What the panic buying shows us and how the Pandemic is far worse than you think it is
If this is how the country is dealing with a mere 5 cases confirmed, what happens when it becomes a pandemic?
Deconstructing Headlines
Critical analysis breaking down New Zealand news coverage, media framing, and political narratives behind the headlines.
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Is the Pandemic a plague on free market Capitalism?
Beyond the human damage and economic implosion this is going to cost until a vaccination is actually produced, the philosophical and political criticisms to free market globalisation which has given crumbs and suicide nets to many while amassing enormous wealth for a Transnational few will start sounding louder as the pandemic deepens…
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Warren supporters won’t back Bernie – Identity Politics and modern political culture doesn’t work like that
Under Identity Politics, an ally is just someone who hasn’t oppressed or triggered you yet.
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Hypocrisy and political cultural resentment: The desperate last stand of Shane Jones
if all Shane has to offer is his usual Shakespearian word salads from the Great Waa Waa of the North, he’s not going to sate the lust for radical change that a growing segment of the voting population are demanding.
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Mining fiasco highlights Green Party impotency
Nothing manages to sum up the impotency of the Greens in power quite like any decision by the Ministry captured Minister Sage or this fiasco over mining…
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RIP Jeanette Fitzsimons
She forged a new leadership for women, she defined a completely different set of values for public discourse and humanity between people.
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It’s time to accept the enormity of the pandemic facing us
It’s time to start preparing for a unique one off generation event here.
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Evidence of why Trump will beat Biden
This wasn’t an election, it was a cry for help!
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Surprise surprise – NZ cops abuse being armed – just like we warned
We trust the Police with this extra power and they can’t help themselves but abuse it.
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Biden Upset: Super Tuesday restores Democratic Party mediocrity
I think after 4 years of the never ending nightmare toxicity that is Trump, numbed Democrats begged not for the revolution but for the safety of a hug from a bewildered Grandad