Scared Of President Trump? Then You Should Really Feel The Bern
The case for Bernie Sanders as the Democratic nominee for the 2016 US presidential election…More
Author: Liam McLoughlin
Liam McLoughlin
Liam McLoughlin teaches English, politics, and media, and writes a bit. You can find his stuff at Situation Theatre or on Facebook and Twitter. He still can’t decide which quote is more profound: Karl Marx’s “It is not the consciousness of men that determines their existence, but their social existence that determines their consciousness” or Stewart Lee’s “David Cameron and Ed Milliband are about as different as two rats fighting over a courgette that has fallen into a urinal. The main difference being that the David Cameron rat is wearing chinos, in an attempt to win over the youth voter”.
Asylum Seekers, Climate Change and Australia’s Cult Of Human Sacrifice
Like most Australians, I start each morning by kneeling before a six foot bronze statue…More
The Powerful Truth Of Safe Schools: Mental Health Is Political
Mental health is not as personal as neo-conservatives would have you believe, writes Liam McLoughlin.…More
Malcolm Turnbull Has Staked His Future On A Half-Baked Union Hatchet Job
OPINION: The PM is serving up an ideological dish that has well and truly past its…More
Stopping Global Meltdown: Joining Indigenous Women At The Barricades Of Climate Resistance
The world has catapulted beyond the dangerous milestone of 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming since…More
Tony’s Onions, Malcolm’s Muddles: Still The Worst Australian Government Ever
OPINION: Malcolm Turnbull has notched up six months in office. Liam McLoughlin does the math. By…More
Treaty Yeah! Momentum Grows For National Agreements
There’s a growing push among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people for Treaty. Liam McLoughlin…More
Treaty, Yeah! The Undeniable Case For A National Settlement With Australia’s First Peoples
Treaty, yeah! Treaty now! Liam McLoughlin makes the case for supporting a treaty with the mob.…More
Turnbull As The Terminator: The Progressive Malcolm Myth That Just Won’t Die
In the original Terminator movie, soldier Kyle Reese goes to great lengths to kill the…More
Trickle-Down Racism: How White Leaders Taught Us Black Lives Don’t Matter
ANALYSIS: If you want to know why Australian society seems so racist, look upwards, suggests…More