Israel’s attack on human rights fails to convince
The UN Human Rights Commissioner has condemned Israel’s terrorism accusations against Palestinian Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), saying they should immediately be…
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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MUST READ: Behold, The Losing-class
MANY NEW ZEALANDERS recoiled with shock and disbelief at Tuesday’s (9/11/21) Anti-Government protest outside Parliament. That all manner of crazy stuff could be found on social media was well understood, but to see that online extremism suddenly brought to life on the streets of the capital city was deeply disturbing. That such a frightening combination of ignorance and anger was festering away inside the body politic came as a profound shock to “mainstream” New Zealand.
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PODCAST: Buchanan + Manning on how Covid-19 has triggered economic change
https://youtu.be/XCjX5HosRyg https://eveningreport.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AVFA_November_11_2021.m4a A View from Afar – In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning discuss the Covid-19…
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Genuine, valid concerns at government policies masked by stereotypical reporting
It’s worrying, but probably inevitable, that yesterday’s protest at parliament should have ended as a fizzer. It was a mishmash of people and organisations focused on a wide variety of concerns re Covid 19 and government decisions.
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Carefree Calumnies: Vaccination Policies Under Nazism and Communism
ACCUSATIONS OF NAZISM are being flung around “in a carefree manner”. That, at least, is the observation of Dr Kate Hannah, Lead Researcher of the Disinformation Project. Established in 2020 under the auspices of Te Pūnaha Matatini at the University of Auckland, the Disinformation Project seeks to separate fact from fiction in the increasingly fetid ideological climate of the Covid-19 Pandemic.
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One year on from the cannabis referendum: The forgotten 48%
This weekend the Labour Party held their annual conference. It’s also one year since the announcement of the results of their cannabis referendum, in which a forgotten 48 per cent of voters supported full commercial legalisation.
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State House Building Coalition letter to Housing Minister Megan Woods
To all organisations which signed the State House Building Coalition letter to Housing Minister Megan Woods: Kia ora koutou, Yesterday…
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Freedom Day: “Auckland’s Coming – Ready Or Not.”
Let’s just walk through this problem soberly and logically.
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Dr Liz Gordon: The Prime Minister and the people
Stand tall, Jacinda. Meet your people on their ground. Talk to them. Turn them around. Tama tū, tama ora, tama noho, tama mate.
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For God’s Sake, Don’t Send Jacinda To Dallas!
IF THE OFFICIALS’ Committee for Domestic and External Security Coordination (ODESC) hasn’t already met, then it should be meeting – right now! New Zealand’s Prime Minister is in danger.