Relentless Provocation
One of the most frequently repeated excuses for Israeli aggression, including the ruinous blockade of Gaza, is the claim that Palestinian missiles are constantly raining down on Israel from Gaza.
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 New Black Is Blue: National’s grip on the Electorate remains a strong as ever
THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT’S unprecedented run in the polls rolls on. Eight years in office and still the level of support for John Key’s ministry in the New Zealand electorate continues to fluctuate between an unassailable 45 and 55 percent.
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Victory for fast food workers on international day of action
Unite Union scored a win for workers at Restaurant Brands on April 14 which was an international day of action for fast food workers.
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Refusing Sanctuary: The Dangers of Reflexive Left Syndrome
The latest example of Labour succumbing to RLS involves the party’s position on the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary.
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National MP Mark Mitchell and his breath-taking display of arrogance
In a recent Radio NZ “Morning Report” interview, National MP, Mark Mitchell, revealed the government’s true objective with the so-called “TPPA Roadshow” and Parliamentary Select Committee hearings.
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Other People’s Secrets: How important are the Panama Papers to New Zealand
Well, John Key is a very wealthy man, and if the Panama Papers have shown us anything it is the extraordinary lengths to which very rich people will go to protect their financial affairs from the scrutiny and criticism of those who are not very rich
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The Writing’s on the Wall
The most important local target is the NZ Superannuation Fund, which invests in several companies that profit from Israel’s stranglehold on Palestine. It’s not pretty – among these are several manufacturers of military equipment used to massacre and maim Palestinian civilian populations, banks operating in and financing the illegal Israeli settlements and Caterpillar bulldozers that destroy Palestinian homes.
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The Mendacities of Mr Key # 17: The sale of Kiwibank eight years in the planning?
National Makes Good on 2008 Threat to Sell Kiwibank
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Minimum wage worker 28% tax – John Key 2.8% tax
With the focus on the super-rich using New Zealand as a tax haven it’s worth remembering that even without tax evasion the rules here in New Zealand are so distorted that the super-rich, like Prime Minister John Key, pay a pittance in tax while the lowest paid workers bear the heaviest tax burden.
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Polar bear mojo for Greenpeace captain’s environmental thriller
Peter Willcox was captain of the bombed Rainbow Warrior in Auckland in 1985. Now he has a new book out next week that tells his agenda-setting story over three decades from the Rainbow Warrior sabotage to being thrown into Russian jails for two months and charged with piracy as skipper of the Arctic Sunrise in an oil drilling rig protest.