Melmac PoliticsAustralia, we need to have an urgent chat about surveillance technology and the race for marginal…We live in a time where often it’s only a handful of seats that can win an election, instead of election campaigns focusing on ideas and…Apr 30, 2018Apr 30, 2018
Melmac PoliticsAustralian Super Funds wanting to invest in America’s infrastructure privatisation, is it ethical?When I recently learned of the push for Australia’s superannuation industry to invest in American infrastructure, alarm bells rang…Mar 5, 2018Mar 5, 2018
Melmac PoliticsHow history, communism and, tax exempt foundations have led us here (5)In my last article I discussed how the Koch brothers underwrite a huge network of foundations, think tanks and political front groups. Upon…Jun 14, 2017Jun 14, 2017
Melmac PoliticsKochtopus and getting to know some more players (4)Before we look at how Steve Bannon met David Bossie and Andrew Breitbart, we need to go back to 1976, before the 1980 American elections…May 24, 2017May 24, 2017
Melmac PoliticsUS Propaganda 100 Years ago and how the Media was influenced (3)In 1917, one-hundred-years ago this year, American president Wilson Woodrow, declared war on Germany. Mr Woodrow also pioneered the…May 12, 2017May 12, 2017
Melmac PoliticsJared Kushner, Facebook and Hacking: Propaganda in 2017 and how we got here (2)Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump’s husband, was very much behind her father’s presidential campaign. He focused on message tailoring, sentiment…May 12, 2017May 12, 2017
Melmac PoliticsSeries: What is propaganda in 2017 and how did we get here? (1)Recently I wrote about Cambridge Analytica (CA), I’ve discovered since then that there is a lot more to this story than just marketing…May 12, 2017May 12, 2017
Melmac PoliticsCambridge Analytica comes to AustraliaCambridge Analytica (CA) has boasted that their psychometric data methods helped win the Brexit campaign as well as the successful election…May 12, 2017May 12, 2017
Melmac PoliticsOur digital footsteps are being used against usCan our digital footprints and data be used to manipulate our political opinions? Yes, but it was never the intention of scientists. The…May 12, 2017May 12, 2017
Melmac PoliticsOur Digital Footsteps Are Being Used Against Us.Can our digital footprints and data be used to manipulate our political opinions? Yes, but it was never the intention of scientists. The…Mar 31, 2017Mar 31, 2017