President Nicolás Maduro and the head of Venezuela’s national Constituent Assembly, Diosdado Cabello, have been indicted in the US.
The United States is just now maneuvering with a new attempt to generate another coup and install a government of its own choice in Venzuela Continue reading U.S. manufactures narco-crimes for another coup attempt in Venezuela
Journalist, editor and founder of Wikileaks Julian Assange will not be let out of a London Prison, even with recent COVID-19 outbreak. The British court announced on Wednesday [British time]. Continue reading British court refuses Julian Assange’s bail plea
It hasn’t sunk in yet how serious the social and economic impact from the Covbid-19 outbreak will be. But it will. There is no way to escape it.
A concerted effort to mitigate the harm and protect the vulnerable is a necessity. Many have commented about the rise in poverty in recent times. As bad as its been, this is nothing compared with what’s coming around the corner. Just about every household will feel the effect. Continue reading The present crisis is pushing Australia to make a choice about which road we take from here
More than 800 people added their voice, calling out the racist Herald Sun and Daily Telegraph headlines that targeted the Chinese community, and demanding greater media accountability. Continue reading We’ve reported NewsCorp’s racist coverage to the Australian Press Council
By Joe Montero
The Coalition is readying to use its construction industry industrial law, as a weapon against climate activists. Critics of this selective law have always pointed out that it was designed as a test case, designed be used elsewhere when required. Continue reading Government looks at using building industry law to crack down on environment activists
Fair Go For Pensioners (FGFP) in Victoria, an independent non- profit Coalition of community organisations, retired unionists and concerned individuals, has asked Australian and Victorian governments, through the relvant ministers, for urgent meetings to discuss a better deal in this year’s Federal and Victorian budgets, for pensioners and all other recipients of social security payments. Continue reading Pensioner group demands a fair go
The way in which the Corona virus is being dealt with by some nations is a disgrace. Although it originated in China, it is not their fault. It can happen anywhere. Continue reading Using the Corona virus to vilify Chinese people is wrong
This video was released in July last year. It is about the concept of freedom and what this really means in real life. George Mobiot’s words are thought provoking. While this video is framed in the context of the Brexit debate in the UK, the argument over democracy goes on.
Video from Double Down News
This statement is being circulated among journalists and others working in media, as a measure of support for Julian Assange. The persecution of the WikiLeaks editor is a serious violation of the right to free speech, threatening all who work in media, and by extension, the loss of the right of all citizens to know. Many minds have been muddled by a long propaganda war to destroy Assange’s reputation and legitimise extraordinary methods, like the ignoring of legal principals, disproportionate punishment and what amounts to torture. Continue reading Journalists speak up for Julian Assange
