Sitting Down For Socialism: Jeremy Corbyn infuriates the British Establishment – again.
The entire episode epitomises the way in which the British Establishment and its media attack-dogs have sought to deal with the Corbyn threat.
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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The Treaty Settlement Process: Neoliberalism with Maori characteristics
The transfer of wealth (in the form of Crown cash and resources) from the poorest Maori communities to wealthy tribal elites (the Iwi Leadership Group) mirrors neatly the transfer of wealth from the 99 percent to the top 1 percent of income earners that is the hallmark of neoliberalism globally.
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Victoria’s got a secret, and it’s not lingerie, and it’s not “super comfy and super sexy.”
The underwear manufacturer has a much bigger secret, a real secret: they’re hiding workers.
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Minto for Mayor Campaign Launch
For a people’s Christchurch rather than a corporate Christchurch – decisions by us, for us, made here!
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Local Government: Seldom Sexy but Always Essential
The importance of local government is usually overlooked, except in complaint. Conservative voters moan they get nothing for their rates. That the council should do more with less, that there’s no accountability, that councils take money for nothing and rates are too high.
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MUST READ: TDB Investigation into what is happening in our water
On 7 September, 2008, John Key said that “…we should always measure a Government’s environmental rhetoric against its environmental record.”
Indeed we should.
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Plundered water boosts Israel’s surplus
Outside interference and power politics have wreaked havoc in the Middle East and for that, in various ways, we all bear responsibility. Whatever their shortcomings, the United Nations General Assembly and Security Council present platforms for debate and reform based upon international law.
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Nothing To Celebrate
New Zealand’s participation in the Vietnam War, no matter how marginal, represented a shameful capitulation to American pressure. It was an immoral war which we should never have joined, and the idea of “celebrating” its fiftieth anniversary should be repugnant to all thinking New Zealanders.
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We don’t want to send the wrong message – John Key
what message was Parliament (ie; National) sending to our children in March 2009, when it abandoned the campaign to implement healthy food options in our schools?
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Key Is Being Disingenuous On Dope Decriminalization
Earlier this week, a poll came out indicating that a majority – almost two thirds – of New Zealanders are allegedly in support of either decriminalizing or legalizing cannabis. This is hardly significant, as it is merely a reification of what many of us have either known or strongly suspected for some time.