Tag: ideology

Orwellian nightmares: What I learned about today’s rage culture from rewriting 1984

At the time I was reimagining this scene, I spent much of my day on Twitter. It was early 2021, and everyone there was chronically angry. People communicated by jeering, trading insults, hectoring, flinging accusations… It was like being in an abusive relationship with everyone in the world. Sandra Newman A few years ago, I… Read More Orwellian nightmares: What I learned about today’s rage culture from rewriting 1984

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The Murdoch story is the endless pursuit of control, power and profit. Rupert’s resignation is unlikely to change that

Walter Marsh On 9 September 1953, a small page-two item in the Adelaide News announced: “Mr Rupert Murdoch, son of the late Sir Keith Murdoch, is to join the staff of News Ltd.” Seventy years later almost to the day, the news of his resignation as chairman of the global media empire that company became arrived to… Read More The Murdoch story is the endless pursuit of control, power and profit. Rupert’s resignation is unlikely to change that

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Vasant Valley Alums question India Today Group for Communally Polarising TV News

Former students of Vasant Valley School – one of the leading schools in the national capital – have written to its owner, the India Today group, asking it to refrain from what they say is communally polarising programming under the garb of news reportage in the television channels it runs The India Today group has multiple TV… Read More Vasant Valley Alums question India Today Group for Communally Polarising TV News

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If India ordered a murder in Canada, there must be consequences: The Economist

NB: The USA and UK are stuck in a hypocritical marsh when speaking of violent interventions in foreign countries. Iran and Chile come to mind, not to mention Vietnam, Argentina and Bangladesh. The brutal murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the behest of Western ally Mohammad bin Salman, did not not prevent their arms… Read More If India ordered a murder in Canada, there must be consequences: The Economist

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Turbulence in China’s top ranks raises questions about Xi Jinping’s rule

If you look back over 10 years, Xi Jinping is still battling corruption. He’s still battling disloyalty. He’s still expressing concerns about the loyalty of the army … This reveals fundamental problems in the nature of governance in Beijing. The lack of checks and balances, the over-reliance on top down party control does nothing to… Read More Turbulence in China’s top ranks raises questions about Xi Jinping’s rule

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‘We never stopped protesting’: Iran’s youth take freedom fight underground

Deepa Parent Young Iranians have taken their protests against the authoritarian regime underground one year on from the death in custody of a 22-year-old woman detained for allegedly wearing the Islamic headscarf incorrectly. The death of Mahsa Amini on 16 September last year led to the largest wave of popular unrest for years in Iran and a brutal crackdown… Read More ‘We never stopped protesting’: Iran’s youth take freedom fight underground

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Letter suggests Pope Pius XII knew of mass gassings of Jews and Poles in 1942

Letter from church source in anti-Hitler resistance reporting 6,000 daily killings undercuts Vatican’s claims of lack of knowledge Newly discovered correspondence suggests that the second world war-era Pope Pius XII had detailed information from a trusted German Jesuit that up to 6,000 Jews and Poles were being gassed each day in German-occupied Poland. The documentation… Read More Letter suggests Pope Pius XII knew of mass gassings of Jews and Poles in 1942

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