Waatea 5th Estate – Housing, warships and Trump
Joining us tonight for our infamous Friday night political wrap of the week…
Author: The Daily Blog
-
-
Our Housing Crisis breaches our Human Rights Obligations
The UN Declaration of Human Rights states in Article 25 that everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for their and their family’s health and well-being including housing. As a signatory to the Universal Declaration and a number of human rights treaties the New Zealand Government is bound to ensure every citizen has the human right to adequate housing
-
Do not Pass Go- let’s play a game of Auckland Monopoly
Last weekend, we had our first game of Monopoly with the kids in the Carolan household. It was Oisin’s birthday present, and pretty soon both him and his sister Aoibheann were buying up the streets of the old London version, from his cheap 100 pounds fixer upper of the Angel, Islington, to her well appointed exclusive 400 pounds loft in Mayfair.
-
-
The Daily Blog Open Mic – Friday 22nd July 2016
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
-
Peace Action Wellington: Oppose the warship visit; oppose closer ties with US military
Peace Action Wellington is opposed to the upcoming US warship visit, and the ongoing building of military ties with the…
-
NZ Government “must move fast” to ban killer microbeads – Greenpeace
Environment Minister Nick Smith is set to hold a meeting to discuss options for banning noxious micro-beads from personal care…
-
Trump – the cultivation of demagoguery
In a brilliant essay, published on ‘Buzzfeed’, McKay Coppins offers his insights into what motivates a man like Donald Trump to ascend the greasy pole of politics to take on the Republican candidacy in the up-coming U.S. Presidential elections.
-
Union applauds Green’s manufacturing announcement
Union applauds Green’s manufacturing announcement A union representing working people in the wood, textile and food sections of…
-
