Herald & Fairfax Watch: We are in denial over the why of suicide in New Zealand
The Herald are copying Stuff by running big current affairs campaigns. This week Stuff is looking at cannabis reform and the Herald are attempting to talk about suicide.
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White Wednesdays: an emerging resistance of Iranian women against the compulsory hijab
A new campaign designed to challenge the compulsory hijab law in Iran is encouraging women to show their support by wearing white headscarves in public every Wednesday.
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GUEST BLOG: Dave Brownz – Don’t vote for the ruling class
Election fever is on the rise. Paraphrasing Lenin, elections are those things when every few years we rise up as alienated subjects and entrust our lives to a bunch of the paid servants of capital. That makes us slaves of capital. Bourgeois parliament is a fig-leaf for bourgeois class rule in a state that is the “organising committee of the capitalist class”. Elections therefore only legitimate capitalist class rule in the name of democracy, which, when examined, turns out to be a fraud.
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Thursday 6th July 2017
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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Paula Bennett’s initial social media response to allegations asks more questions than it answers
This is Paula Bennett’s initial response on Facebook to the allegations made against her…
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Drug Foundation finally leads – imagine what real reform could do in NZ
Comrades, we can not and must not allow the real momentum we are seeing on cannabis reform and the fact so many places around the world are now ahead of us be spoiled by simply decriminalising cannabis and legalising medicinal. A regulated and taxed market would provide us with the revenue to treat those who are hurt by this product and save precious tax dollars rather than waste them and the lives we lock up.
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Revolution or Resignation? Responding to the “Rigged Game” of NZ Politics
OKAY, so the game is rigged. Well spotted. Now, what should be done about it? That’s the $64,000 question. Because understanding that one lives inside a corrupt system does not automatically lead to political action. Indeed, it’s as likely to lead to resignation and despair as it is to anger and revolt.
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TDB Top 5 International Stories: Wednesday 5th July 2017
5: People Don’t Trust the Grenfell Inquiry and It Hasn’t Even Started
4: German FM: Qatar’s sovereignty must be respected
3: HOW TO LOVE THIS FREAKY COUNTRY
2: Standing Rock’s Fight Against Dakota Pipeline Continues While Tribe Plans for a Fossil-Free Future
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Political Caption Competition
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GUEST BLOG: Te Reo Putake – Leave Paula Bennett Alone!
Like a lot of folk, I’ve had the allegations of youthful criminal behaviour by current Deputy Prime Minister Paula Bennett pop up in my facebook feed. They’re not entirely new and they do seem to confirm what many feel is her character (or, rather, lack of character).