change. This article considers the Hare-Clark and Proportional Party List systems, favouring the latter. Continue reading »
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What would a second Trump presidency mean for the global economy?
Donald Trump inherited a strong economy from President Barack Obama and managed it poorly. Continue reading »
