Last nights TPPA meeting
There’s nothing in this deal that benefits anyone other than the already wealthy. It locks NZ into being a garden for America’s food chain, which is fine for Farmers and the National Party, but kinda screws the rest of us.
Martyn Bradbury
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Metiria Turei’s Wonk of the Nation
Metiria Turei has just finished up the Greens state of the nation address and it was polished and safe.
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TPPA:Don’t Sign – Fill the Auckland Town Hall tomorrow (Tues) 7pm
Help us to fill the Auckland Town Hall tomorrow, Tuesday 26th at 7pm in the first TPPA: Don’t Sign public meetings.
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Does the NZ Herald have penis envy?
You can’t ban gambling, but by God you should put a stranglehold around their expansion and limit their social damage. 20 years of SkyCity has seen nothing but weak legislation watered down further by crony relationships with the current Government.
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Why National voters are angry with Key over TPPA signing
It’s not just activists, Maori, Unions, environmentalists or workers who are furious at Key signing the TPPA, it’s Key’s middle ground voters as well.
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The Orange Caesar: How Trump becomes the next President of the United States
Trump’s populism is so great because he is talking to those insecurities in a way none of the other candidates would dare to if they wanted a serious shot at winning over independents post winning the Republican nomination.
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2015 hottest year on record – the Planet didn’t get the Green Party memo on the success of Paris Climate Change Conference?
TDB will live stream an alternative Climate Change Conference on 14th February to begin that conversation.
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Dear NZ Police – about the TPPA 4th February protest
Which side are you on boys?
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Arresting students at the border – how to mix racism, classism, sexism, neoliberal social engineering & intergenerational theft all into one
Education is for the people, and our society prospers from an educated population. 30 years of neoliberalism has transformed it into a privileged class made impotent by user pays culture.
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If Key and the Police want a riot at TPPA – they’ll create one
Muldoon green lighted the Springbok tour in part to divide the country and harden his support base, by agreeing to a signing 2 days before Waitangi Day, Key is playing the same divide and rule politics.