The recent release of the e-book On Utoya about the Norway massacre and Right racism continues to generate necessary discussion about the highly political act of murdering dozens of Left activists. My chapter is about Israel and the far Right. This morning I was interviewed on ABC Radio National’s The Book Show alongside Overland editor…
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Why WikiLeaks forces accountability on the insular journalistic and political club
Last week I was invited down to Canberra to give the keynote speech at the Independent Scholars Association of Australia 2011 Conference. It was held at the National Library to an appreciative audience. The following are my notes: -… … … … … … Quote from Julian Assange, The UnAuthorised Autobiography, p. 119/120 + 168 -… … … … … … … What is modern journalism…
#Occupy hits Harvard
Well, this is very interesting: In recent years, Greg Mankiw noticed that the students who took his economics class at Harvard seemed overly concerned about preparing for their careers. That appeared to change this week. On Wednesday, about 70 of his students walked out of Economics 10, the introductory class he teaches, to protest what…
Afghanistan – touch down in flight
Extraordinarily beautiful: Afghanistan – touch down in flight from Augustin Pictures on Vimeo.
What the Left must understand about the #Occupy movement
It’s not enough to simply talk about inequality and play within a system designed and rigged by the usual political players. The real Left must get far more imaginative. This is a good piece in Le Monde Diplomatique that demands more: The Occupy Wall Street protests in the US are also directed against the Street’s…
This is our future; Mercenaries Are Us
We are being warned in report after report and yet governments and corporations see private security as the ideal way to enforce and protect assets. And now the reality: A UN expert group warned of an alarming resurgence in the use of mercenaries and a major expansion in military and security companies operating without regulation…
When the state fails, citizens using private security is sure way to chaos
This is what our society is becoming; unaccountable forces that will push an aggressive agenda in the name of “efficiency”. Why not just privatise everything? Foley residents will call a private security company when they need nonemergency help, starting in January. On Tuesday, Foley City Council members unanimously approved hiring a private security company to…
Footage of On Utoya Sydney book launch on Norway and terror
Recently there was the global launch of the new e-book On Utøya: Anders Breivik, right terror, racism and Europe (my chapter is about the nexus between Israel and the Right). The book was launched in Sydney in late October. I spoke alongside Greens Senator Lee Rhiannon. Film-maker Reuben Brand filmed and edited the following footage…
From the archives: CIA accidentally overthrows Costa Rica
O-SPAN Classic: CIA Accidentally Overthrows Costa Rica
Supporting Overland and indy media
Wonderful independent Australian magazine Overland is currently running its Subscriberthon. I was asked to offer some words of support: Independent media has never been more important. Our world is currently experiencing a necessary crisis in confidence in corporate media, corporate governance and capitalism itself. Relying on corporate media to accurately report on this crisis is…