Darroch Ball Co-leader Sensible Sentencing Trust. We have become numb to how weak our justice system is, how weak sentences have become, and how offenders are now the sole focus of the system. We are numb to the extent to which victims are now lost in the midst of
Michael Snyder endoftheamericandream.com A lot of people are saying that Roe v. Wade is “finished” now that the Supreme Court has refused to block a new Texas abortion law from going into effect. This new law bans abortions once the heartbeat of the baby can be detected, and that
Judy Maynard aijac.org.au When Taliban insurgents seized the presidential palace in Kabul on Aug. 15, the images beamed out around the world represented a scoop for the Qatari news network Al Jazeera. Following the recent withdrawal of US and foreign troops from Afghanistan, the Taliban regained control of
Debra Wilson Annick Masselot Martha Ceballos University of Canterbury Children born through surrogacy are much wanted and much loved. Under the current law, however, they can spend at least their first months of life in a kind of legal limbo. This is because of the way several separate pieces of
Michael McCaffrey rt.com Michael McCaffrey is a writer and cultural critic who lives in Los Angeles. His work can be read at RT, Counterpunch and at his website mpmacting.com/blog. He is also the host of the popular cinema podcast Looking California and Feeling Minnesota. In wokelandia, girlboss
righttolife.org.uk Doctors at a hospital in Birmingham aborted a healthy baby instead of his sickly twin. The incident occurred at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation and has come to light via a Freedom of Information request by The Independent. The anonymous mother decided to abort
Mary Regional Victoria is now back out of lockdown after a cluster of covid cases in just one regional town, Shepparton. My town was bustling today with the carpark at the local Bunnings crammed with cars. While getting a few things at the supermarket, I had a quick look at
Barbara Barbosa Neves Alexandra Sanders David Colón Cabrera Narelle Warren Monash University Barbara Barbosa Neves is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Monash University. She is also an elected board member of the International Sociological Association. Alexandra Sanders is a sociologist at Monash University whose research focuses on social isolation
Elizaveta Poliakova York University, Canada is a PhD Candidate in Communications and Culture at York University. I hold an MA from the same program and a BA (Hons.) with a major in Book and Media Studies from the University of Toronto. My research interests include self-publishing, the history of
Rene Guest post by Rene, owner of a small business with delightful staff and an appreciation of the beautiful things in life. One of these beautiful things, The Fallen Madonna, hangs on the wall and is a symbol of the resistance. Rene is an organiser and continually manages to stay
Nicholas Fondacaro newsbusters.org Nick grew up in East Stroudsburg Pennsylvania. He graduated from Binghamton University in 2013 with a degree in Political Science. While at Binghamton he served as the Speaker of the Student Assembly and wrote for the Binghamton Review, where his love for journalism started. Out of
Siouxsie Wiles University of Auckland Dr Siouxsie Wiles is an Associate Professor at the University of Auckland. She studied medical microbiology at the University of Edinburgh, followed by a PhD in microbiology at the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology in Oxford and Napier University in Edinburgh. While we’re all
Hanlie Booysen Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Hanlie’s main research interest concerns the relationship between Islam and politics. Her PhD thesis explained the moderate platform of the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood (SMB), against the inclusion-moderation hypothesis. Jacinda Ardern used very specific language in her description of the
Alwyn Poole Information Opinion Tracey Martin became a member of parliament on the coattails of Winston Peters. When Peters and NZ First did not get over the 5% line in 2020 Martin suddenly announced that the party’s values did not match hers and promptly left a ship she helped
Arthur I thought some readers might be interested in how far the woke infestation and rot has gone in our government departments. I have written this to advise you all that our venerable spy agency The NZ SIS (the meat pie and a Playboy in the briefcase scandal lot from
David Wojick cfact.org David Wojick, Ph.D. is an independent analyst working at the intersection of science, technology and policy. It is less than 60 days until COP26 convenes in Glasgow. We can expect a flood of climate horror stories (including flooding). But there will also be some discussion
