A contest of ideas, not a contest of cash
The most refreshing aspect of the Independent Electoral Review report into our electoral system are the proposed changes to electoral…
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: New date for Auckland J Day; Medicinal cannabis study confirms benefits; NZ ships weed-sniffing dogs to the Pacific; Minnesota 23rd US state to legalise cannabis
Kia ora! this week on Marijuana Media on 95bFM, with hosts Jonny and Corey from bFM Drive and Chris Fowlie…
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The Extinction Of Rebellion
JOHN MINTO IS RIGHT, New Zealand needs nothing more urgently than a mass movement committed to ending the wealth crisis….
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Palestine/Israel is an apartheid state
Ilan Pappé is an expatriate Israeli historian and socialist activist. He is a professor with the College of Social Sciences…
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A different approach to the wealth crisis
When just 1% of the people of the world have private control of, and benefit from, more than half the…
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OPM call for PNG’s James Marape as negotiator for NZ pilot’s safe passage
Free Papua Organisation (OPM) leader Jeffrey Bomanak has appealed for Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape to become a “neutral intermediary” to negotiate between the Indonesian government and the West Papuan rebels holding a New Zealand pilot hostage for his release.
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Marijuana Media: Unboxing NZ’s first legally available homegrown bud; cannabis law reform in Cook Islands, Switzerland & Thailand
Kia ora! This week I got a new prescription for NZ grown Kikuya Peak cannabis, plus we cover off some…
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The Persistence Of Racism: Is the Anti-Racist Cause Winning or Losing?
THE RACISM experienced by Australian writer Louisa Lim raises questions about the persistence of racism in Aotearoa-New Zealand. An invited…
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UPDATED PODCAST: How Stable is Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Hold on Power?
INTERACTIVE WEBCAST: Join the LIVE recording of Paul G. Buchanan and Selwyn Manning’s podcast A View from Afar at midday Thursday (New Zealand time) and Wednesday 8pm (US EDT).
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Q: Why are there so few Māori in science? A: Socio-economic inequality is the underlying reason
Georgina Tuari Stewart, Professor of Māori Philosophy of Education in Te Ara Poutama at the Auckland University of Technology, has…