Malcolm Evans – The final word on Aaron Smith
Malcolm Evans – The final word on Aaron Smith
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Alpha personalities, humility of death & Jenny Shipley – 3 reasons I don’t support euthanasia in NZ
…the National Party were actively and secretly looking for ways to disqualify the sick and vulnerable from state health care. If they were prepared to do it when euthanasia was illegal in the 1990s, imagine how quickly they will begin to pressure hospitals to start euthanasia as a cost cutting measure if it becomes legal?
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The week NZ turned on Muslims
I have no time for medieval superstition be it Christian, Muslim, Hebrew or Jedi but allowing ourselves to believe the ‘other’ is too alien to interact with is an incredibly dangerous narrative to start investing in because the only solution to that belief is genocide and exclusion.
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Len Brown, The Spinoff and Boag/Slater – the 3 biggest losers from Local Elections
The 3 biggest losers from the elections are:
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EXCLUSIVE: Penny Hulse – the first 100 days
Re engaging with our communities is vital, the low voter turnout is disappointing. The mainstream media ignore us or make us the object of ridicule and then we wonder why people don’t vote. The role of alternative media voices is going to be vital over the next 3 years.
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GUEST BLOG: Doug Renwick – A Discourse on Corporate Propaganda Part 2: Moral and Political Economy
Over the 20th century in various industrial societies, a more radical and widely read working class media was wiped out by market forces.
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GUEST BLOG: Dave Brownz – The World is Upside Down! Capitalism is Not Working!
The common phrase “The World is Upside Down” reflects the widespread concern that things are not right in the world….
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Political Caption Competition
Hands up who reads The Spinoff?
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TDB Top 5 International Stories: Monday 10th October 2016
5: Protesters Are Holding a ‘Squirting Water Fight’ to Combat a Worrying New Internet Bill
4: Russia: UN Syria resolution protected “terrorists”
3: Facebook revenge pornography trial ‘could open floodgates’
2: Edwidge Danticat Predicts “Ongoing Disaster” in Impoverished Haiti After Hurricane Matthew
1: EXCLUSIVE: New Email Leak Reveals Clinton Campaign’s Cozy Press Relationship -
The Daily Blog Open Mic – Monday 10th October 2016
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.