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CORPORATE CRIME, A WOMAN DIES

CORPORATE CRIME, A WOMAN DIES

An Auckland woman, Folole Muliaga (44), died not long after Mercury Power disconnected her power supply and cut off her power to her home ox...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Wednesday, May 30, 2007 0 comments
Labels: coleman, corporate, crime, mercury
JIM WON'T FIX IT!

JIM WON'T FIX IT!

The anti-business monetary policy means that the NZ exchange rate compared to the Australian dollar has risen by 23% since 1991. This makes ...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Thursday, May 24, 2007 0 comments
Labels: anderton, economics
WE'VE NEVER HAD IT SO GOOD?

WE'VE NEVER HAD IT SO GOOD?

The mainstream media's continued definition of the Labour Government as 'centre-left' Has always been woefully inaccurate. To de...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, May 21, 2007 0 comments
Labels: economics, third, way
TELEVISION TURKEY

TELEVISION TURKEY

Television One's new promo is extraordinarily stupid. That TVNZ has presumably lavished a lot of money on this turkey while, at the same...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, May 14, 2007 0 comments
Labels: promo, television
Book Review

Book Review

WHERE HAVE ALL THE INTELLECTUALS GONE? Frank Furedi (Continuum, London) This book by Frank Furedi, Professor of Sociology at the University ...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Thursday, May 10, 2007 0 comments
Labels: book, furedi
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