Tag: critical theory

Angry old men set the Middle East ablaze. The young will pay the price

Incompetent and discredited leaders, in thrall to worn-out ideologies, have brought Israel and Gaza to this catastrophe Simon Tisdall ld men start wars. Young men and women fight them. It’s a phenomenon that has broadly held true throughout history. Now, once again, in today’s violence-racked Middle East, the aggressive blundering of angry old men rains… Read More Angry old men set the Middle East ablaze. The young will pay the price

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Australia is still in denial, its history of forgetting a festering wrong

The referendum became by proxy a vote on Indigenous peoples’ right to exist in our own land… and our fellow Australians voted to reject us. Imagine – just try – how that feels today Lorena Allam Anthony Albanese was fond of saying, during the campaign, “If not now, then when?” On Saturday night he got… Read More Australia is still in denial, its history of forgetting a festering wrong

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Chris Hedges: Palestinians Speak the Language of Violence Israel Taught Them

NB: I post this along with a separate view, contained in this essay: After the pogrom in Israel, the angel of death is licking his lips: Hamas is not identical with the Palestinian cause: it is a curse on it. With a founding charter, never revoked, packed with explicit, medieval anti-Jewish hatred, it has become an… Read More Chris Hedges: Palestinians Speak the Language of Violence Israel Taught Them

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On Justice and Sovereignty: The Limits of International Justice Architecture in a World Marred by Conflict and Conquest

By Deepanshu Mohan There is a solar flare of deep inter-state conflict, conquest, and siege erupting all over the globe.   Russia and Ukraine have been embroiled in a long drawn, painful war for over a year and a half. After a 10-month blockade, Azerbaijan launched an attack on Sept. 19, claiming the enclave in a day and causing nearly the entire… Read More On Justice and Sovereignty: The Limits of International Justice Architecture in a World Marred by Conflict and Conquest

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The double standard with Israel and Palestine leaves us in moral darkness

To be considered a political being you must at the very least be considered a human being. Who gets to count as human? “I have ordered a complete siege on the Gaza Strip. There will be no electricity, no food, no fuel, everything is closed. We are fighting human animals and we are acting accordingly,”… Read More The double standard with Israel and Palestine leaves us in moral darkness

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Climate Crisis: Economists have severely underestimated the Financial Hit

By Timothy Neal, UNSW Sydney Scientists say severe climate change is now the greatest threat to humanity. Extreme weather is expected to upend lives and livelihoods, intensifying wildfires and pushing ecosystems towards collapse as ocean heatwaves savage coral reefs. The threats are far-reaching and widespread. So what effect would you expect this to have on the economy… Read More Climate Crisis: Economists have severely underestimated the Financial Hit

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