Will The New Zealand Election Outcome Mean A Fair Go For Russia?
[Author’s Note: this piece was originally prepared for an international audience; and is presented unaltered from its original form] Late…
politics
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How Winston could use MMP for NZ First and put New Zealand second
There was a lot of behind the scenes happiness that Labour and NZ First were making great head way in terms of policy agreements, but the fact that the actual model of how the Government would function hasn’t yet been discussed should have Jacinda blinking rather than winking.
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Why Trump’s misnaming of the Persian Gulf has angered Iranians
It was not the decision to decertify the Iran’s nuclear deal that has left most ordinary Iranians incensed but the US President’s misnaming of the Persian Gulf as the Arabian Gulf. Many Iranians have taken to the social media to express their rage and disappointment at the President’s failure to refer to the Persian Gulf by its proper name.
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WaateaNews: Metiria Turei vs Jian Yang – Compare the media values at work
How come a Maori solo mum who stole to feed her child a quarter of a century ago is a bigger story than a possible Chinese spy deeply embedded inside our own Government?
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How Neoliberalism Made me Selfish
Saturday was election day in New Zealand, and while the final configuration of parliament is still being negotiated, as has become normal under the proportional representation system, it’s petty clear that New Zealand has voted for a continuation of a neo-liberal approach to governance.
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GUEST BLOG: Dave Brownz – Will US vs China/Russia end in WW3?
The Pentagon now agrees with anti-imperialists that the US is in decline and faces the rise of Russia and China. They term this the “loss of US primacy” or global hegemony, and want the US military to gear up to take on Russia and China.
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What’s really slowing housing markets? A 10 year old birthday present from the GFC
Lot’s of ’10 years ago today’ stuff last week marking the beginning of the meltdown in global markets as weapons of mass destruction derivatives forced a global market collapse that almost tail spun the entire planet in a steep economic depression.
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GUEST BLOG: Dave Brownz – Trump Plays with Fire in Korea
Trump is reviving Bush junior’s bellicose approach to the DPRK which carries great risks for the whole world.
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Could Trump use the JFK assassination to burn America’s establishment to the ground?
…if the papers reveal a plot to assassinate its own President, in one move Trump could kill off any loyalty to the Republic and replace it with himself. Previous Presidents might have decided that such information would be too destructive to the establishment to ever release, Trump wouldn’t care.
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The jump in Green vote is a slap in the face to every white angry rich male broadcaster who spat venom at Metiria
The Green surge has blunted NZ First, if Metiria can rally that missing million vote, the Greens are in for the greatest result in their history.