GUEST BLOG: Comrade Dave Brownz – Dr Marx on the myth of “fair shares”
The global rich have been caught with their blind trusts exposed and this is supposed to tell us something, but what?
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While Paula Bennett fiddles, the planet burns
If Paula Bennett is the answer, the question is ‘what imbecile will make the latest empty climate change agreement look even more vapid and meaningless’.
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Prison Population in NZ set to hit 10 000 for first time ever
NZ has one of the highest proportion of prisoners in private prisons than any other country on the planet. These private prisons are effectively forced labour camps where Prisoners are refused parole if they don’t work for slave wages.
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Why decriminalisation and medicinal cannabis aren’t enough and the secret history of filthy Police lies
A sterling effort today by the mainstream media in trying to explore the true economic and social costs of cannabis by asking what happens if we go beyond medicinal and decriminalisation to full legalisation with a taxed and regulated cannabis market…
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Labour at 28%, Heather du Plessis-Allan’s secret source & why Mt Roskill by-election is crucial
Labour are at 28% in the last TVNZ poll, with an election still 18months away this is pretty much meaningless and with a mainstream media so stacked against Labour, it’s surprising National aren’t 95% in the polls.
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Fonterra want to drop an ocean of cow shit onto South Canterbury
…it’s like nothing has been learned from the dairy intensification backfire or the damage it does to our environment. With National in full spectrum dominance of NZ politically, media wise and culturally there is no way to temper the greed of their biggest supporters.
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Medical cannabis rally and march – Aotea Sq., Sat 23rd April
In NZ patients continue to suffer. The existing criteria are too restrictive, the process is too slow and Sativex – the one pharmaceutical extract that is approved here – is far too expensive. The result is that most doctors are put off applying and, even if they can get Sativex prescribed, most people cannot afford to pay for it.
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Hypocritical narrative blames the victim rather than the cause for economic ‘failings’
Alarmist New Zealand Herald headlines condemned a Housing New Zealand tenant for taking in boarders.
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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.
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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.