GUEST BLOG: Dave Brownz – Reclaiming Marx
A famous dead white man indulges us by coming back from the grave on his 200th birthday for a bit of celebrity haunting.
Author: The Daily Blog
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CPAG’s nationwide post budget events
Find out what the impact of Budget 2018 will be for families and children, in Child Poverty Action Group’s 2018 Post Budget presentations.
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“If This Is Marxism Then I Am Not A Marxist” – What Would Karl Think Of The PRC Claiming His 200th Birthday?
It kinda amuses me, kinda infuriates me how much of a big deal the People’s Republic of China’s been making in relation to Marx’s birthday over the weekend.
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Political Caption Competition
How happy does Winston look having to be on The AM Show?
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Sunday 13th May 2018
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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America’s Bitter Legacy In The Middle East
THE QUESTION CONFRONTING the Democratic Party when it next takes control of the White House will, simply, be: “What now?” The next Democratic President will likely enter office with the two most powerful Islamic nations in the Middle East, Iran and Saudi Arabia, locked in a nuclear arms race. Faced with the prospect of two bitter foes acquiring the means to wipe it off the face of the earth, Israel (which already possesses its own nuclear arsenal) will be screaming at the new Democratic administration to: “Do something – or we will!” Doing something will be unavoidable – but what is it that the United States should do?
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Political Caption Competition
This is America
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Media bullsh*t vs the Bovine variety
A case in point where the media can misrepresent what an elected representative has stated occurred immediately after Corin Dann interviewed Environment Minister, David Parker, on 6 May, on TVNZ’s Q+A;
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Friday 11th May 2018
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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Dr Liz Gordon: Fixing Work and Income
The organisation widely known as WINZ, but in reality Work and income, has been in the media again. There is widespread acknowledgement, even by the Minister, that Work and Income is not operating as it should, causing distress and lack of entitlements for thousands of people, many of whom are living below the poverty line.