Critiquing Simon Wilson at the ‘TheSpin’ – Leading Labour’s Broad Church
THE SOLUTION, if there is one, to Labour’s political woes is unlikely to involve the wholesale adoption of the führerprinzip….
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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What The Hell Is Going ON With Donald Trump #GoldenShower
The 2016 election season continues to be quite the wild ride. No matter whether one is following events through the regular media and traditional outlets, or braving the wilds of social media feeds, each new day brings some shocking “revelation”which would have seemed utterly inconceivable the day before … yet there it is in print.
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Our complicated relationship with Barack Obama – goodbye Mr President
We loved Barack because of his incredible oratory, because he voiced the vision of what we all believed we wanted America to be.
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TDB EXCLUSIVE: WINZ bosses murder a beneficiary – Paula Bennet is responsible
I am convinced that is a significant reason fro the high levels of suicide in this country and the rise in absolute poverty reflected in levels of homelessness and the growing numbers of people accessing foodbanks.
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The Legacy of a Dismantled Prime Minister
Following his unexpected announcement to resign as New Zealand’s Prime Minister on 5 December last year, much has been said of Key’s “legacy”. Pundits have been scratching their heads, trying to figure out what “legacy” can be attributed to eight years of a Key-led administration.
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Justice requires accountability
On Saturday, 24 December 2016, the New Zealand Government issued a Press Release, NZ welcomes UN resolution on Middle East Peace Process, in which Foreign Minister Murray McCully announced that, “New Zealand voted for and co-sponsored the resolution because it is consistent with long-held New Zealand policy positions on the Palestinian question”.
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On Cassus Belli-aching with Israel
There are many reasons why states may be said to go to war with one another.
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Trump escalates, Putin congratulates
With 115 characters, Donald Trump declared a return to a global nuclear arms race.
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Christmas is the opiate of the masses in a world that’s mad
If religion is the opiate of the masses, then it’s no wonder semi-religious consumerist celebrations like Christmas incite frenzied and irrational buying and eating. We’re addicted to modern Christmas rituals involving spending madly, as much as religious iconography.
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Why isn’t there a graduation ceremony for mothers?
Surely the huge achievement that is raising a child deserves the same acknowledgement afforded to university graduates.