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Trump retreats from airplane laptop ban, not that you'd read about it
Ben SandilandsJun 30, 20171 Comment
The original bans, enacted late in March, claimed there was an imminent risk of micro amounts of explosive material being carried on board flights in the likes of iPhones and popular tablets.
Razer: apparently 'the world' hates Trump. Well big fucking whoop.
Helen RazerJun 29, 20173 Comments
Bad news for the liberal media: international power relations are not formed on the basis of people’s bad feeling.
A history of Donald Trump's 'don't call it a Muslim ban'
Jun 28, 2017
The legality of Donald Trump's travel ban will be heard in the Supreme Court in October, with a modified version in place until then. But how did we get this far? Crikey intern Will Hogan traces the very circuitous road to a Muslim ban.
After Grenfell: are 'towers' even the best design for public housing blocks?
Alan DaviesJun 22, 2017
There is a dystopian stereotype about public housing that is remarkably common, which involves putting the blame put on all those damn high-rise towers.
How Trump destroyed America's claims to 'exceptionalism'
Jun 19, 201714 Comments
For the first time in a long time, we are seeing an unexceptional nation that failed to show leadership when leadership was needed most, writes freelance journalist Bernadette Anvia.
Comey brings the sleaze, but will it be enough?
Jun 9, 20178 Comments
The James Comey testimony is must-watch TV in the United States, with that infamous "pee tape" front and centre. But will it be enough to bring down Donald Trump? Hannah Ryan and Max Chalmers report.
James Comey: former FBI director, whistleblower, hypocrite
Bernard KeaneJun 9, 20177 Comments
James Comey's decision to leak against Donald Trump typifies the hypocrisy of the intelligence establishment about official and unofficial leaks.
Former top spy slams Trump: Watergate 'pales' next to Russian scandal
Bernard KeaneJun 7, 20174 Comments
The former Director of National Intelligence has unloaded on Donald Trump in a speech in Australia, warning he is risking irrevocable damage to institutions.
LEAKED: embarrassing tweets from Trump's 'drafts' folder
CrikeyJun 7, 2017
It's shocking to think the President sometimes re-reads his tweets before hitting send.
McCain’s frozen peace: why the media swooned for a Republican’s cliched US exceptionalism
Helen RazerJun 1, 20179 Comments
McCain's rhetoric leant heavily on the idea of the "bully". “Bullying” has come, rather craftily, to signify anything one doesn’t like, from the stuff I write in Crikey to the PRC’s economic growth, writes Helen Razer.