Politics

Caitlin Johnstone: Our rulers are psychopaths and they’re making everything awful

COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone I don’t know what to say today. We are ruled by abusive monsters. The US is preparing for war with Iran. They’re going in for the kill shot...

Protesters demand freedom for 9000+ Palestinian ‘political prisoners’ held hostage by Israel

By David Robie New Zealand protesters in Tāmaki Makaurau today heralded a global demand for the freedom of thousands...

UpScrolled – the Australian pro-Palestine platform shaking up global social media

By Agnese Boffano in London As Meta, TikTok, Instagram and X continue to dominate online social spaces, a new...

Eyes of Fire: Gripping tale of adventure, tragedy and testament to environmental activism

BookHero Review Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage and Legacy of the Rainbow Warrior, by David Robie, isn't only...

Jonathan Cook: Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ is the nail in Gaza’s coffin

Feckless European leaders like Starmer let Israel and the US tear up international law in Gaza. Now, faced...

Caitlin Johnstone: Trump sends Netanyahu weapons while talking tough to Zelensky

COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone Israeli media are now reporting that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering “a brief resumption” of the onslaught in Gaza in...

Four decades after Rongelap evacuation, Greenpeace makes new plea for nuclear justice by US

Asia Pacific Report In the year marking 40 years since the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior by French secret agents and 71 years since the...

Chris Hedges: The purge of the Deep State and the road to dictatorship

ANALYSIS: By Chris Hedges The Trump administration’s war with the Deep State is not a purgative. It is not about freeing us from the tyranny...

Caitlin Johnstone: The US Empire at its most honest

COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone President Donald Trump has shared a shockingly awful AI-generated music video envisioning a future Gaza that has been turned into an...

Eugene Doyle: Yellow Peril!  Red Peril! ‘We cannot hide anymore’. Chinese warships in the Tasman Sea. 

COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle The Western media went into overdrive this week to work the laconic Kiwis into a mild frenzy over three Chinese naval...

Eugene Doyle: Human sacrifice – remembering Aaron Bushnell

COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle Lest we forget. On 25 February 2024 Aaron Bushnell, a 25-year-old active duty US serviceman, self-immolated in front of the Israeli...