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Can Joe Biden Fix a Dystopian America?
CJ Werleman explores the scale of challenges facing the incoming US President – from the immediacy of the Coronavirus crisis to the structural evils of American life
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From ISIS to MAGA: Trump Leads a Terror Grouping with Tens of Millions of Supporters
Right-wing extremism is a significantly greater terror threat than violent jihadism, reports CJ Werleman – yet gets mainstream media and political support
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The ‘MAGA’ Civil War has Begun
CJ Werleman argues that, with Donald Trump’s influence unlikely to wane soon and millions of people believing that the 2020 US Election result is illegitimate, his ‘Make America Great Again’ coalition will be going nowhere
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‘American Carnage’: Trump’s Promise Fulfilled – Other Democracies Beware
CJ Werleman explores how the US President’s extraordinary assault on American democracy should ring alarm bells for the UK and Australia
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The Imam of Peace or a Fake Sheikh?
CJ Werleman reports on an Australian defamation case that strikes a blow against online intimidation
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As Trump Leaves, Republicans Will Shamelessly Fake Concern for Debt and Deficits
Joe Biden’s arrival in the White House in January will expose the Republican Party’s hypocrisy and duplicity as it turns its gaze to economic concerns for partisan gain once more, says CJ Werleman
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With a Vengeful Trump and Rampant Coronavirus, America’s Darkest Winter Begins
CJ Werleman explores the threats to Americans’ lives and that of their democracy which show no sign of diminishing soon
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Trump’s Derangement Has Fuelled the Mass Radicalisation of America
The President’s distant relationship with the truth is stoking the breakdown of America, contends CJ Werleman
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Change the Channel: The Beginning of the End for the Murdoch News Empire?
CJ Werleman reports on a tumultuous year for the Australian-born media mogul who has done more than any individual to push the anti-democratic agenda that culminated in Trump
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How ‘Dictator Dan’ Defied a Dangerous Murdoch Media and Led Australia to COVID Victory
CJ Werleman charts the success of the state of Victoria in getting a grip on the Coronavirus – despite the efforts of the right-wing media to discredit its popular left-wing Premier Dan Andrews
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‘Love Jihad’ – Another Step Towards India’s Nazification
A new law based around a conspiracy theory that Muslim men are tricking Hindu women into marrying them to turn India into an Islamic caliphate is yet another example of the country’s descent, says CJ Werleman
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Australia’s Worrying Reaction to the Special Forces War Crimes Report
CJ Werleman reports on how the Australian right-wing press appears to be minimising the shocking murder of 39 Afghans
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Will Biden Absolve Trump’s Criminality in the Name of ‘National Unity’?
CJ Werleman sees worrying signs from the past that the Democratic Party could decide to turn a blind eye to the current President’s various misdemeanours in a desperate bid to move the country on from Trumpism
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Trump’s Ability to Ignite a Vengeful Civil War Should Not Be Underestimated
CJ Werleman documents the violence which Trump supporters have already perpetrated around the 2020 Presidential Election and warns that the very real threat from right-wing terrorism is likely to be exploited by the President
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US Election 2020: The Trump Shadow Presidency Begins
CJ Werleman argues that Donald Trump’s politics will be felt like never before once he is forced to leave the White House
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US Election 2020: Americans have Failed to Repudiate the Dangers of Trumpism
Regardless of the outcome, this election shows just how deeply divided America remains, says CJ Werleman
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US Election 2020: Fears of Election Day Chaos Fail to Materialise
As ballots begin to be counted, CJ Werleman reports on one of the most momentous elections in recent US history
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US Election 2020: Can American Democracy Rescue Itself?
CJ Werleman sets the scene, in the first of a series of reports throughout the night, for one of the most momentous elections in recent US history
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US Election 2020: Tuesday Marks the Start of the Most Dangerous 80 Days in American History
CJ Werleman argues that, whatever the outcome of the Presidential Election, Donald Trump’s response to the vote will have concerning ramifications for the country
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Are We Witnessing the Last Ever US Presidential Election?
Donald Trump has already threatened to undermine the foundations of American elections. If he wins again, there will be little to stop him, argues CJ Werleman
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Dishonest, Extreme, Corrupt: Coming of Age in the Era of Trump
CJ Werleman wonders if the new generation of voters will have normalised the extraordinary values and actions of an unprecedented President
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America’s Revealing Gun Splurge Crisis
CJ Werleman explores what the increase in gun purchases in the US during the Coronavirus pandemic and following social and political unrest uncovers about how systemic issues in American society are approached
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With the Climate Emergency Intensifying & Democracy Crumbling, an Inquiry into Murdoch has Never Been More Urgent
CJ Werleman reports on calls for a royal commission into News Corp in Australia, following James Murdoch’s comments that his father’s media empire ‘legitimises disinformation’
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A Fatal Fallacy: Trump’s ‘Silent Majority’ Myth is Fomenting Civil War
The President of the United States has legitimised radical, deeply-conservative groups that believe their values are being attacked, contends CJ Werleman
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Mike Pence’s Dangerous Vision for an Extremist Christian America Should Not Be Overlooked
The Vice-Presidential Debate should remind the US electorate that Pence only appears somewhat acceptable in comparison with Donald Trump, argues CJ Werleman
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Rape and Caste Supremacism in India
CJ Werleman argues that the rape and murder of a Dalit woman in Hathras is another alarm bell indicating the extent of the human rights crisis in India
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A Message to the US Media: Biden and Trump Are Not ‘The Same’
The false equivalence awarded to Donald Trump and Joe Biden is grossly misleading and a danger to democracy, argues CJ Werleman
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Modern Day Islamophobia Starts with the US and Israeli Right-Wing but Ends With Saudi Arabia and the UAE
CJ Werleman traces the evolution of a plan to equate Islam with ‘terrorism’ to an ideology deployed by Arab Gulf leaders and autocrats everywhere
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Rewriting Victims of Rape into the History of War
A new book by foreign affairs journalist Christina Lamb asserts a shameful truth: that rape is a rule not an exception of war but is the one least spoken of
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How Can Liberal Democracy Respond to the Rise of QAnon?
CJ Werleman explores the overlap between those with hard right beliefs and people with a desire to lead alternative lifestyles via the conspiracy theory group which believes Donald Trump is saving the world from cannibals and paedophiles
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Genocide Denialism Flourishes in the Social Media Age
CJ Werleman looks at the proliferation of genocide denial, from the Shoah to Bosnia, and how this enables continued killing and repression in Syria and China
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Trump’s A Deadly Liar – Why Won’t America’s Mainstream Media Say So?
CJ Werleman explores the repercussions for US democracy of the press not saying it like it is when it comes to the President
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Donald Trump and the Coronavirus – A Death Cult
CJ Werleman argues that the more deadly the US President’s actions become, the more backing he receives from his most ardent supporters
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The Rise of QAnon and the Danger of a Conspiracy Theory-Based Terrorism Wave
Following COVID-19 denial demonstrations in the UK, US and Europe, CJ Werleman explores the driving force behind such movements and what they mean for democracy
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‘China Must Give the UN immediate and Unfettered Access to Uyghur Camps’
CJ Werleman reports on new accounts of how the Muslim minority is being persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party in Xinjiang and why the international community needs a wake-up call
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‘Death is Everywhere’: Millions More Uyghurs Missing
CJ Werleman reports on evidence that up to nine million Uyghurs are unaccounted for and allegations Chinese authorities plan to kill, incarcerate or convert the whole population
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An Anti-Muslim Obama Conspiracy Put American Democracy on the Brink of Collapse
CJ Werleman traces the rise of the modern conspiracy theory and how it has been harnessed by Donald Trump to destroy democracy from within
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Trump’s Planned Election Heist Presents an Unprecedented Crisis for Democracy
With US voters heading to the polls on 3 November, CJ Werleman sets out why he believes the next five months could be some of the most dangerous ever for America – and the rest of the world
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China’s War on Critics and Democracy
CJ Werleman speaks to Drew Pavlou about his experience of the force of Chinese Communist Party repression – when he held a protest at his university in Australia
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Kashmir’s Nelson Mandela
CJ Werleman speaks to the son of a political dissident, still in jail after 27 years for protesting the Indian occupation of Kashmir
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Australia’s Convict Colony Past Produced the Interview that Wrecked Trump
CJ Werleman explores why the Australian journalist Jonathan Swan was able to sidestep deference and put the American President on the spot as others have been unable to do
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Does COVID-19 Show the Writing’s on the Wall for Tackling Climate Change?
CJ Werleman considers how alarming environmental developments have been sidelined again as the world deals with the Coronavirus crisis
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Australia’s Second Coronavirus Wave is a Warning to the World
CJ Werleman reports on new outbreaks in Melbourne, which have led to a spike of new Coronavirus cases and reversed the grip the country had successfully established over COVID-19
