This year marks 80 years since the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan,Ìýkilling between 150,000 and 246,000 people and devastating two cities. Alexander BrownÌýdocuments the history of the strong regional anti-war movement in the Illawarra.
Cold War
Prohibited from broadcasting in the United States, the Voice of America always promoted the US as a virtuous brand of democratic good living in the face of tyrants — usually the political left. Binoy Kampmark reports on its silencing.
Maree F Roberts reviews Dear Unknown Friend, which brings to life the letters exchanged by American and Soviet women during World War II and the first half of the 20th century.
Youngsu Won is a socialist and coordinator of the International Forum in South Korea. Speaking to һƷ̽»¨â€™s Federico Fuentes, he discusses how rising tensions between the United States and China impact South Korean politics.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation’s new Strategic Concept, which Australia has signed up to, risksÌýprovoking another major war in the Asia-Pacific and should be opposed, says Socialist Alliance.
Renowned political dissident, linguist and author Noam Chomsky recently spoke with Alternative Radio’s David Barsamian about the war in Ukraine.
Given the potential for Putin’s horrific war on UkraineÌýto grow, anÌýunderstandable impulse is to frame himÌýas ‘evil’ and a threat to us all. Aleks Wansbrough argues that this bolsters the narrative that West cannot accede to any of Putin’s demands, thereby dooming Ukraine to Putin’s violence.
The federal government has announced a new fundingÌýpackageÌýto increaseÌýstrategic and scientific activities inÌýAntarctica. Rupen Savoulian argues that while the funding will benefitÌýscience, geopolitical considerations are behind it.
Russia possesses the largest stockpile ofÌýnuclear weapons. The US has only slightly less. This makes the escalating crisis in the Ukraine all the more terrifying, argues Markela Panegyres.
Countries areÌývying for their slice of ice, sometimes citing reasons of scientific collaboration but more often it is about national self-interest.ÌýBinoy Kampmark reports.
Thirty years since the collapse of theÌýSoviet Union andÌýthe end of the Cold WarÌýthe promisedÌýpeace andÌýharmony has been illusive, writes William Briggs.
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Alex Miller reviews The Jakarta Method, a powerful book examining the US-backed anti-communist program of extermination in Indonesia.
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