From JacobinClass Conflict in Australian Rules Football Working-class attendance at matches grew over the late nineteenth century, partly because the industrial working class of Melbourne had more money for leisure than their British counterparts. By 1888, a football game between Carlton and South … [Read more...] about How Australia’s Rich Tried (and Failed) to Cancel Football
Social Justice/社会正義
10 Years After Iraq War Logs, It's Impunity for War Criminals, War on Whistleblowers
From CommonDreamsPublished on Thursday, October 22, 2020byCommon Dreams10 Years After Iraq War Logs, It's Impunity for War Criminals, War on Whistleblowers WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and whistleblower Chelsea Manning have both paid a tremendous price for revealing U.S. and allied war crimes while the planners and perpetrators face no … [Read more...] about 10 Years After Iraq War Logs, It's Impunity for War Criminals, War on Whistleblowers
President Trump’s Executive Orders on Critical Infrastructure
From National Security ArchivesWashington, D.C., October 22, 2020 - The Department of Homeland Security describes critical infrastructure as “the physical and cyber systems and assets that are so vital to the United States that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on our physical or economic security or public health or safety.” While the Trump … [Read more...] about President Trump’s Executive Orders on Critical Infrastructure
Civil Society Condemn the Latest Attempt by the DRC Government to Undertake Oil Exploration in Protected Areas
From CommonDreamsFor Immediate Release Thursday, October 22, 2020Organization Profile: 350.orgContact: robert.magori@350.org, 254 721 525344Civil Society Condemn the Latest Attempt by the DRC Government to Undertake Oil Exploration in Protected Areas WASHINGTON - The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Minister for Hydrocarbons, Rubens Mikindo Muhima this … [Read more...] about Civil Society Condemn the Latest Attempt by the DRC Government to Undertake Oil Exploration in Protected Areas
JVPA Denounces State Dept Plan to Attack Human Rights Groups With False Accusations of Antisemitism
From CommonDreamsFor Immediate Release Thursday, October 22, 2020Organization Profile: Jewish Voice for Peace Action Contact: Sonya E Meyerson-Knox, sonya@jvp.org, 929.290.0317JVPA Denounces State Dept Plan to Attack Human Rights Groups With False Accusations of Antisemitism "The IHRA definition is not about keeping Jewish people safe—it’s a cynical … [Read more...] about JVPA Denounces State Dept Plan to Attack Human Rights Groups With False Accusations of Antisemitism