AGAINST THE CURRENT

The Shock Doctrine

A short film tie-in for Naomi Klein's new book of the same name. Well worth a read. The film was directed by Jonas Cuaron. clipped fro...

On November 24 John Howard's Liberal Government was voted out of office in Australia. The key to the defeat of John Howard was the uni...

ISMS AND OLOGIES: 453 DIFFICULT DOCTRINES YOU'VE ALWAYS PRETENDED TO UNDERSTAND Arthur Goldwag (Quercus) So you're at an art opening...

Another exclusive look behind the scenes at the Jim and Carly Show... Jim: Sorry I 'm late..slept in. Carly: Whatever. Have you seen the...

We live in a democratic society right? Well, not if you happen to be a member of the Chinese spiritual movement, Falun Gong. The Auckland gr...

Several posts ago I wrote a piece about political columnist Chris Trotter appearing on stage at the Labour Party conference, along with alon...

The rise of the Maori Sovereignty movement in the post Bastion Point occupation era (January 1977) saw a lot of emotionally-charged rhetoric...

Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream Barbara Ehrenreich (Metropolitan Books) In Nickel and Dimed Barbara Ehrenreich...

Sideshow Bob Parker, the new Mayor of Christchurch, attended the premiere of We're Here To Help , the movie about local property develo...

We're Here to Help , South Pacific Film's celluloid treatment of Christchurch property developer Dave Henderson's 'struggle...

I was watching some news coverage of the Labour Party conference over the weekend. What interested me was a brief shot of various Labour Pa...

I took a look at the Jim and Carly Show (otherwise known as Sunrise ) the other day. Carly's over in the United Kingdom - thanks to a lo...