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Postcards from the Post-election American Apocalypse

3 January 2025 Dr James Moylan 3

Drones Drones are the flavor of the month. Every US media outlet is currently obsessed with drones whizzing through the urban nightscape. As thick as houseflies, journalists gather in giddy packs around selected NooJoysee citizens. […]

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When You Can’t Say “Merry Christmas”!

3 January 2025 Rossleigh 6

Someone just told me that it was inappropriate to say, “Merry Christmas.” I told them that it’s a free country and that I can say what I like and I won’t be dictated to by […]

Ignoring a Leopard’s Spots: The UK, Syria and Courting Dictators

3 January 2025 Dr Binoy Kampmark 5

Moral evangelists in power preaching about democracy and human rights resemble dowdy advocates of family values. When given a chance, they will wander, leaving their principles aside like unwanted impediments. This was certainly the case […]

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The ugly side of politics

3 January 2025 AIMN Editorial 1

Though our original site will still be up for another couple of years, it is a horrid thought knowing that it will eventually be gone, and with it, thousands of articles that are a record […]

Is it realistic for Donald Trump to boast of a quick peace deal for Ukraine?

2 January 2025 Noel Wauchope 16

Donald Trump has made so many promises on what he will quickly achieve once he takes office as President. The one about ending the Ukraine war in 24 hours probably gained him support from quite […]

Dutton’s Double Standard

2 January 2025 2353NM 11

During the end of year ‘silly season’ the Victorian Branch of the ALP put up a post on FaceBook that apparently targeted Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s wife. The cries of outrage from the News Corp […]

This Is Our Moment: A Call to Reclaim Democracy and Secure a Better Future for all Australians

2 January 2025 AIMN Editorial 15

By Sue Barrett The two-party system has failed us. It’s time for people-powered politics to deliver a fairer, more inclusive, and sustainable future for everyone. I don’t know where you are right now and how […]

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Far From Ignorant: The European Union, Arms Exports and Israel

2 January 2025 Dr Binoy Kampmark 4

While international law can, at times, seem an ephemeral creature, vulnerable to manipulation, neglect and outright dismissal, its strictures can surprise. The evolving body of law stripping back the immunity of heads of state for […]

The Atlas Network and the threat of nuclear war

2 January 2025 Lucy Hamilton 7

The Atlas Network’s primary junktank is not content with promoting the potential collapse of “civilisation” through climate change. It has long been pivotal in constructing the kind of society that is now making memes celebrating […]

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Is it Armageddon?

1 January 2025 Bert Hetebry 4

I cannot be sure, but I seem to recall that Scott Morrison’s attitude to global warming ran something like, ‘it doesn’t matter much, Jesus is coming back soon, and the world as we know it […]

A farce only a monster could love

1 January 2025 AIMN Editorial 8

Though our original site will still be up for another couple of years, it is a horrid thought knowing that it will eventually be gone, and with it, thousands of articles that are a record […]

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This Is Not A Conspiracy Theory… It’s Not Clickbait, Either

1 January 2025 Rossleigh 13

“Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.” (George Orwell, 1984). “I guess it’s worth pointing out the obvious – that the very governors and […]

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Today’s indexation fails to meet needs amid escalating crisis

1 January 2025 AIMN Editorial 1

Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) Media Release The Federal Government must urgently lift income support payments as cost of living pressures are expected to take centre stage in the next budget and 2025 federal […]

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A year has ended. Another has begun.

1 January 2025 John Lord 6

In this pivotal moment in our history, the necessity for clear, evidence-based writing has reached unprecedented urgency. The year 2024 has heralded a significant transformation, marked by a disconcerting rise in politically motivated right-wing aggression […]

Military mansplaining dispels any nonsensical ideas about “the sanctity of space”

31 December 2024 Noel Wauchope 4

Doncha love mansplaining? It simplifies everything, takes away your worries, and you can now complacently forget about any silly way-out anxieties that you might have had about technological progress. As our military defenders develop advanced […]