Simon Frankel Pratt

Simon Frankel Pratt is a lecturer in political science at the School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Melbourne

Articles by Simon Frankel Pratt
A Palestinian man sits on a piece of rubble beneath a blue sky with his head cradled in his hand as he waits for news about his missing daughter. In the background, rescue workers climb a stack of debris from a collapsed building as they search for survivors.
A Palestinian man sits on a piece of rubble beneath a blue sky with his head cradled in his hand as he waits for news about his missing daughter. In the background, rescue workers climb a stack of debris from a collapsed building as they search for survivors.

When AI Decides Who Lives and Dies

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Simon Frankel Pratt
Protesters raise placards and wave national flags during a demonstration in front of the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv.
Protesters raise placards and wave national flags during a demonstration in front of the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv.

Unsourced Allegations Feed Israel’s ‘Masada Complex’

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Simon Frankel Pratt
People who fled the war in Ukraine line up to pick clothes in Poland.
People who fled the war in Ukraine line up to pick clothes in Poland.

Ukraine’s Refugees Are Close Enough for European Solidarity

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Simon Frankel Pratt, Christopher David LaRoche
Workers unload vaccines from an airplane.
Workers unload vaccines from an airplane.

Vaccines Will Shape the New Geopolitical Order This article has an audio recording

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Simon Frankel Pratt, Jamie Levin
Right-wing militia members protest outside Kentucky Capitol building.
Right-wing militia members protest outside Kentucky Capitol building.

Fascism Starts With Paramilitary Ties to Mainstream Parties

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Lucas Dolan, Simon Frankel Pratt
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies remotely during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing with Big Tech companies on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 28, 2020.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies remotely during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing with Big Tech companies on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 28, 2020.

Social Media Finally Broke the Public Sphere

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Joshua Foust, Simon Frankel Pratt
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