The road to peace in the world
Let us take as a given that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was an outrageous breach of international law without justification….
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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Democracy’s A Drag.
LET’S FACE IT, Democracy’s a drag – in every sense of the word. The beatnik sense: It’s drag, man. Meaning…
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Setting a match to democratic freedoms
It has been astonishing to watch the Christchurch City Council try to set a match to democratic freedoms in the…
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After four years of Labour-led governments we have stories like this in the tens of thousands!
I’m sure you have heard many, many stories of woe, and I wouldn’t want to pile on what you already…
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From Emancipation To Denunciation: The Sad Descent of the Contemporary Left.
HOW TO PROMOTE a radical left-wing agenda when so few people today can even imagine such a thing? The emancipatory…
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When will the Palestinian and West Papuan flags fly over New Zealand’s Parliament?
Last week the Minister of Foreign Affairs Nanaia Mahuta delivered a no-holds-bared attack on Russia for its illegal invasion of…
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PODCAST: Buchanan + Manning: Can Deterrence be an effective tool against Putin’s offensive in Ukraine?
A View from Afar – In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning unpack why the west has been losing a strategic deterrence advantage against Russian Federation president Vladimir Putin, but equally how this may be about to change.
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Opinion: Why is SkyCity harvesting workers sick leave
It seems clear that SkyCity is claiming the full special leave subsidy for workers sick with Covid whist forcing them…
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MUST READ: A Fork In The Road: Which Way Should Labour Go?
THE LATEST 1NEWS/KANTAR POLL raises a host of intriguing possibilities. Though the mainstream media’s reporting of the poll’s results has…
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Megan Woods – you should read this!
haven’t read the 1949 book “State Housing in New Zealand” but a friend sent me some notes about it a…