Letter from Australia: Australia’s Story of Demolished Human Rights
The origins of the rise of authoritarianism in Australia are grounded in Australia’s history of colonialization. Following Captain James Cook’s declaration, the new land wasTerra Nullius. This Latin term meant the land was uninhabited by people. This statement did away with the need to negotiate or compensate an Indigenous people.(1) …
Letter from Australia: Are Water Tankers Available from US Forestry Service that Burning Australia Has Not Requested?
A C-130J Hercules assigned to the 146th Airlift Wing based at Channel Islands Air National Guard Base in Port Hueneme, California, drops fire retardant chemicals onto a ridge line above Santa Barbara, Dec. 13, 2017, as part of the effort to contain the Thomas Fire. (U.S. Air Force photo …
Opinion—”Does Germany’s Industrial Growth Give the Lie to Liberal Economists?”
If politicians wonder about income disparity in the US, they need look no farther than the loss of manufacturing in this country. There are two major campaign promises that President Trump is fulfilling, both of which have come to a head this week. They are directly and problematically related to …
Opinion—”Why Everyone should Read the Book “A Warning”
I just finished reading Anonymous’ A Warning. Read it. A Warning is of course the book written by an unnamed high official in the Trump Administration. Anonymous, as she or he goes by, wrote an editorial in the New York Times on September 5, 2018, “I Am Part Of The …
This Week In Congress: Diversity on Boards, Money for Vets, Foster Teens, End of Impeachment Hearings
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