Who should lead reconstruction in Afghanistan?
The American exit from Afghanistan was as chaotic and reckless as its invasion of the country 20 years ago – and again it was Afghani civilians who paid the price.
John Minto
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Apology to Groundswell – a claim in my blogpost was wrong
In my open letter to Groundswell I said Groundswell NZ had organised farmer meetings where anti-semitic conspiracy theories were presented by a spokesperson for Agriculture Action Group.
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Afghanistan – those who supported the invasion are desperately trying to rewrite history
I marched against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 and against the US-led invasion in 2001. In both cases…
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Rugby, racism and the battle for the soul of Aotearoa New Zealand
The 1981 Springbok rugby tour of New Zealand will always have a special place in any narrative about the international fight against apartheid in South Africa.
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Boycott Israel, the apartheid state under new management
The man who has dominated Israeli politics for so long and campaigned against a Palestinian state is finally gone, for now at least. He has been ousted, after four inconclusive elections in two years, by a broad coalition led by Yamina Party leader Naftali Bennett.
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Open letter blueprint to Megan Woods to solve housing crisis
An industrial scale state-house building programme is the only solution to the housing crisis for low-income New Zealanders
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Ben and Jerry’s does the right thing – will Nanaia Mahuta agree to United Nations call?
US Ice Cream manufacturer Ben and Jerry’s has announced it will no longer sell icecream in the occupied Palestinian Territories….
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1981: International solidarity at its finest – and also at its most dangerous.
It was a winter of bitterness and discontent as the tour rolled around the country leaving deep divisions in its wake. Images of the passion and fury from the protests against the tour reverberated in South Africa and around the world.
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Farmers and banks – the deadly duo destroying our country
Far too many of them live in a self-delusional world where they believe they are “the backbone of the economy”, they are “carrying the rest of us” and we should be grovelingly grateful.