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The government should develop a national strategy to transition beyond the current system of commodity production for profit to a system based on the needs of working people and the planet.
If we are worried about social media companies intruding on our privacy, then Facebook should be a bigger target than TikTok.
WHAT JUST HAPPENED? Over the course of the past 72 hours something changed. Exactly what isn’t clear, not yet, but something has. New Zealanders feel it in their bones, in their hearts, and they’re scared.
While political parties are conservative, cautious, and economically neo-liberal more than they are socially liberal, New Zealanders have a chance to drive policy directly.
So that’s my understanding. It is a grave turn of events which will almost certainly lead to more Covid deaths in Aotearoa
The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa has renewed its call for the government to act urgently after the dreaded news this week that Covid 19 has broken out in the densely-packed community.
As long as our Government is guided by a brand of political pragmatism, measured only by the test of what best serves our economic interest, and not by one based on the principle that recognizes we are all one on this little planet, then how can we ever really consider ourselves kind?
Special Report by Selwyn Manning. A German language version of this report was published by Cicero.de magazine in Germany. Caution: This report contains detail that could be disturbing to many people.
THOSE VOTERS PLANNING to vote for Winston Peters should know they’ll also be voting for a National-led Government.
Brenton Tarrant’s trial, including the searing testimonies of survivors, families and friends, received superficial coverage in the mainstream media.