We are facing a pandemic of poverty that has been intensified by COVID
We acknowledge the good work of government keeping us safe in the pandemic, BUT we are facing a pandemic of poverty that has been intensified by COVID.
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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Dr Liz Gordon: Unscrupulous persons and Covid test fraud
I think we all got a shock last week when twelve travellers arriving from India tested positive for Covid 19…
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Right of Return
At 6:55pm on 23 March, Palestinian Resistance fighters launched an unguided missile from the Gaza Strip that crashed into an…
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Dr Liz Gordon: New Zealander of the Year
Community service has always been an important part of the work of academics, but the lure of prestigious publication in…
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Has there ever been a more astonishing political coalition in the history of Aotearoa?
Support for an industrial-scale state house building programme now extends far across the political spectrum from the progressive left to the hard right.
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Red, Red Whines. (With Apologies To Neil Diamond and UB40)
Red, red whines. That’s all you’ll hear. Not like those glory days, When there were cheers. Red, red whines….
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Free the ten Chinese construction workers – the Bill of Rights applies to everyone
On April 1, the lawyer representing nine Chinese construction workers being held at Mt Eden Prison, the Honourable Matthew Robson,…
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Dave Macpherson: Is Labour on top of mental health issues?
A very large part of the problem is that the Government has quite literally left the same crowd at the Ministry of Health in charge of mental health policy and oversight, and they have allowed their DHB delivery arms to keep the same crowd in charge of the mental health facilities and services around the country.
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New Zealand, The Way THEY Deserve It!
The National Party’s only real hope of shattering the fast-setting concrete of Labour’s electoral hegemony is to take to it with the jackhammer of right-wing populism.
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VIDEO: Buchanan + Manning on Political Symbolism and How to Spot It
https://youtu.be/aHS2_yDAMg8 A View from Afar – Selwyn Manning and Paul Buchanan debate political symbolism and discuss: How governments use symbolism to…