Australian aged-care workers prepare for walkout during election season
Thousands of aged-care workers in three Australian States will be staging a walkout just weeks ahead of the federal parliamentary election. Unions have blamed the Scott Morrison government for the crisis that has been afflicting aged-care centers
The many trials of Australian whistleblower David McBride
Whistleblower David McBride, who revealed details of possible war crimes by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan, faces a trial in September. He talks about the legal campaign against him
The politics and the money behind Elon Musk’s bid for Twitter
As Elon Musk looks set to buy Twitter, tech analyst Bappa Sinha talks about the money involved, the debates about free speech, and how it is a battle between two sets of oligarchs
How the tax system in the US benefits the rich and burdens the working class
Eugene Puryear of BreakThrough News explains how the structure of taxation in the US helps the ultra-rich who end up paying far less than they can and should due to a variety of loopholes
What explains Israel’s violent provocations in Palestine?
Rania Khalek of BreakThrough News talks about the recent attacks by Israel on Gaza and occupied East Jerusalem, especially the Al-Aqsa mosque
For second Friday in a row, Israeli forces attack worshipers at Al-Aqsa in East Jerusalem
Israeli forces fired rubber bullets, stun grenades, and tear gas on the worshipers leading to at least 31 Palestinians getting injured, two of them critically. Journalists and paramedics were also injured
Algerian civil servants to go on strike on April 26
The workers will protest the rising prices of essential goods and commodities, as well as the gradually deteriorating economic and social situation in the country
Iraq demands halt to Turkish attacks in Kurdistan region, denies cooperating with offensive
Turkey, a NATO member, began its land and air invasion inside northern Iraq on April 17. It is targeting the forces of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and Syrian YPG militia