Ten lessons for activism
By Robert Wood The West Australian publication Semaphore recently put forward the question ‘how do we build a sustainable practice of activism’? This was some […]
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Russia, Bountiful Hoaxes and The New York Times
There is a delicious irony in the Russia Bounty scandal. The Russians, funding the very entity that was financed, at least in a previous incarnation, […]
Zombie Seizures: The Hacking of Twitter
July 15, 2020. It was a day that will be remembered in the history of social media giant, Twitter. In what is becoming an increasingly […]
All About Me: The Kanye West Campaign Rally
In many ways, rapper and footwear mogul Kanye West fits the mould. That mould – the star or celebrity running for high office – had […]
JAGGED #7 – Bang goes the suicide gun.
Follows on from JAGGED #6 – Mental Illness and the Law. A decent person, and I thank him for it, recently wrote in to AIMN […]
Murdoch’s Mitchell messes with climate science
On 6/7/2020 Chris Mitchell continued the Murdoch introduction to Michael Shillenberger, the ex-greenie who apologised for telling “climate alarmism exaggerated facts”– now promoting nuclear energy. […]
A Matter of Citizenship: Shamima Begum, Islamic State and Natural Justice
Rarely do terms such as “Islamic State” and “natural justice” keep company. Both seem alien, uncomfortable, fundamentally ill-suited. For one, Islamic State’s own approach to […]
Shincheonji Members of South Korea Donate Blood Plasma for COVID-19 Treatment
By Miguel Cortez Melbourne, Australia, 14th July – As the rate of infections are getting higher each day, Victoria is bracing itself for a second […]
A Shamrock Victory: Apple and Avoiding Tax in Ireland
The corporate spin machine was working with typical aggression. “This case was not about how much tax we pay,” claimed Apple in a statement. “We’re […]
JAGGED #6 – Mental Illness and the Law
Follows on from JAGGED #5 Chapter 16: Mental illness and the Law. Have you, as a person who carries a permanent form of depressive mental […]
Ex-greenie apologises for telling climate truths
Climate change has been reignited by the claims of a greenie activist, Michael Shellenberger, who claims he has solutions to the arguments about the warming […]
Charities, Unions and Social Welfare Groups Call For Living Incomes For Everyone: The LIFE Campaign Begins
By Loz Lawrey Throughout the current Coalition government’s term in office, social activist groups and even business leaders have been calling for the abysmally low […]
The Yeezy Effect: Kanye West Joins the Presidential Race
“Because when we win, it’s everybody’s birthday.” Kanye West, Forbes, July 8, 2020 The political absurd has become all modish. With US President Donald Trump […]
Spiteful Authority: Malaysia Goes for the Journalists
Malaysia’s record on letting journalists be is a blotted one. This month, authorities have been kept busy intimidating the independent news outlet Malaysiakini, with a […]