Palestinian rights and the IHRA definition of antisemitism
I don’t include the full text of anything in a blogpost but I’m making an exception here
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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To Apologise For Your Country’s History, Is To Admit You Do Not Understand It.
THE DECISION BY STUFF to publish an all-purpose mea culpa for its racism towards Maori will be regretted.
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Dr Liz Gordon: Reform Parliament now!
I noticed there was a significant amount of quite patronising racism in the response to the co-leaders, which is pretty typical. Whenever Māori speak up from their cultural perspective, there is an unfortunate tendency to label them as ignorant, or troublemakers, or not understanding protocol or blah blah blah.
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Why An Iranian Nuclear Scientist Was Really Just Assassinated
By now, news of the assassination of the project-head of Iran’s nuclear weapons effort, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, has gone around the world. What is less clear, however, is the identity of the perpetrators – and why they would undertake such a move.
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The Second Term (With apologies to William Butler Yeats)
Yearning and yearning for a comforting liar
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In Riposte To A Journalist’s Outrage At Sanskrit Being Uttered In Our Nation’s Parliamen
Late yesterday evening, I noticed something strange on Twitter. ‘Sanskrit’ was trending – in New Zealand. Finding this rather unexpected,…
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Jewish and Palestinian solidarity
This Sunday, 29 November, the United Nations Organisation and human rights supporters globally commemorate an annual International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, established in 1977.
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The most important must read political blog of 2020 – A Caucus Of Velvet Gloves
The fact is that New Zealand has a parliament – and a government – drawn overwhelmingly from the Professional-Managerial Class (PMC). The perils of this social monoculture should be obvious. It can only raise a formidable barrier to understanding – and hence addressing – the needs of those living in the bottom half of New Zealand society.
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Five Eyes not the right vehicle to challenge China on human rights
It’s good to see New Zealand criticising China for undermining democracy in Hong Kong, but we shouldn’t do it via a Five Eyes statement.
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30 years of neoliberalism has failed the poor – so why is Labour continuing it?
The deficiencies of WFF are apparent in this recession as families who become poor enough to qualify for welfare benefit also suffer a significant cut in WFF for their children.