Boris Johnson Against Parliament
A pretty odd thing, this. The prime minister of Britain, supposedly of the conservative creed, making an almost violent dash against both parliament and the […]
Articles by Dr Binoy Kampmark
Unlevelled Fields: Brexit, Workers’ Rights and the Environment
The smorgasbord of Brexit terms has been further plated up with the latest acronym: the WAB or Withdrawal Agreement Bill. It comes in at 115 […]
Libra and Calibra: Mark Zuckerberg appears before Congress
It was never going to be pretty. The Facebook CEO knew in appearing before the House Financial Services Committee to answer questions on the company’s […]
Case Mismanagement in London: Julian Assange, Political Offences and Surveillance
While Australian journalists bonded and broke break in condemning national security legislation that some of them had previously supported, one figure was barely mentioned. Julian […]
Brand Trudeau Wins a Second Term
“Brand Trudeau is: ‘Welcome to the new politics, just like the old politics.’” (Shachi Kurl, Angus Reid Institute, The Guardian, Aug 22, 2019). Few politicians […]
Equine Hypocrisies: Racehorses for the Knackery
It was always a probable fact: the dark consequences of having what is termed in Australia a “racing” industry, where breeds do battle on the […]
Celebrity Protesters and Extinction Rebellion
Benedict Cumberbatch. Olivia Colman. Fine actors. They believe in Extinction Rebellion, or perhaps, rebelling against the prospect of extinction. The environment thing, humanity as a […]
The Decent Protester: A Down Under Creation
The Decent Protester, appropriately capitalised and revered is, from the outset, one who does not protest. It is an important point: to protest in the […]
Piggish Problems: African Swine Fever Does Its Worst
You cannot get away from it, at least in print or in Google land. African swine fever is doing its rounds, cutting through the swine […]
A Coalition of Support: Parliamentarians for Julian Assange
Australian politicians, and the consular staff of the country, are rarely that engaged on the subject of protecting their citizens. In a couple of notorious […]
University Woes: The Managerial Class Gets Uppity
The university, in a global sense, is passing into a managerial oblivion. There are a few valiant holdouts, but they have the luxury of history, […]
The Politics of Funding: Cash Crisis at the United Nations
It remains one of the more unusual arrangements in terms of funding. Like a club filled with members of erratic disposition, the United Nations can […]
Cynical Enterprises: The Kurds Await Their Fate
Big powers, as with the greatest of gangsters, have always had a certain, indulgent luxury; their prerogative is to make promises they can choose to […]
Colin Powell’s Trump Problem
When the compromised speak of judgment, the voice of credibility vanishes. In its place, a certain niggling sense of hypocrisy and weakness prevails. Former US […]
Internal Dissolution: Brexit and the Disunited Kingdom
While the European family seems to be having its internal spats – populist sparks within threatening to light the powder keg – the marshals and […]