Julian Assange is facing a show trial, designed to warn any whistleblower and journalist not to go down the same path. He is not on trial for any crime, but rather for exposing them, argues Sam Wainwright.
Sam Wainwright
People from all over the globe have been moved to join the fight to drive听Islamic State from the liberated zones of Koban卯 and Raqqa in north-east Syria. 91自拍论坛听caught up with听Jamon Hartzer听about why he tried to help and what happened when he did.
Those crowing the loudest about the Black Lives Matter movement pushing 鈥渃ancel culture鈥 should take a good hard look at exactly who is cancelling whose culture, writes Sam Wainwright.
Modern Australia remains profoundly shaped by the violent dispossession of Indigenous people.听Denying this history serves a real and material purpose for very powerful interests, argues Sam Wainwright.
The WA Labor government and oil and gas giant Woodside Petroleum support the call for net zero emissions by 2050. But beware of the climate change fakers, writes听Sam Wainwright.
There are two positive things to come out of the horrific bushfire crisis ripping through our country: recognition of the connection between global warming and more frequent and intense bush fires; and the inspiring courage and generosity of volunteers and emergency service personnel to protect their communities, despite being hugely under-resourced.
The Coalition鈥檚 union-busting Ensuring Integrity Bill failed to pass after One Nation leader Pauline Hanson changed her position. But Sam Wainwright writes that it reveals a serious strategic and political听weakness in the union movement.
Socialism. Today. was the theme of a lively day-long seminar about critical issues facing the movements for social and ecological change, hosted by the Socialist Alliance on August 4.
This federal election is taking place at a time when the need for radical social and economic change is palpable: the escalating climate crisis and rampant and growing inequality are two major symptoms of the bankruptcy of capitalism.
Socialist candidates are campaigning in the May 18 federal elections to put forward solutions to the growing wealth divide and looming environmental crisis.
Celebrating January 26 is a state-sanctioned exercise that rubs salt into the wounds of Indigenous Australia. It proclaims, 鈥淵ou lost, we won. Know your place.鈥
But the desire for an honest conversation about modern Australia's origins in the violent and ongoing dispossession of Indigenous people is not going away.
Across the country Invasion Day marches were both bigger than ever, and took place in many more places. More local governments have dropped their January 26 activities and finally the ABC allowed Triple J to shift its Hottest 100.
Whenever the Coalition and Labor stop bickering and agree in serious tones that something must be done in the 鈥渘ational interest鈥 you can be sure they鈥檙e up to no good.
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