Time for rent controls – no excuses, no hand-wringing – just do it!
In 1936 New Zealand faced a similar housing crisis to what we face today. Houses were in short supply, wages…
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: Signals+Tech Intel Ops and the Defence of Ukraine
https://youtu.be/lQ2KVesyQug A View from Afar – In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning analyse how New Zealand…
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Ukraine, Israel, racism & refugees
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has exposed so much hypocrisy in Aotearoa New Zealand and around the western world that’s it’s…
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Double Standards: What’s Evil In Ukraine Is Apparently Good For The Solomon Islands.
THERE HAS TO BE something wrong with us. It’s the only explanation that makes sense. Some sickness of mind and…
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Refugees and Racism
I recall in the early 2000s when Mugabe was on the rampage in Zimbabwe while the world watched on in…
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Bottom Feeders and Rivers of Filth
National Party leader Christopher Luxon: “We don’t just do bottom feeding and just focus on the bottom,” he said. Instead,…
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Filling the gaps for a path to peace
Russia’s assault on Ukraine, with its resulting tragic creation of millions more refugees, continues to receive massive mainstream news media…
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MUST READ: Unsubscribing From Freedom
ACADEMIC FREEDOM is one of those “public goods” that most people seldom question. Even in New Zealand, a country not…
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PODCAST: Buchanan + Manning: What can bring the Russian war against Ukraine to a close?
A View from Afar – In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning raise the question: If escalation of the Russian war against Ukraine will occur should NATO or European Union nations intervene to protect Ukraine, who or what can assist in bringing this war to a close?
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Keeping Things Simple
TO EXPLAIN IS NOT TO JUSTIFY. How astonishing, that in 2022 so few people appear to grasp this simple truth….