Mixed Returns for the Huawei Bashing Tour
The US imperium is rattled, so much so it’s letting everyone else know about it. Move over the trade war with its bitchy insistence on […]
Articles by Dr Binoy Kampmark
Viral Losses: Australian Universities, Coronavirus and Greed
There are few things more richly deserved than the punishment of a profligate ruler who finds himself fending off a hungry citizenry. But such matters […]
Pardoning Julian Assange: Donald Trump, WikiLeaks and the DNC
The central pillar to Democratic paranoia and vengefulness regarding the loss of Hillary Clinton in 2016 was the link between Russian hacking, the servers of […]
“Leave Our Bloke Alone”: A Little Mission for Julian Assange
“I think that now it is time that the government I am a part of needs to be standing up and saying to both the […]
The Priorities of General Motors: Ditching Holden
It seemed to be a case of grand misrepresentation. Holden cars, those great Australian acquisitions, along with home, lawnmower and nuclear family, gave the impression […]
Corporate Occupations: The UN Business “Black List” and Israel’s Settlements
Mikhail Bakunin, in that charming anarchist tradition, regarded the state as an evil to be done away with. Such collective formations were criminal, oppressive, eviscerating […]
Intelligence Spats: Australia, Britain and Huawei
A note of fraternal tension has been registered between the United Kingdom and Australia. It began with Britain’s decision to permit China’s technology giant Huawei […]
Buying Elections: The Bloomberg Meme Campaign
Interfering, corrupting and altering the views of electors is apparently frowned upon. But it all depends on who that manipulating source is. The Russians might […]
Fashion Fetishism, Surgical Masks and Coronavirus
Entering Singapore’s Changi Airport gives the visitor a glimpse of a mask fetish. Security guards wear it. As do the nurses and the various personnel […]
Disease Diplomacy and the Heavy Hand: China and the Coronavirus Problem
Authoritarian responses, with the gloved heavy hand, will always find its admirers. The reaction by Chinese authorities to the novel coronavirus (now named COVID-19) outbreak […]
Subverting the Blacklist: Kirk Douglas’s Modest Contribution
Leaving aside the content of the spectacular, embellished account that became Spartacus, Kirk Douglas, whose life ticked over into a century and a few years, […]
Failed Prosecutions: Donald Trump Survives the Senate
Never undertake a prosecution unless you have good grounds, and prospects, for a solid conviction. In the case against President Donald Trump, there was never […]
Triumphal Divisions: Trump’s State of the Union Address
In this year of the presidential elections, President Donald J. Trump shows little sign of cowering. It had been some time in coming, but here […]
Muddling Democrats: Chaos in the Iowa Caucus
Whatever the claims by the Democratic pollsters on the ground, the party has all the work to do ahead of selecting a candidate to make […]
Brexit Day
London Parliament Square is the site, muddied by rain, trodden by hundreds who have made it their celebratory space. The Leave Means Leave official website […]