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newmatilda.com » newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - 21 hours ago
Acts that are considered to contravene moral norms elicit emotional responses from those who witness or contemplate them. Depending on the nature of the act, they may make us feel annoyed, bewildered, outraged or …
Also tagged: philosophy, featured, ethics, bestiality, clive hamilton
newmatilda.com » newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Aug 19, 2008
Matthew Connolly is an historian at Columbia University whose new book, Fatal Misconception, looks at the disturbing history of government-sponsored population policies. newmatilda.com spoke to him on his recent visit …
Also tagged: history, population control, ben eltham, matthew connolly
newmatilda.com » newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Aug 18, 2008
"The sun will come out tomorrow, bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow, there’ll be sun!" Ah, sweet, innocent Annie, with her youthful optimism and naivety led us to believe that even in times of great distress …
Also tagged: rugby league, hero, sonny bill williams, amanda shalala
chinadigitaltimes.net » China Digital Times - Aug 16, 2008
Despite the negative news about the government’s failure to permit protests and a crackdown on dissenting voices ahead of the Olympics, the AP reports on the ways that the Olympics may bring positive change to China’s …
Also tagged: politics, society, environmental activism, beijing olympics 2008, olympics human rights
newmatilda.com » newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Aug 14, 2008
In the wake of the recent changes to our policy on refugee detention, I find myself embarrassed and ashamed. What has happened to this great and decent country? Am I the only one who thinks this way? I am not talking …
Also tagged: human rights, featured, detention, john howard, kevin rudd, detention centres, mandatory detention, ezequiel trumper
newmatilda.com » newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Aug 13, 2008
Children, it turns out, can work out how to do lots of things on their own. Such as crawling, walking and eating. Some kids teach even themselves to do much more complex things, like reading. read more
Also tagged: toddlers, incentives, parenting, game theory, toilet training, joshua gans
chinadigitaltimes.net » China Digital Times - Aug 4, 2008
From the Financial Times: International visitors to Beijing during the Olympics will be impressed by the “Bird’s Nest” Olympic stadium, the millions of flowers adorning the streets of China’s capital and the freshly …
Also tagged: politics, ngos, beijing olympics 2008
chinadigitaltimes.net » China Digital Times - Aug 4, 2008
From Reuters: A pilot project with a difference is making a dent in rural poverty and, more significantly, giving villagers a voice in the development of a pocket of southern China bypassed by the country’s economic …
Also tagged: society, poverty, economy, ngos, poverty alleviation, the great divide
newmatilda.com » newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Aug 4, 2008
In a society that is still struggling to understand the mechanics of psychological and other violence against women, many people find it hard to match their idea of what sex trafficking looks like with the experiences …
Also tagged: sex workers, sex trafficking, immigration law, sex industry, law reform, kathleen maltzahn
newmatilda.com » newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Jul 31, 2008
The day of the1969 federal election was famously depicted in the David Williamson play Don’s Party. On that day Kim Beazley Senior was opposed for his then safe Labor seat of Fremantle by a 22-year-old Liberal …
Also tagged: law, daughter, godfather, hero, jessica, kirk mckenzie, robert french, kim beazley