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…
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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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….
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PODCAST: Buchanan + Manning: Foreign Policy Decisions Loom for Pacific Region
A View from Afar – In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will analyse how the Pacific region has become the epicentre of foreign policy assertions from the region’s and the world’s powers.
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Help get this Israeli propaganda film out of the 2022 Doc Edge Film Festival!
“Dead Sea Guardians” – Film as propaganda Israel has an international programme of propaganda to gain “legitimacy” and “normalise” its…
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From crisis to catastrophe to tragedy – Labour’s state house programme
I’ve lost count of the number of times Labour Party leaders have told us they have turned their backs on…
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Austraia & NZ – with friends like these….
Timor Leste is a small island nation of 1.3 million people to the north of Australia that was subject to…
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Summer Is Coming
THE AMERICANS are doubling down on their commitment to keep the Ukrainian armed forces in the field against the Russians….