The Royal Commission Report: Staying Safely Inside “The Norms” Of Our Neoliberal Society.
THERE’S SOMETHING a bit creepy about the Royal Commission’s report into the Christchurch attacks.
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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Printing money to save the power and wealth of the 1% is just stupid
The problem with the current measures being taken by the Reserve Bank to rescue the economy from an economic collapse is that they are directed at rescuing the wealth of the owners of big business not meeting the needs of the big majority of working people.
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Sorry
These past couple of days have been filled with a lot of “sorry’s” from different people. Just yesterday the PM, top spy and Police Commissioner all apologised to the Muslim community for their offices failings that led to a massacre as people prayed.
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The Māori Party – walking between two worlds
New Zealand’s 53rd Parliament has been sworn in, and forty maiden speeches are being heard. Personal stories of struggle, exile, intergenerational hardship, journeys to power through education and inspiration.
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Can Labour Serve Two Masters?
THE QUESTION to be answered, one way or the other, before 2023 is pretty simple: Can Labour serve two masters?
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A Pivotal Moment
JMAD’s 2020 NZ Media Ownership report is doubly significant. First, it completes a decade of research into a changing mediascape….
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Labour’s puny move on tax misses the super-rich altogether
The government has passed legislation to increase the top income tax rate to 39% on income over $180,000
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The Last Thing Working-Class New Zealanders Need is “Stability and Certainty”.
THERE IS SOMETHING quite seriously out-of-kilter with the universe when I find myself agreeing with Richard Prebble.
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On National’s Unsafe Attitude Towards Drug Testing
Earlier this week, the Government announced that it was going to pick up one of the loose threads from the previous Parliamentary term – and pass measures to allow the testing of drugs at music festivals and the like, so as to reduce the risk of … well, serious harm occurring.
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Temporary migration system is broken – time for a reset with a path to residency
Employers in the agriculture sector who are screaming for help to pick their crops deserve to suffer a bit of pain.