On The Left-Wing Case For Willie Jackson
In any case, while there are good and solid reasons for Labour to put Jackson forward as a candidate, many of these seem to have been lost recently amidst the rush-to-recondemn from some on the left.
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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EXCLUSIVE: One year on from TPPA mass protests – how we can shape trade for the 99% not the 1%
The governments and corporate lobbies that champion these deals are in a state of denial and desperately trying to rescue their bankrupt model. This year we begin work with others internationally to set a new agenda for international economic agreements that really work for people as part of a new economic paradigm.
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LAUNCHING NOW: For every NZ beneficiary – Your Voice Election 2017
It’s time the rest of the New Zealand voting public understood just how harsh the neoliberal welfare state is.
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Visionless and exclusionary. A good future, just for people like Bill
To begin to realise Bill English’s dream the first step must be to restore the value of tax credits for low wage families and give all low income children the benefit of the full Working for Families package
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EXCLUSIVE: #NeverShane
This has not been an easy piece for me to write. Watching in mounting horror as somebody – or something…
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Israel’s anti-nuclear whistleblower more deserving of NZ citizenship
No self-respecting country sells its passports to rich people who don’t even live there, which is why it was so bad to grant NZ citizenship to the American multi-billionaire Peter Thiel.
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It’s not a “perceived conflict of interest” – it’s corruption
What this situation shows most clearly is the complete lack of public service ethos in these individuals. It is a lack of ethical behaviour which now pervades the senior levels of our public services across the country – both in government and local body organisations.
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Trumpwatch: Muslims, mandates, and moral courage
The Trump Administration has led humanity into uncharted waters. Looming on the dark horizon may be the inevitable;
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Twin errors on left in dealing with racism – ignoring class or race
Racism, chauvinism, bigotry, anti-immigrant demagogy, all remain tools to be used by some people – especially those on the right or far right of the political spectrum – to deflect people away from the real cause of the social ills that exist in society.
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New opportunities to challenge New Zealand membership of five eyes
A significant proportion of New Zealanders want to see the GCSB (Government Communications Security Bureau) spy agency closed, its Waihopai spybase shut down and New Zealand withdraw from the “five eyes” alliance.