US President Barack Obama's war on whistleblowers has suffered several setbacks.
Two high-profile prosecutions against whistleblowers failed and the mistreatment of alleged WikiLeaks source, military analyst Bradley Manning, has been confirmed.
The cases show a pattern of vindictive harassment against anyone involved in leaking information the US government deems 鈥渟ecret鈥.
These cases are part of a broader attack on the public's right to know what governments do behind closed doors.
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British inequality growing
鈥淎 detailed and startling analysis of how unequal Britain has become offers a snapshot of an increasingly divided nation where the richest 10% of the population are more than 100 times as wealthy as the poorest 10% of society...
鈥淭he report, An Anatomy of Economic Inequality in the UK, scrutinises the degree to which the country has become more unequal over the past 30 years 鈥
Botswana has become the latest country to follow the Western powers in recognising the Benghazi-based Transitional National Council (TNC), set up by rebel forces opposed to Muammar Gaddafi's dictatorship, as the legitimate government of Libya, Mmegi said on August 12.
Meanwhile, the August 12 British Telegraph reported that Gaddafi鈥檚 regime in Tripoli was threatened by splits.
Up to 400 people gathered in Queens Park here on August 13, as part of a national day of action for equal marriage rights.
The rally and march that followed were called for the seventh anniversary of the former Howard government's 2004 ban on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and intersex (LGBTI) people's legal right to marry.
The 鈥渇ree market鈥 fanatics at the Productivity Commission have done their dirty job once again with their newly released report. It would be more honestly titled Throw The Oldies To The Wolves because it follows vicious .
On August 7, 50 sex and gender diverse and transgender people gathered in Petersham in Sydney鈥檚 inner west at a 鈥淪ave the Drop-In鈥 BBQ. The event was in response to the Gender Centre 鈥 the only community service provider for transgender people in Sydney 鈥 closed a cornerstone of its service: the weekly 鈥淒rop-In鈥 service.
The drop-in attracted about 40 people each week. It was held in the evening and food was provided. The service accounted for 28% of the Gender Centre鈥檚 client contacts, according to the Centre鈥檚 2010 annual report.
鈥淢ob rule鈥. 鈥淲anton destruction鈥. 鈥淢indless thuggery鈥. 鈥淪heer criminality鈥. Media, politicians and police always say the same thing about urban riots. Riots can spin out of control and engulf ordinary people. But that does not alter the fact that they are rooted in social oppression.
More than 100 community supporters, environmentalists and trade unionists assembled on the steps of Trades Hall in Melbourne to launch the 鈥100,000 Australians鈥 campaign.
A project of the co-operative, the campaign seeks to build a cooperatively-owned factory making solar hot water systems in Morwell, Victoria.
The project is hoping for 100,000 Australians to join the Earthworker Cooperative at $20 a member to raise the $2 million needed for the 鈥淓ureka鈥檚 Future鈥 factory machinery, fit-out and finish.
Dear Mr & Mrs Cameron, Why did you never take the time to teach your child basic morality?
Police snatched four Palestine solidarity activists from their houses in the early hours of August 9. Arrested for allegedly breaching their bail conditions by attending a protest against Israeli apartheid outside a Max Brenner shop on July 29, the activists had to pay outrageously high bail sureties to be released.
We all know there鈥檚 a big problem with the environment and it needs drastic action to fix it. So does a Marxist analysis of the problem bring anything new to the table?
Marxism redefines the terms of the mainstream environmental debate. Instead of seeing the problem as one of humans versus nature, the problem is framed as one where humans and nature are intrinsically linked and ecological crises arise in which the relationship between the two is thrown into imbalance.
Australia鈥檚 dirty future
Australian taxpayers, at their own expense, are receiving copies of the Labor government鈥檚 20-page document entitled 鈥淐lean energy future, What a carbon price means to you鈥.
Unfortunately this scientifically-illiterate document contains a falsehood of commission or omission on nearly every page.
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