Political Caption Competition
Hey God, can you smite Winston Peters? I’ll keep cannabis illegal.
Year: 2017
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TDB Top 5 International Stories: Wednesday 5th April 2017
5: Trump Might Make Tourists Hand Over Their Phones and Passwords
4: ‘Chemical attack’ in Syria draws international outrage
3: Full Interview: Noam Chomsky on Trump’s First 75 Days & Much More
2: Donald Trump’s Pick to Oversee Big Pharma Is Addicted to Opioid-Industry Cash
1: Bill O’Reilly faces new pressure as 12 companies pull ads from Fox News show -
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: Spanish corporate giant Ferrovial makes millions from Australia’s torture of refugees on Nauru
A major corporation with ties to New Zealand is making millions running the Australian Government’s refugee “processing” centre on Nauru, Amnesty…
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Tell Ben & Jerry’s: Stop Doing Business in Settlements
Today is ice cream company Ben & Jerry’s Free Cone Day, and our member group Vermonters for Justice in Palestine…
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GUEST BLOG: Willie Jackson – Housing crisis not helped by smug speculators
We need Government that uses its powers to rebalance the extremes of free market capitalism, and we need politicians who aren’t frightened to say words like free market capitalism.
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Letter to the editor – Bill English dives head first into the cover-up cess-pool
What did English expect, a full admission of wrong-doing by New Zealand forces in Tirgiran Valley? A written, signed confession?
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Wednesday 5th April 2017
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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Interesting new Poll shows 77% of NZ First voters want Labour led Government & majority want Labour
Two interesting polls out yesterday through Horizon.
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The new media focus on under 30s who have managed to buy houses is life style envy porn
The myths of neoliberalism are vital for it to continue as the dominant ideology, and the most important myth of neoliberalism is that with just some hard work from the individual you can be rich.
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6 months out from 2017 election – why Maori, Women and Youth vote could determine result
The Housing Crisis is still paying political dividends to National as the property speculating middle classes continue to back Bill English, but if Millennials and Gen Xers turn up angry at the polls, it could spell an end to National’s dream of a fourth term.