Whether we associate the song with Carole King or Aretha Franklin, the catchily named Trans Cultural Mindfulness Alliance is offended by it. This Norwegian outfit demands that it be taken down from Spotify and Apple Music. Alerted by a BTL … Read More »
“In some quarters it is considered ‘transphobic’ to even note that Isla Bryson was once Adam Graham.” – Alex Massie in The Spectator The Guardian today, January 25th 2023: Politicians, campaigners and a UN special rapporteur have all expressed grave concerns … Read More »
Andrew was sentenced to life imprisonment for rape in 2004. After 17 years he was released on licence. He could have walked free after just six-and-a-half years had he admitted the offence – Manchester Evening News, Jan 24 2023 Abridged … Read More »
I hate people saying “I hope we do nuke ourselves off the map, we’re horrible.” Just because you’re unhappy with life here doesn’t mean all the innocents around the world are, doesn’t mean the animals are, the bugs, the trees. … Read More »
Yesterday, January 16, Oxfam published its report, Survival of the Richest. It opens by telling us that: Tens of millions are facing hunger. Hundreds of millions more face impossible rises in the cost of basic goods or heating their homes. … Read More »
Will German made tanks named after big cats once more strike through the Ukraine at Russia? Leopard tanks, by Porsche. I have my differences with WSWS hosts, the Socialist Equality Party. One of the most important is that, in common … Read More »
The hippies, like the spiritual seekers who followed, weren’t entirely wrong. Just missing half the picture. When, after serving twenty months of what was meant to be a life sentence, I staged a break-out from my spiritual community, those dutiful … Read More »
A few days ago, in a post replicated here, Caitlin Johnstone followed the above with this: There’s still this notion in some anti-imperialist factions that Putin is a strategic wizard outfoxing the empire at 5D chess, but really he’s just … Read More »
I’m sure that in the dying days of 2022 there were hundreds if not thousands of assessments of what is happening in Ukraine and why. I’ve selected three, each reflecting a worldview sharply distinguishable from the other two, and each … Read More »
Caitlin Johnstone is in fine form today with a piece that moves from Western values (echoing Ghandi’s take) through the Washington/Wall Street war on Russia in Ukraine and ultimately China, to the nature of the Western ruling classes. Starting with … Read More »