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 African Americans over…
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, and accommodation. Rents and interest rates are…
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 no matter the racial persecution and injustice…
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 living crisis? Would the nation…
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 misappropriations of…
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 standards in Australia. In NSW, a senior constable with…
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 decade 2009-19 delivered 93% of the…
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 in 5 adults in…
Are You One Of The Unlucky 500 000 in Australia?
Did you know that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) sets the optimum level of unemployment at around 5%? Are you one of the unlucky 500 000 in Australia? These…
Food and Leadership for a Healthier World
In Australia, we live in a society where food choices are predominantly economic and taste concerns. Our western democracy is firmly in the free market capitalist camp, where food is…