Four More Friday Rhymes
Whatever’s the matter with Trump?
His numbers have started to slump.
Could it be his routine
Is increasingly seen
As a rich white guy taking a dump?
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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Why you must protest the greed of The Block
There is something deeply morally wrong about a small minority in our society making huge profits from non productive speculation, setting the economy up for a crash, whilst hard working people struggle to keep up with rack renting…
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MUST READ: Land and Shelter: Unpacking the Crisis
Shelter is a human right, not a privilege. Private ownership of land is a privilege, not a human right. The debate is framed about getting ‘first-home buyers’ on the ‘property ladder’. Framing this as a right makes no more sense than having a debate about how to get people onto the ‘sharemarket ladder’.
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Doing Something Huge: Is It Time For Progressivism To Cut Loose Its Camp Followers
BLACK LIVES MATTER (BLM) just got serious about political change. Casting aside the Occupy Wall Street model of structureless confusion, it has announced its intention to become a nationwide movement presenting a coherent political agenda for the radical transformation of American society.
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Plunket and the slow strangulation of community organisations
Ms Perry made pertinent points and raised the very real problem of funding cuts and terminated contracts for community organisations dealing with some of society’s most vulnerable and damaged people.
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With EU Trade At Stake Will Key Finally Start To Take Our Tax Haven Status Seriously
Remember when John Key boldly declared that New Zealand was not a tax haven?
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The Next Best Thing To King Donald
The “Bernie-or-Bust” faction was not content with the “next best” choice imposed upon them by the primary voting system. That the organisers of the Convention might take this refusal to accept the democratic verdict of their party amiss does not seem to have occurred to the die-hard Sanders delegates
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How NSW’s new legal medicinal cannabis rules open the door for NZ patients
From today NSW doctors can prescribe medicinal cannabis – and Kiwi patients can go over and return with one month’s “lawfully obtained” supply. So how would NZ patients lawfully obtain any?
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Rich-listers and their allergy to paying tax
The NBR’s rich list is out again and New Zealand’s biggest bludgers are on display. There are 190 on the list this year with a combined wealth of $59.6 billion. The one thing this group has in common with each other is an allergy to tax.
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New Zealand represented on Women’s Boat to Gaza
This year the Freedom Flotilla Coalition will launch an all-women fleet to challenge the nearly 10-year-old blockade of Gaza. In…