On baby boomers who give my generation unhelpful advice: JUST DON’T
Either join us in our fight to change the world or get out of our fucking way.
Most Recent Blogs
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An open Letter to Sir Bob Jones: demanding a ‘liveable wage’ is not “absurd” it is a basic human right
How out of touch with reality is Sir Bob Jones? His last op-ed ‘Living Wage is a Reward Not a Right’ was so hilarious it reads almost like a parody, only it isn’t.
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Here’s what WINZ are patronisingly saying to people on welfare when they don’t think anyone’s listening
Yesterday, a case manager from WINZ called to tell me that I needed to “imagine what I would do if I did not have welfare”. I replied “Well, I guess if I couldn’t live at home, I would be homeless.” The case manager responded by saying “Now, you see that is a really negative way of seeing it. You would find ways to support yourself.”
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Labour, leadership and White blokes
There seems to be an agreement amongst those currently vying for the leadership that Labour needs to take up more of the middle ground. These White blokes have said that Labour needs to occupy that political space in order to win the votes of their peers, other White blokes.
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Information wars: Gaza as “the last taboo”, the threat of mass surveillance and the spirit of dissidence
“When the truth is replaced with silence” wrote the soviet dissident Yevgeni Yevtushenko, “the silence is a lie.”
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“Now the work of movements begins”: government corruption, media bias, youth voting and the role of revolutionaries
I am so tired of the dirty politics of the National government, aren’t you?
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Green Pasifika candidates
If the Greens and Labour are going to be a coalition thats truly representative of the ideals and values they espouse, then the Greens cant just rely on Labour to be the partner that brings Pacific people into the coalition tent.
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Revenge porn, consent and why people need to stop victim blaming Jennifer Lawrence
We live in a culture that endlessly blames women for other people’s violence and violations against them. We live in a culture that fears a women’s sexuality, but teaches us it is the only real currency of value.
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Manukau East – the next Coalition in action
A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of opening Voice Up – a youth forum run by young people in Otara. I had been asked as Chair of the Local Board to set the scene, encouraging young people to take part in the democratic process by casting a vote.
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Blogwatch: An open letter to David Farrar: Please, be that guy
In light of Nicky Hager’s book Dirty Politics, you wrote a blog entitled ‘Some changes on Kiwiblog’ and you suggested it was time to tighten up ship on your website, saying “I want to improve trust in myself, Kiwiblog, and perhaps the wider blogosphere.”