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PHILANTHROPY IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR REAL CHANGE

PHILANTHROPY IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR REAL CHANGE

It was reported this week that former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern had personally donated nearly $4 million to a project aimed ...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Saturday, June 20, 2026 0 comments
Labels: jacinda ardern, labour party
ROGER WATERS + MONA MIARI : COMFORTABLY NUMB

ROGER WATERS + MONA MIARI : COMFORTABLY NUMB

  ROGER WATERS and Palestinian singer-songwriter Mona Miari have re-recorded “Comfortably Numb” as a tribute to Gaza. The two share vocals ...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Wednesday, June 17, 2026 0 comments
Labels: gaza, music, roger waters
COST OF LIVING CRISIS? WHAT COST OF LIVING CRISIS?

COST OF LIVING CRISIS? WHAT COST OF LIVING CRISIS?

  In the space of one year, the combined wealth of New Zealand's 150 richest individuals and families has surged to nearly $130 billion,...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Tuesday, June 16, 2026 0 comments
MUSK'S TRILLIONAIRE STATUS IS NOT A MILESTONE TO CELEBRATE

MUSK'S TRILLIONAIRE STATUS IS NOT A MILESTONE TO CELEBRATE

  "Billionaires need the working class. The working class does not need billionaires." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Elon Musk is the w...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Saturday, June 13, 2026 0 comments
Labels: alexandria ocasio-cortez, capitalism, elon musk
BUSINESS AS USUAL, AND THE GREENS ARE MISSING IN ACTION

BUSINESS AS USUAL, AND THE GREENS ARE MISSING IN ACTION

Labour's announcement of a capped public transport fare is a fiscally conservative gesture dressed up as a bold intervention. Labour wan...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Thursday, June 11, 2026 0 comments
Labels: chloe swarbrick, green party, labour party
BODIES OF EVIDENCE

BODIES OF EVIDENCE

  ISRAEL IS the only state to have legalised torture through a ruling by its own Supreme Court. An expert who has documented these violati...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Wednesday, June 10, 2026 0 comments
Labels: gaza, genocide, israel, palestine
ABBY MARTIN: CONFRONTING EMPIRE

ABBY MARTIN: CONFRONTING EMPIRE

Abby Martin says that the climate crisis cannot be overcome without confronting the U.S. military. Abby is touring Australia in July, at a t...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Tuesday, June 09, 2026 0 comments
Labels: abby martin, empire files, imperialism
HEATHER DU-PLESSIS ALLAN: GIVING HER AUDIENCE WHAT IT WANTS

HEATHER DU-PLESSIS ALLAN: GIVING HER AUDIENCE WHAT IT WANTS

Last week Newstalk ZB's Heather du Plessis-Allan was named Broadcaster of the Year at the New Zealand Radio Awards. But her weekday driv...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, June 08, 2026 0 comments
Labels: heather du plessis-allan, media, newstalk zb
WHEN VERITY MET GERRY

WHEN VERITY MET GERRY

  Stuff columnist Verity Johnson got a call from the Speaker of the House, Gerry Brownlee. He's worried about some of the things that Ve...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Thursday, June 04, 2026 1 comments
Labels: gerry brownlee, media, neoliberalism, verity johnson
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ: THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S NEXT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE?

ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ: THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S NEXT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE?

The D emocratic National Committee may not like it, but Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez may be preparing to make a bid for the Democratic Party pre...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, June 01, 2026 0 comments
Labels: alexandria ocasio-cortez, united states
BUDGET 2026: WHERE'S THE OPPOSITION TO AUSTERITY?

BUDGET 2026: WHERE'S THE OPPOSITION TO AUSTERITY?

  Because you didn't ask for it, Budget 2026 announced another dose of austerity. It'll hurt you more than it hurts Nicola.. BUDGET ...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Friday, May 29, 2026 0 comments
Labels: austerity, budget 2026, chloe swarbrick
PROTECTING THE POLLUTERS

PROTECTING THE POLLUTERS

  In an era of climate crisis, the Government has chosen to protect the polluters. The question now is not whether this Government serves th...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 1 comments
Labels: climate change
THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE, BUT NOT ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE NZ HERALD

THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE, BUT NOT ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE NZ HERALD

  A rgentina has recently been convulsed by enormous anti-austerity protests while in Bolivia the US-backed Government continues to face a w...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, May 25, 2026 0 comments
Labels: imperialism, media
THE SELECTIVE SYMPATHY OF JULIET MOSES

THE SELECTIVE SYMPATHY OF JULIET MOSES

  Juliet Moses has expressed her sympathy for the three people killed at a San Diego mosque on Monday. But the New Zealand Zionist has shown...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Thursday, May 21, 2026 1 comments
Labels: gaza, juliet moses, zionism
AUSTERITY IS A POLITICAL CHOICE

AUSTERITY IS A POLITICAL CHOICE

In pursuit of its austerity agenda, the Government has announced that thousands of public service jobs will be slashed. While it is defe ndi...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 0 comments
Labels: austerity, neoliberalism
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