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I guess most of you have seen the hoardings and know it’s Local Council election time again. But do you know the voting day? How to vote ? The candidates standing in your area? Do you know what they believe?
No need to traverse the downward spiral of Jacinda. No need to traverse the collateral damage – Simon on the…
If you only rely on mainstream television broadcasters for your news then your understanding of world events and their possible…
Dr. Judy Taguiwalo, former Philippine Secretary for Social Welfare and Development in the Cabinet of President Rodrigo Duterte, will be…
The three big crises of our time are all part of the crisis of the Capitalocene. Economic crisis means that capitalism has exhausted its ability to produce profits without destroying nature. The extinction crisis means that nature is fighting back against end of the biosphere. The third crisis is that of revolutionary leadership. How to build the a revolutionary movement with a program to lead the revolution to end capitalism and build the Commune?
Really good to hear the push to ensure New Zealand history is taught in the country’s schools in a coherent manner has paid off, with the prime minister announcing changes to the curriculum yesterday.
Suicide is about Alienation
Whatever happens over Brexit will seriously affect our economy
I was at a community meeting recently when a woman, who runs a business on High Street, and was evidently so frustrated with Goff and the council that she told the meeting, “I don’t like John Tamihere or his track record – but I intend to vote for John Tamihere.” There was momentary silence in the room as we all took this in.
Back in 2018 I argued that Labour’s cornerstone policies – Fees Free tertiary, KiwiBuild, and the Families Package – were really for the middle class rather than the poor. They follow a theme continued from Helen Clark’s time in power, where interest-free student loans, Working for Families, and KiwiSaver all achieved similar outcomes.