Monthly Archives: September 2022

THE QUEEN IS DEAD

The Queen of England (as well as of Australia, Canada and numerous other former British colonies) has died.  Mass media have suspended normal programming to talk about nothing else and their actions can best be described as competitive hagiography, not … Continue reading

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THE BURNING ISSUE

This article first appeared in The Anvil Vol 11 No 4, published 31 August 2022. Each year, the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere increases. Polar ice melts to an unprecedented degree. The Great Barrier Reef suffers worse and … Continue reading

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BORDERS ARE VIOLENCE

This article first appeared in The Anvil Vol 11 No 3, published 30 June 2022. Everywhere, people are negotiating hostile state borders. Most of these people are poor workers, searching for safety and a better life. They have suffered economic … Continue reading

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ROE V. WADE: AN ATTACK ON REPRODUCTIVE AUTONOMY IN THE U.S.

This article first appeared in The Anvil Vol 11 No 3, published 30 June 2022. The U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade (the decision that recognised the criminalisation of abortion as unconstitutional), is not only a massive attack … Continue reading

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