The Daily Blog Open Mic – Wednesday 25th January 2017
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
Most Recent Blogs
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$20 an hour now! Make the minimum wage a living wage!
There are widespread and unacceptable levels of poverty in this country and inequality is getting out of control. One way to address those issues in a meaningful way is to progressively increase the minimum wage in real terms.
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MEDIAWATCH: Bill English’s TPPA fanaticism vs Gwyneth Paltrow’s vagina secrets
Why isn’t the economic fanaticism of English’s TPPA lust questioned or thought of as weird by the mainstream corporate media?
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Why Little is attacking MANA + Maori Party and why NZ First is an existential threat to independent Maori political voice
Boom, and in rolls Andrew Little with a beat down on Maori that would make the LAPD look liberal.
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E tū says pay Living Wage; minimum wage increase inadequate
E tū says a 50 cent increase in the minimum wage doesn’t go far enough and employers should commit to…
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Back-to-school budget demands send parents into crisis – Child Poverty Action Group
Families still reeling from the expense of Christmas now face the high costs of the new school year along with…
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Why Gareth Morgan is the only game in town when it comes to Political Tino Rangatiratanga for Maori
Imagine a country that was mature enough to make symbolic and real the relationship the Treaty has promised since its signing. The day we can commit to such a vision is the day NZ stops being a country and matures enough to be a Nation.
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Dear Progressive NZ voters – in 2017 you can either have a changed Government or a change of Government – you can’t have both
I think there needs to be a very clear understanding about the 2017 election for progressive voters.
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TDB Summer Election Special: Understanding Maori Party + MANA movement in 2017
The Maori Party and MANA Movement leadership have a lot to work on and it should be done already.
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Minimum wage goal should be $20 an hour to combat poverty and inequality – Unite Union
While welcoming an increase in the minimum wage by 50 cents an hour, Mike Treen of Unite Union says that…