Ten years to the day that Ansett collapsed, some of the myths about one of Australia’s highest-profile corporate collapses persist.
September 11 terrorist attacks
Ten years on, 9/13 a milestone for minorities
Today is the 13th day of September — 10 years after an important milestone for the United States and the West. Ten years ago our way of life and our freedoms, our liberal democracy and our rule of law were all assaulted and violated. It is time to stop and reflect.
Richardson: the party that changed America
For many people, the most revealing moment in last week’s debate among Republican presidential candidates came when Rick Perry was asked about his record on capital punishment in Texas.
Crikey Says: Twin towers still cast a shadow
If there was any doubt that the events of September 11, 2001, continue to cast a shadow over the American psyche, just take a look at front pages across the US.
Remembering 9/11: New Yorkers tired of the publicity
Visitors to New York City who travelled to Ground Zero, the former site of the World Trade Centre, have always seen more than the location of the worst terrorist act on American soil, writes Daniel Ziffer, a freelance writer, in New York City.
Guy Rundle: Rundle: how the other September 11 shaped our lives
For Melburnians, there’s another September 11, that of 2000, when the self-styled World Economic Forum came to town and got its a-se handed to it, by tens of thousands of protesters.
Capital totters, derangement follows. Send in the clowns
It’s more comforting to see Jesus and Satan personally contending for your soul than to recognize that no-one – especially not your political leaders – actually gives a damn about you, writes Jeff Sparrow.
Crunch! Central banks move to save the planet
Central bankers are very careful people: conservative, stable and above all, realistic. So when they make a move looks like a gamble, you know you should be very worried, writes Glenn Dyer.
