Many of the recent media allegations against the CFMEU attempt to paint legitimate industrial tactics as criminal activity. However, not all the allegations can be so easily dismissed.
The French ruling class has persisted in winding back democracy to force neoliberalism onto an unwilling population. Its refusal to accept the electoral results is just the latest example, and the growth of the far right is one of the results.
When momentous events happen in a media-saturated society, one of the first casualties is any sort of historical perspective. This became clear in the wake of the 14 July assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
Having narrowly survived assassination and now formally anointed as the Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump’s takeover of the Grand Old Party in the United States is complete.
The main form of racism we confront in Australia today is support for genocide. The government has created a special position to counter opponents of it.
