Putin’s Chef Cooks His Own Goose
According to Al Jazeera, the astonishing decision by Yevgeny Prigozhin, commander of the Russian mercenary army, The Wagner Group, to…
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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Marijuana Media: You beauties! Aussie Legalise Cannabis Party (‘Our name says it all’) introduces Bills in WA, Victoria and NSW
Kia ora! Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, more developments from the Cooks, and we’re number 74 in the world baby! This week…
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Diplomatic Daydreams and Imperial Nightmares.
GERALD HENSLEY only had one job. When David Lange became Prime Minister in 1984, the career civil servant and diplomat…
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Woods exits stage left like a flawed Shakespearian character
It’s more of a melodrama than a classic Shakespeare tragedy but Michael Woods departure from Labour’s cabinet yesterday reveals him…
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How to end race and class inequalities destroying working people’s lives in NZ
A recent study found that Maori had twice the mortality from various cancers than non-Maori. This statistic is not new….
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PODCAST: Media bias, propaganda and conflict-force fact-vacuums in a disinformation age
In this episode of A View from Afar Paul G. Buchanan and Selwyn Manning examine how a real war of…
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Africa takes the lead where others, including New Zealand, have joined the Russia/Ukraine war
While New Zealand has been pouring petrol on Russia’s war with Ukraine, Africa is doing its best to bring peace…
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The Media versus the inconvenient truth
Since it surfaced a couple of weeks ago, the story of Radio New Zealand’s foreign agency-supplied stories on Ukraine being…
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Marijuana Media: Detection of THC does not predict driving performance; MPs pass laws for more drinking while ignoring cannabis; NZ needs a ‘grown-up conversation’ about drugs
Kia ora! A grown-up conversation about Codeinnabis, and the Government are extending drinking hours for the Rugby World Cup –…
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Why the silence?
In a Press Release on 13 June, the Act Party Leader, David Seymour, criticised changes made to Radio New Zealand…