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STOP NETANYAHU BEFORE HE GETS US ALL KILLED

STOP NETANYAHU BEFORE HE GETS US ALL KILLED

  "Israel’s war on Iran is the final move in a decades-old strategy. We are witnessing the culmination of decades of extremist Zionist...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Friday, June 20, 2025 0 comments
Labels: iran, israel, zionism
NEW ZEALAND LAWYERS CALL FOR GOVERNMENT ACTION AGAINST ISRAEL

NEW ZEALAND LAWYERS CALL FOR GOVERNMENT ACTION AGAINST ISRAEL

Ninety-five New Zealand lawyers, including nine King’s Counsel, have called on the Government to sanction Israel.  POPULAR PRESSURE is growi...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 0 comments
Labels: gaza, genocide, israel
ISRAEL'S ATTACK ON IRAN IS ILLEGAL, SO WHY DOESN'T THE NEW ZEALAND MEDIA SAY SO?

ISRAEL'S ATTACK ON IRAN IS ILLEGAL, SO WHY DOESN'T THE NEW ZEALAND MEDIA SAY SO?

The New Zealand media has failed to call out Israel for attacking the sovereign state of Iran, even though it showed no hesitation in condem...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Tuesday, June 17, 2025 1 comments
Labels: israel. iran
NEW ZEALAND FAILS TO CONDEMN ISRAEL'S UNPROVOKED ATTACK ON IRAN

NEW ZEALAND FAILS TO CONDEMN ISRAEL'S UNPROVOKED ATTACK ON IRAN

Israel's unprovoked attack on Iran has been met with a farcical response from the New Zealand Government.   ACCORDING TO war criminal Be...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Saturday, June 14, 2025 4 comments
Labels: iran, israel, winston peters, zionism
GAZA: ONE HUNDRED DAYS OF STARVATION

GAZA: ONE HUNDRED DAYS OF STARVATION

  The Israeli army has killed and injured over 600 Palestinians near three food distribution centres under its control in the Gaza Strip, al...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Thursday, June 12, 2025 0 comments
Labels: gaza, genocide, israel
WINSTON PETERS AND GAZA: APPEARING TO DO SOMETHING, WHEN DOING NOTHING

WINSTON PETERS AND GAZA: APPEARING TO DO SOMETHING, WHEN DOING NOTHING

The Foreign Minster's decision to issue a travel ban against two Israeli far right politicians is little more than a tokenistic gesture ...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Wednesday, June 11, 2025 0 comments
Labels: gaza, genocide, israel, winston peters
THE 2025 NBR RICH LIST AGAIN SHOWS WHO RUNS THIS COUNTRY

THE 2025 NBR RICH LIST AGAIN SHOWS WHO RUNS THIS COUNTRY

   "The 2025 Rich List is more than a wealth scoreboard – it’s a power map of New Zealand’s oligarchy. When 119 families control wealth...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Tuesday, June 10, 2025 0 comments
Labels: bryce edwards, inequality, wealth
THE MADLEEN FREEDOM FLOTILLA: 'DIRECT, CIVIL RESISTANCE STILL MATTERS'.

THE MADLEEN FREEDOM FLOTILLA: 'DIRECT, CIVIL RESISTANCE STILL MATTERS'.

  The Gaza Freedom Flotilla reminds us that real change is always driven by people and not by their so-called political 'representatives...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, June 09, 2025 0 comments
Labels: freedom flotilla, gaza
LIAM CUNNINGHAM: WHEN FICTION BECOMES REALITY

LIAM CUNNINGHAM: WHEN FICTION BECOMES REALITY

Acclaimed actor Liam Cunningham joins Abby Martin to discuss his views on the Gaza genocide, his support for the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, sel...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, June 09, 2025 0 comments
Labels: abby martin, empire files, gaza
LIVE INTERVIEW FROM GAZA FLOTILLA, AS ISRAELI THREATS ESCALATE

LIVE INTERVIEW FROM GAZA FLOTILLA, AS ISRAELI THREATS ESCALATE

THE MADLEEN ship, launched by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), is en route to Gaza, carrying humanitarian aid and human rights activis...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Thursday, June 05, 2025 0 comments
Labels: abby martin, empire files, gaza
A DIFFERENT KIND OF POWER, OR JUST MORE OF THE SAME?

A DIFFERENT KIND OF POWER, OR JUST MORE OF THE SAME?

Former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is suddenly in the New Zealand media again.  IN RECENT DAYS Phil Goff has been both passionate and fort...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Wednesday, June 04, 2025 0 comments
Labels: jacinda ardern, labour party
CHRIS BISHOP: WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES

CHRIS BISHOP: WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES

Cabinet Minister Chris Bishop wanted to 'get down with the kids' but ended up making a fool of himself — and revealing his true poli...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, June 02, 2025 1 comments
Labels: chris bishop, music, neoliberalism
THE FOREIGN IDEOLOGIES DRIVING DAVID SEYMOUR'S POLITICAL AGENDA

THE FOREIGN IDEOLOGIES DRIVING DAVID SEYMOUR'S POLITICAL AGENDA

ACT leader David Seymour has been officially sworn in as Deputy Prime Minister. To mark the occasion, we post this new documentary from MAT...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Saturday, May 31, 2025 0 comments
Labels: act party, david seymour
THE 600TH DAY OF GENOCIDE IS NO TIME FOR WORDS!

THE 600TH DAY OF GENOCIDE IS NO TIME FOR WORDS!

Twenty four countries, including New Zealand, have protested Israel's escalating violence in Gaza. But, in the 600th day of genocide, th...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Wednesday, May 28, 2025 0 comments
Labels: gaza, genocide, marilyn garson
CHRIS LUXON'S FAILED IDEOLOGY

CHRIS LUXON'S FAILED IDEOLOGY

It makes common sense to abandon neoliberalism.   COMMENTING ON the Wellington local body elections Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has sai...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Wednesday, May 28, 2025 0 comments
Labels: christopher luxon, neoliberalism
"INVESTMENT BOOST" OR "CORPORATE WELFARE"?

"INVESTMENT BOOST" OR "CORPORATE WELFARE"?

  The 2025 Budget has highlighted a government  firmly aligned with vested interests – with capital over labour, wealth over work. The painf...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Sunday, May 25, 2025 0 comments
Labels: bryce edwards, budget 2025, neoliberalsim
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