Research

Behind settler colonial NZ’s paranoia about dissident ‘persons of interest’

COMMENTARY: By Robert Reid The Enemy Within, by Maire Leadbeater is many things. It is: • A family history • A social history • A history of the left-wing in Aotearoa • A chilling...

Kamala Harris’s support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza ‘betrayal of true feminism’

Democracy Now! AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, “War, Peace and the Presidency.” I’m Amy Goodman, with Nermeen Shaikh. NERMEEN...

Chris Hedges: The politics of cultural despair – and the American nightmare

ANALYSIS: By Chris Hedges In the end, the US election was about despair. Despair over futures that evaporated with...

New survey finds an alarming tolerance for attacks on the press in the US – particularly among white, Republican men

ANALYSIS: By Julie Posetti and Waqas Ejaz Press freedom is a pillar of American democracy. But political attacks on...

Caitlin Johnstone: The mainstream Western worldview pretends the Global South doesn’t exist

COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone Mainstream Western politics and culture pretend the rest of the world does not exist. The...

New survey finds an alarming tolerance for attacks on the press in the US – particularly among white, Republican men

ANALYSIS: By Julie Posetti and Waqas Ejaz Press freedom is a pillar of American democracy. But political attacks on US-based journalists and news organisations pose...

Two of the US’s biggest newspapers have refused to endorse a presidential candidate. This is how democracy dies

ANALYSIS: By Denis Muller In February 2017, as Donald Trump took office, The Washington Post adopted the first slogan in its 140-year history: “Democracy Dies...

RSF tackles Taiwan’s media freedom ‘Achilles heel’, boosts Asia Pacific monitoring action

SPECIAL REPORT: By David Robie in Taipei It was a heady week for the Paris-based global media freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) — celebration...

Lee Miller helped shape our understanding of war. Her life as a photojournalist echoes in those working today

ANALYSIS: By Andrea Jean Baker Lee, the feature film debut from director Ellen Kuras, explores the rawness of authentic image making and the impact of...

Call for collective global action over ‘horrific’ Israeli crimes against Palestinian prisoners

COMMENTARY: By Qadura Fares On August 3, last Saturday, prisoner rights institutions and Palestinians all around the world were standing in solidarity with Gaza and...

Ilan Pappé: To end Gaza genocide, uproot the source of all violence – Zionism

Since the arrival of Zionism in Palestine, the impulse of the Palestinians has not been about violence or revenge. The impulse remains the return...