Dr Liz Gordon: Schooling for misogyny
The Royal Commission into sexual abuse in state care is tackling some thorny issues, but none more so than the ritual abuse suffered by students at so-called ‘top’ boys schools, both public and private.
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: After all the intel reports on the 2019 Terror Attacks are Kiwis safer in 2021
https://youtu.be/MGBbe8YzFLc A View from Afar: Paul G. Buchanan and Selwyn Manning debate: Whether the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service has…
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Why We (Don’t) Fight
LIKE THE CELEBRATED DOG that didn’t bark, the New Zealand Left is proving itself a poor protector of the exploited.
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Her House (With apologies to Crosby, Stills and Nash.)
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MUST READ: Banks have created the speculative bubble and should be nationalised
Probably only one number is needed to explain the current housing crisis.
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Dr Liz Gordon: A win for women prisoners and a just society
This week the Minister of Corrections has issued an important statement in regard to women prisoners. It contained three parts:…
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WHEN IS A FIAT NOT A SMALL CAR?
With Covid having destroyed our tourism and related sector industries, and pushed some communities to the brink, a fiat currency, directly targeted at supporting those enterprises primarily effected, should be considered.
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In Harm’s Way.
WHAT IS “HARM”? On how this word is defined will turn a number of critical political debates.
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Before you leave this blogpost…
Write a short submission on the Climate Commission’s draft report. The deadline is this Sunday 28 March. Here is the link.
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Dismantling ‘anti-Semitism’
First, many thanks to Tony Greenstein for permission to use the cartoon seen above. Describing himself as socialist, anti-Zionist and…