If you watch Fox News and listen to those in the right wing media echo chamber you are immediately struck by the constant lying. Why is the Trump...
Tag: human rights
No Easy Answers To Complex Things
There are no easy answers to complex things. Stupid people are suckers for populist promises re-smaller government and privatising stuff. What you...
Madness, Race & Insanity: A Fair Description Of America
The more I delve into the history of the United States of America the more shocked I become at the depravity of southerners in how they treated...
Sleepwalking Into An Autocratic Nightmare
Many of us are struggling to make ends meet in the current inflationary times. Everything is expensive, including the essentials like food, energy,...
The Myth Of Individual Responsibility
One of the tenets of right wing political belief is that the individual is ultimately responsible. The myth of individual responsibility means that...
Would Australians Have Voted Yes If There Wasn’t A Cost Of Living Crisis?
The defeated Indigenous Voice referendum is being put down to a variety of reasons. Would Australians have voted Yes if there wasn’t a cost of...
Years Of Injustice and Neglect Of Indigenous Australians Must Be Recognised
The first thing to say is that there is no such thing as the black race. Likewise, there is no such thing as the white race. These modern...
Police Gun Deaths Highlight Low Training Standards In Australia
In Queensland, police regularly shoot and kill First Nation’s men suffering from mental health issues. Police gun deaths highlight low training...
Australia Is Fast Becoming A Nation of Haves and Have Nots
Recent economic data reveals that Australia is fast becoming a nation of haves and have nots. The Australia Institute economic research shows that...
The Trouble With Psychiatry
Would you be surprised if I told you that capitalism has created the medicalisation of normal life? Indeed, it has been so successful that almost 1...