Michael Hopkin
Based in Perth, Michael joined The Conversation after several years as a journalist with Fairfax, The West Australian, and others. Before moving to Australia from his native U.K., he was a senior news and features writer for Nature.
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Biden is the latest president to tout the Vietnam War as proud history
Efforts to portray the U.S. government’s military actions as well-meaning and virtuous are incessant. The pretenses that falsify the past are foreshadowing excuses for future warfare.
House GOP unveils budget with trillions in cuts to medicaid, food benefits, and more
The Republican proposal would cut federal discretionary spending by nearly $5 trillion over the next decade.
Socialism fear-mongering is bananas
It's how societies grow their economies, become more prosperous, and ensure a better life for their people.
‘Damning’ probe finds 80% of top carbon Offset schemes are ‘likely junk or worthless’
"We cannot afford to waste any more time on false solutions."
Biden administration launches the American Climate Corps
According to the White House, in its first year, the American Climate Corps will put more than 20,000 young people on career pathways in the fields of clean energy, conservation and climate resilience.