Putin, Xi, Modi, Assad – welcome to the world of the strongmen as western will to act begins to crumble
Source: Themes of 2016: across continents, autocrats take control | Ian Buruma | Opinion | The Guardian
Tag: A Perspective
There was a time when Rupert Murdoch was not all powerful in Australia. There was a time when politicians weren’t scared to speak up and journalists had some integrity. Hawke and Keating changed all that. Back when truth still mattered, in the midst of the 1975 election, 109 Murdoch journalists went on strike. Murdoch’s overt…
Source: Rupert’s Australia – » The Australian Independent Media Network
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