Will Jacinda Stand? Or, Has She Already Fallen?
MATTHEW HOOTON has raised the possibility of Jacinda Ardern being gone by Christmas.
Chris Trotter
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Vaccination NOW: No Citizen Left Behind.
IF EVER Labour’s Māori Caucus had a duty to speak up for the people they represent, it was this past week.
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Daily Blog Branded Upper-Middle-Class, Pseudo-Left, Imperialists! Who Knew?
THERE’S A LOT TO LIKE about the World Socialist Web Site (WSWS). Anyone anxious to refresh their understanding of the tone and style of unreconstructed Trotskyism is only ever a mouse-click away from the revolutionary rhetoric of the Fourth International.
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Hi-Viz Vengeance On Melbourne’s Streets
THE LAST PLACE a young, well-educated, socially-liberal, mask-wearing Melburnian should be found today (22/9/21) is on the streets of downtown…
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Outdated Views? Andrea Vance On Sean Plunket
IT’S ONE OF THOSE throwaway lines which, precisely because so little conscious thought was given to it, tells us so much. The author, Andrea Vance, is an experienced political journalist working for Stuff. The subject of Vance’s throwaway line, Sean Plunket, is an equally experienced journalist. It was in her recent story about Plunket’s soon-to-be-launched online media product “The Platform”, that Vance wrote: “Plunket’s dalliances with controversy make it easy to paint him as a two-dimensional character: a right-wing, shock-jock with outdated views on privilege and race.”
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Keep New Zealand Nuclear-Free – Stay Out of AUKUS!
THANK GOD New Zealand is not a member of the new “AUKUS” alliance. Australia, the United Kingdom and the United…
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The Indiscrete Charmlessness Of Upper-Class Rule-Breakers
THE UPPER-CLASS ABSCONDERS from Auckland’s Level 4 Lockdown have done the rest of New Zealand a favour. They have exposed, in the most dramatic terms, the true extent of the social gulf separating the wealthiest New Zealanders from the poorest.
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Not Understood: Chris Trotter Replies To Susan St John
I HAVE BEEN an admirer of Susan St John and her work for the best part of 30 years. So much so that in 1992 I put her picture on the cover of my magazine, New Zealand Political Review. In a country where the number of progressive public intellectuals is shrinking alarmingly, Susan stands out as a forthright champion of social justice for New Zealand’s most vulnerable citizens.
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Strange And Disturbing Times 2.0
I’VE BEEN RACKING my brains for an historical parallel to the strange and disturbing times we’re all passing through.
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Equality, Equity & The Great Race Of Life
THE WORD “EQUITY” is appearing more and more frequently in New Zealand’s political conversations. It is the new “go to” word for activists, journalists and, inevitably, politicians. It peppers political speeches, media releases, newspaper articles, television interviews and, naturally, it’s all over social media.