Protecting Freedom/Preventing Harm. Can New Zealand’s New Chief Censor Do Both?
IT IS TO BE HOPED that the new Chief Censor, Caroline Flora, will waste no time explaining herself. It…
Setting the Agenda
Political analysis and commentary shaping the progressive debate in Aotearoa New Zealand, focused on power, policy, and accountability.
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PODCAST: Buchanan + Manning: What’s Happening Between the USA and Latin America?
In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will examine political events taking shape in South America. In particular, Buchanan and Manning will detail how there is a presidential run-off election in Colombia this Saturday and examine the outcomes of recent elections in Chile, Nicaragua, Honduras and Peru.
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Mistrusting The Majority
I BLAME IT on student politics. This strange, behind-the-scenes revolution, currently unfolding with minimal media coverage, but making undeniable progress,…
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A very English Coup d’Etat
Malcolm Evans reports on an article published on independent UK electronic news platform, The Grayzone. From a landslide election victory…
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UN highlights Israeli war crimes
On 7 June, a report published by the UN, human rights council group declared that: “Ending the continued Israeli occupation…
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On The Meaning Of Richard Prosser – A Saddening Post-Mortem
I saw reporting (at first on twitter, and then in my personal messages) that Richard Prosser has died. I do…
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Filipino migrants call on NZ to halt military aid to Philippines over Marcos election
Migrants and overseas Filipinos in Aotearoa New Zealand have called on the governments of both Australia and New Zealand to halt all military and security aid to the Philippines in protest over last month’s “fraudulent” general election.
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Apartheid Israel leads the world in killing journalists
A detailed study of the killing of journalists released this week shows that Israel leads the world in this grimmest…
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The Recession New Zealand Has To Have?
CONVENTIONAL ECONOMIC WISDOM insists that the only effective cure for rising inflationary expectations is a short, sharp recession. Easy to…
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MUST READ: Macho chest-beating won’t tame the gangs, but Poto Williams’ “softly, softly” approach just might
THE GROWING CHORUS calling for Poto Williams to be sacked as Police Minister bespeaks a fundamental misreading of her performance….