Never forget that Bradley Manning, and not gay marriage, is the issue

Outstanding  UK-based Australian journalist John Pilger contrasts Obama's sudden conversion to same-sex marriage with his failure to support the human rights of Bradley Manning, the Iraqis, the Palestinians, the Afghans etc etc.

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Australian Labor - 'C' word scrubbed right out of its latest carbon tax ads

The Australian Gillard Labor Government has mounted a $36.1 million TV advertisement campaign to promote its latest hand-outs to poor or middle income Australians - but it doesn't mention that these are actually compensation for their newly-imposed Carbon Tax. i.e. taking with on …

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JWoww Slams Bristol Palin: 'Keep Your Uneducated, Ignorant Mouth Shut'

Jenni "JWoww" Farley has never been shy about voicing her opinions, as Bristol Palin learned firsthand Thursday. After Palin, 21, wrote a heated blog post about PresidentBarack Obama's recent support of same-sex marriage, Farley, 26, dissed the politician's daughter via Twit …

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Violent racial attacks on Indian & Chinese university students in Australia

Chinese student in Australia: "It is easy to see why Australian youth might perceive us as wealthy.

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NS analysis: French Socialist Francois Hollande defeats Nicholas Sarkozy

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Analysis: Greek, French voters reject German-led austerity| Reuters

In Greece, the country where the crisis first erupted in 2009, voters punished the parties that have dominated politics for decades.   New Democracy and PASOK, the only parties that support the EU/IMF bailouts that have helped Greece avert bankruptcy, looked set to se …

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Desmond Tutu: Justice requires action to stop subjugation of Palestinians

Nobel Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu: "Black South Africans and others around the world have seen the 2010 Human Rights Watch report which "describes the two-tier system of laws, rules, and services that Israel operates for the two populations in areas in the West Bank under …

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Socialist Hollande triumphs in French presidential poll - FRENCH ELECTIONS 2012 - FRANCE 24

François Hollande has won France’s presidential election, giving the country its first Socialist president in almost two decades, exit polls showed Sunday. According to Ipsos polling institute, the left-wing candidate took 51.9% of the vote to incumbent Nicolas Sa …

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The New US racism: - The New Jim Crow by lawyer Michelle Alexander

Michell Alexander ( author of the bestselling book The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness ) : "Recent data shows, though, that much of black progress is a myth. In many respects, African Americans are doing no better than they were when Martin Luther Ki …

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