South Asia: As COVID-19 spreads, fears rise for people at higher risk – Amnesty International
Protect daily wage earners, people displaced by conflict, health workers and prisoners As cases of COVID-19 escalate in South Asia,…
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Victory! Sistema workers off on full pay – E Tu
E tū members at Sistema have secured a huge victory, with all production workers off work on full pay for…
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How Do You Feel? What Do You Think?
NEW ZEALAND POLITICS under the Lockdown will be played out in two locations. The Beehive: where Jacinda Ardern and her key ministers and advisers will oversee the national effort to eradicate the Covid-19 virus. Parliament Buildings: where the Epidemic Response Committee, chaired by Simon Bridges, will hold the Prime Minister, her government, and the country’s leading public servants to account.
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Dr Liz Gordon: Mr No-Name pleads guilty
So ‘he who will not be named’ had pleaded guilty and will not face a trial. Those involved are very relieved but also very slightly cheated. But he would have been mad to testify, so really there is little they missed out on.
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GUEST BLOG: Ross Meurant – WHAT IS MONEY? WHERE DOES IT COME FROM? DO CRISES PRODUCE SOLUTIONS?
“Leaders in the United States Senate raced to unravel last-minute snags Wednesday and win passage of an unparalleled $2 trillion economic rescue package steering aid to businesses, workers and healthcare systems engulfed by the coronavirus pandemic.”
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TDB lockdown tips & hacks – Friday 27th March
Shout out Friday to those staffing the pharmacies, who are greeting frightened customers with cheerful professionalism and safeguarding our access to the medicines we need – they are willingly opening themselves to sickness to ensure the rest of us don’t get sick
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Political Caption Competition
SHANE: You see when I was talking about Indian students I wasn’t trying to be mean, I just have these Shakespearian dramatics I need to play out to the NZ First voter base.
JACINDA: How many times have I told you not to have garlic prawns for lunch before these meetings Shane?
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Friday – 27th March 2020
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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It’s Time For Disaster Socialism
The disaster of the Great Depression was transformed into a new and fairer society by the democratic socialism of the First Labour Government. The disaster of the Covid-19 Pandemic offers a similar transformative possibility to the Labour-NZ First-Green Government.
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Dr Liz Gordon: And it is with some relief…
And a sigh, all tasks about complete, the pantry stocked, that we sink into our little bubble.