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In an investigation into the history of Israel’s founders, The General’s Son, the author, Miko Peled, born in Jerusalem and…
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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Why Haven’t They … ? How to Explain this Government’s Baffling Refusal to Solve New Zealand’s Problems.
Because people aren’t dying, it is tempting to confer retrospective competence upon a bureaucracy which, in the months since the decisive battle against Covid in March and April of 2020, has demonstrated almost unbelievable ineptitude.
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No Place for Democratic-Socialists in the Undemocratic Neoliberal Government of the Auckland Supercity.
MIKE LEE is the closest Auckland has come to a socialist leader since Mayor “Robbie” (Sir Dove Meyer Robinson) back…
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PODCAST: Buchanan and Manning on Why Regional Powers are Provoking Flash-Points to War
https://youtu.be/StCxFx6-ams A View from Afar: In this week’s podcast Selwyn Manning and Paul Buchanan debate: Why regional powers including Russia, Israel,…
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The problem with NZ Human Rights Commission adopting the IHRA definition of anti-semitism
I urge you not to adopt the IHRA definition.
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Principled, Pragmatic and Expedient? You Betcha! A Reply to Paul Buchanan.
MUCH IS BEING MADE of the fact that New Zealand firms are exporting military equipment to unsavoury regimes.
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Foreign Affairs Officials sell us out on human rights
We should speak clearly against human rights abuses wherever they occur. Ethics and morality should be the guiding principles we follow rather than sycophancy to the biggest schoolyard bullies.
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The slow path to wage justice
Writing ironically, Anatole France said there’s a ‘majestic equality’ in the law that prohibits both the rich and the poor…
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Dr Liz Gordon: Banning people from India: the right thing or racist policy?
I was just writing about how the surge in Covid cases in India was causing a spike in cases arriving…
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Dave Macpherson: Shock, Horror – Endless ‘Taxpayers’ Union Official Information Requests cost Hamilton ratepayers dearly
A Hamilton City Councillor has released results of an Official Information request showing ‘Taxpayers’ Union Official Information requests have cost…