October 31, 2008
October 29, 2008
There’s a perennial question thrown around by Australian and British politics-watchers (and, no-doubt, by people in lots of other countries too, but I’ve only lived in Australia and Britain): Why do American elections focus so much on the individual and so little on the proposed policies of ...
go to article »October 24, 2008
October 23, 2008
My latest New Matilda column is about the forthcoming US election: Vacuous coverage of the US election has only skimmed the surface of the economic and foreign policy challenges facing the next President, argues Antony Loewenstein Mainstream media debate over the forthcoming US electi...
go to article »October 17, 2008
October 6, 2008
September 14, 2008
I’m not convinced by this line that’s being run by the McCain-Palin campaign. I know I don’t vote in the US and it’s not directed at me, but I’m not entirely disinterested what with America having the role it does in world politics. Nor am I uninterested in the welbeing of Americans, or ...
go to article »September 12, 2008
I have been making a study of the political strategy of Barack Obama for the past two years. I have read his two books and have noted every article by journalists. I have just returned from a month in USA where I more closely observed his campaign. He has totally rewritten the strategy of successful...
go to article »September 9, 2008
Post by Kim With the news that John McCain has now hit 50% in the Gallup poll, opening up a 4 point lead over Barack Obama, I thought it might be worth mentioning a few cautions about interpreting both American polls and the race as a whole - because there are significant differences from Austral...
go to article »September 5, 2008
Post by Graham Young We went to visit Pearl Harbour yesterday. Can you imagine doing a guided tour of the War Memorial in Canberra and being instructed to stay silent because this is a solemn place? When you visit the memorial to the Arizona which was the pride of the fleet destroyed at Pearl H...
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Secondary teacher (now retired), unionist and Australian Labor Party member since 1972. 8 years teaching in the Northern Territory: 4 in Katherine, followed by 4 in Maningrida, an aboriginal community in Arnhem Land. Returned to Melbourne in June 2008 to live after 15 months in Broome.
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