Month: March 2026

To my wife, whose wisdom and words encourage me to pull aside the dangerous veils of manufactured ignorance. Introduction: The War That Was Preventable The US-Israeli war on Iran was preventable. Diplomatic channels were open. […]

Windsock politician, Senator Lindsey Graham is many things, none of them good, but he can be useful in the way that a broken clock is useful: twice a day, and usually unbidden, he tells you […]

Last night I watched a terrific programme on SBS world television. It was all about the sinking of the Titanic, covering so many aspects never shown on TV before. I was struck by the atmosphere […]

By Dr Strobe Driver Introduction The war-of choice-that the Russian Federation has launched against Ukraine and similarly, the war the United States of America (US) and Israel are pursuing against Iran have evolved into attrition-based […]

Yes. Let us write the song. Let us sing it loud. Let us name the nowhere man, the man who was going to be different, the man who was going to fix the system, the […]

By Denis Hay Description Real democracy needs binding MP votes and media reform in Australia, so laws reflect voters, not party or media power. Introduction Real democracy in Australia is often described as a system […]

By Walt Zlotow   Tho demonized – by his antiwar critics as a deranged war monger – Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is a caring, people oriented boss. He’s allowing non-combatant service personnel in the region […]

The announcement comes, as always, with impeccable timing. Ten minutes after the S&P 500 closes on its worst single trading day since the war began, Donald Trump posts on Truth Social that he is extending […]

Motherland Where in hell can you go Far from the things that you know Far from the sprawl of concrete That keeps crawling its way About a thousand miles a day   Take one last […]

At the heart of any healthy society lies a fundamental moral question: When does adherence to the law conflict with the demands of justice? This tension strikes at the core of our ethical obligations as […]

When will Israel realise that invading Lebanon with paralytic compulsion can never be the solution to its security ills? Having destroyed Gaza with existential, illegal fury, the Israeli Defense Forces have commenced operations in Lebanon […]

By James Moore “Since baseball time is measured only in outs, all you have to do is succeed utterly; keep hitting, keep the rally alive, and you have defeated time. You remain forever young.” (Roger […]

“Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.” (Dwight […]

Australian Workers’ Union Media Release The Australian Workers’ Union is calling on the NSW Government to finalise its contribution to saving the Tomago aluminium smelter without further delay. AWU national secretary Paul Farrow said the […]