Nael Barghouti: Courageous words from an unbreakable spirit
The words of Nael Barghouti, a Palestinian leader imprisoned for decades, reveal resilience, resistance and the human cost of occupation.
Author: Ian Powell
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Newsflash Nicola: Diagnosis comes before treatment, not after
Despite the health system being one of the major and most electorally sensitive issues of public (and voter) concern in…
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Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize!
Readers familiar with my politics might be perplexed at least (shocked at worse) by the heading to this post. Trump…
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High Court provides an opportunity for political puberty blocker ban review
On 17 December Radio New Zealand reported the decision of the High Court to delay the ban on puberty blockers…
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Bondi Beach murderous terrorism
On 14 December a father and son, reportedly linked to the ISIS, clerical fascist organisation committed a murderous attack on…
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Consequences of hospital maternity systems failure and unsafe staffing levels
The Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994 is bipartisan (National and Labour) legislation which aims to promote and protect the rights of health and disability services…
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Nicolás Maduro kidnapping, US imperialist expansion & implications for New Zealand
There is much to understand from the dramatic kidnapping (abduction is perhaps a better word) of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and…
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Free Speech – the ethics of conviction and the ethics of responsibility
On 25 September Kwame Anthony Appiah, who teaches philosophy and law at New York University, had a paywalled article titled…
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Getting our health system out of the poop begins with an engagement, empowerment and relational cultural shift
My last Otaihanga Second Opinion post (8 December: link at end of this post) was the first of a two-part blog…
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How did our health system get into this poop
Last month (17 November) I gave an address to Kapiti U3A (Third Age) in Waikanae on the provocative subject of…
