Tag: authoritarianism
‘Antisemitism training’ at universities. Labor’s march to authoritarianism
From curbing protests to controlling what can be said in Australia, state and Federal Labor governments are becoming authoritarian. Next in line is the...
Caitlin Johnstone: Zionism is strangling free speech in Australia
COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone
A Palestinian-Australian man has been criminally charged for voicing criticisms of Zionism during a protest against Israel’s genocide in Gaza. He...
Caitlin Johnstone: We live in a propaganda nightmare
COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone
Awakening from the propaganda matrix is like being a conservative: you’re frequently disgusted with society and where it appears to be...
Rising Tide climate crisis ‘Protestival’ to go ahead despite court ruling
The NSW Supreme Court has issued orders prohibiting a major climate protest that would blockade ships entering the world’s largest coal port in Newcastle...
Caitlin Johnstone: We think this dystopia is normal like people in abusive relationships think it’s normal
COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone
Westerners who don’t appreciate the extreme dysfunctionality of Western civilisation are like someone in an abusive marriage who hasn’t yet recognised...
2022 wrap: Pacific political upheavals eclipse fierce Tongan volcano
2022 PACIFIC REVIEW: By David Robie
The Pacific year started with a ferocious eruption and global tsunami in Tonga, but by the year’s end several...