Tag: Hope

Media

Big Media: Perhaps its grip is loosening? – » The Australian Independent Media Network

This week 2GB Radio in Sydney got knocked off its number one perch. This right-wing gabfest has been at number one in the Sydney marketplace since 2004. It lost its spot to KIISFM which is an entirely non-serious enterprise. This is an important milestone. It marks a shift in the reading/listening/watching habits of the Australian populace; a change that will become ever more notable in the coming months and years.

Source: Big Media: Perhaps its grip is loosening? – » The Australian Independent Media Network

Democracy

Lula’s Victory Over Bolsonaro Has Restored Hope for Brazilian Democracy

Lula defeated Brazil’s far-right president Jair Bolsonaro in yesterday’s election. The left-wing veteran will face some huge challenges on taking office, but his triumph over Bolsonaro has given Brazilian politics a fresh chance after a disastrous presidency.

Source: Lula’s Victory Over Bolsonaro Has Restored Hope for Brazilian Democracy

Fight against Fake News, Fighting Fake News

Old Dog Thought- Will we now lead the way given BP is the leading investor in solar energy in Australia?

Australia can show the way You might not think it, given the decade of political climate wars, but Australia is the world leader in terms of solar electricity produced per person.

Fighting Fake News with REAL 5/10/22; Hope; Shame; Disgrace,

Informed Comment

The government is falling apart… let’s hope the voters are paying attention – » The Australian Independent Media Network

Why is it people like Trump can gain voters’ attention but those on the left don’t seem to be able to do the same as Whitlam and Hawke once did? Their enthusiasm was contagious. I dare say it’s to do with the a shift in the media more so than the politicians. Bill Shorten and Albanese have both been regarded as as inspiring speakers in the ALP. Plibersek has a great media presence next to them Morrison Frydenberg look incompetent. But the media guarantees that, that in fact, won’t happen.

My thought for the day We live in a time where horrible things are being perpetrated on us. The shame is that we have normalised them and adjusted accordingly. (John Lord)

Source: The government is falling apart… let’s hope the voters are paying attention – » The Australian Independent Media Network

Trumpland

Why We need to prepare for ongoing insurrectionary violence and address its root causes

Last week’s assault, which was incited by Donald Trump, enabled by GOP officials and members of Congress, planned on social media, and buoyed by deeply entrenched white supremacy and Christian nationalism at the heart of our democratic dysfunctionality, were not attacks on any political party or ideology — they were attacks on all of us. The entire country has to be involved in responding to what could become a protracted violent conflict or, quite possibly, an insurgency. At the same time, this crisis, happening in the midst of a devastating pandemic, presents an opportunity to come together and build a country where liberty and justice are enjoyed by all Americans, without exception. It is an opportunity we should seize.

Why We need to prepare for ongoing insurrectionary violence and address its root causes
Informed Comment, Uncategorized

Hope in the time of coronavirus lies in rebuilding the state | Van Badham | Opinion | The Guardian

People queue outside an Australian government welfare centre, Centrelink, in Melbourne on 23 March 2020

Hope in the time of corona lies in rebuilding the role of government, supporting the institutions that support people and dispensing with the proven lunacy that insists fattening corporations and “the market” delivers “healthier, wealthier, more motivated and productive workers”.

Because it doesn’t. As the times reveal; it never did.

via Hope in the time of coronavirus lies in rebuilding the state | Van Badham | Opinion | The Guardian