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Back in March 2009, when Obama was riding high from his historic win, and Rudd was still basking in the post-Apology glow, I wrote: …the US Republicans are cannibalising themselves, that they are struggling to find a leader, and that they have no clear strategy for combating Obama and the Democrat machine. Only two years [...]
Michael Rowland on ABC News Breakfast asked a special advisor to President Obama on their stimulus spending “what advice would you have for Australia?” The answer: something along the lines of: “I wouldn’t want to tell a country that has such low unemployment how to do things.” Journalist pro-tip: realise that in the international community, [...]
At the same time that I got my hands on Confessions of a Faceless Man, I also got a copy of the latest soul-searching Labor “where are we heading” book, called “All That’s Left: What Labor Should Stand For” edited by Tim Soutphommasane and Nick Dyrenfurth. This book deserves somewhat more than the quick and [...]
Today I heard from Walkley Award winning journalist Colm McNaughton who was talking about the terrible violence in Mexico perpetrated by the narcotics cartels. His talk was very interesting, and I particularly found interesting his insights into the underground organising efforts of unions in the northern region of Mexico along the border with the USA. [...]
The recent spate of reporting of polls demonstrates that Labor must continue to assert its strong nation building narrative and economic credentials. Labor and Kevin Rudd correctly judged the public’s mood by decrying the excesses of extreme capitalism and neoliberalism, and forging a renewed social-democratic path. Despite the baying of the press gallery and conservative [...]
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