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By Alasdair Black   The idea of Boomers as selfish and entitled only works for identity politics and the exploitative politics of envy. It is to exploit the emotions of others, the classical divide and […]

By Walt Zlotow   Trump overseeing decline of US world dominance… and that’s good The global economic consequences of Trump’s failed war on Iran have yet to be fully realized. But even if Trump surrenders […]

The modern stereotype of the Baby Boomer has become so familiar that people barely question it anymore. Apparently we Boomers are all wealthy, own multiple investment properties, and of course vote conservative. We selfishly hoarded […]

There’s a quiet sleight of hand happening in parts of Australian media – and once you see it, it sticks. The first screenshot shows the relatively neutral introduction to an article on realestate.com.au. It reports […]

By Walt Zlotow, West Suburban Peace Coalition Glen Ellyn IL As our national debt soars to $40 trillion, one would surmise we’re borrowing against our future to lift up the Commons and our 340 million […]

Uncle Ray Minniecon is an Aboriginal Elder and a veteran. As he was presiding over the Welcome to Country ceremony at the Anzac Dawn service in Sydney, a small group of people began booing. His […]

The shooting that disrupted the White House Correspondents’ Dinner was a stark reminder of how quickly public life can turn volatile – gunfire, confusion, and the swift evacuation of Donald Trump and other officials.   […]

By Carey Civis How aged care reform standardised unpredictability: this is a story about forced decision-making, constrained clinical judgement, and administrative systems that multiply faster than their ability to deliver coherent care. Experienced assessors are […]

By Walt Zlotow   First time a foreign power, Israel, goaded, indeed demanded America launch a criminal war. Trump’s capitulation to Israel’s war demand is destroying his presidency and will likely hand over Congress to Democrats […]

By Walt Zlotow   In the ’24 election Kamala Harris got a lot of votes, 75,017,613. But astonishingly, she got 6,268,841 less votes than when she ran with victorious Joe Biden in 2020, a massive 7.7% […]

By Walt Zlotow   As Trump was cooling his massive, murderous bombing of Iran, he was ramping up his murderous bombing of small civilian boats in the Caribbean. In the last 5 days he obliterated 5 […]

There are moments in politics when language is no longer used to describe reality, but to overwrite it. This week, Donald Trump declared that the United States has a “very good relationship” with Iran – […]

On 26 February 2027, I will turn 86 – well beyond the average lifespan of an Australian male. This realisation shapes my perspective. My core message: every day matters, and openly facing mortality motivates me […]

There are moments when irony is so perfectly formed, that it scarcely needs commentary. It simply waits – patiently – for someone to point at it. This week provided one such moment. Fresh from a […]

By Walt Zlotow   Movie buffs, especially fans of suspense director Alfred Hitchcock, know what a MacGuffin is: a plot device in the form of a simply made up desired object, or other motivator that the […]