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MIKE HOSKING AND NEWSTALK ZB: PREACHING TO THE CONVERTED

MIKE HOSKING AND NEWSTALK ZB: PREACHING TO THE CONVERTED

  The general election is eleven months away, and the conservative Newstalk ZB has ratcheted its on-air promotion of the current government....

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Thursday, January 22, 2026 0 comments
Labels: media, newstalk zb
CHLOE SWARBRICK'S DILEMMA: A SOCIALIST VOICE IN A LIBERAL PARTY

CHLOE SWARBRICK'S DILEMMA: A SOCIALIST VOICE IN A LIBERAL PARTY

Chloe Swarbrick's left-wing politics are compromised by the liberal politics of the very party that she co-leads. She still represents t...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Sunday, January 18, 2026 3 comments
Labels: chloe swarbrick, green party
HOW ZIONISM DESTROYED A WRITERS' FESTIVAL

HOW ZIONISM DESTROYED A WRITERS' FESTIVAL

The political pressure applied by the Australian Zionist lobby to have Australian Palestinian writer and activist Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah bann...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Wednesday, January 14, 2026 0 comments
Labels: australia, freedom of speech, zionism
REGIME CHANGE IN THE U.S.A.

REGIME CHANGE IN THE U.S.A.

  Across the United States, a wave of resistance continues to grow against ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement). It's not a co...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Saturday, January 10, 2026 0 comments
Labels: ice, trump, united states
NEW ZEALAND'S TIMID STANCE ON THE US INVASION OF VENEZUELA

NEW ZEALAND'S TIMID STANCE ON THE US INVASION OF VENEZUELA

  When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, New Zealand responded with unusual speed. Sanctions followed. Condemnations were issued. The language...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Wednesday, January 07, 2026 0 comments
Labels: bryce edwards, united states, venezuela
LUCY DACUS: BREAD AND ROSES

LUCY DACUS: BREAD AND ROSES

SINGER-SONGWRITER Lucy Dacus delivered a stirring performance of 'Bread and Roses' during the inauguration of New York City mayor ...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Tuesday, January 06, 2026 0 comments
Labels: lucy dacus, music, zohran mamdani
NEW ZEALAND: A VASSAL STATE OF THE AMERICAN EMPIRE

NEW ZEALAND: A VASSAL STATE OF THE AMERICAN EMPIRE

The New Zealand Government might have condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but don't expect a similar response to the unprovoked a...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Sunday, January 04, 2026 0 comments
Labels: gaza, imperialism, ukraine, venezuela
DAVID SEYMOUR PRAISES ARGENTINA'S EXTREMIST ECONOMIC POLICIES

DAVID SEYMOUR PRAISES ARGENTINA'S EXTREMIST ECONOMIC POLICIES

ACT leader David Seymour has met with Argent ine President Javier Milei. Seymour has praised Milei's extreme slash and burn economic pol...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Friday, January 02, 2026 3 comments
Labels: argentina, david seymour, neoliberalism
2025: THE YEAR OF GENOCIDE

2025: THE YEAR OF GENOCIDE

  Western politicians expressed outrage at the Bondi Beach massacre, but that same outrage has been conspicuously missing when it comes to I...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 0 comments
Labels: gaza, genocide, israel, zionism
HONOURS FOR SALE?

HONOURS FOR SALE?

Chris Parkin: A longtime supporter of the political right.  Can the wealthy donate money to politicians to get a knighthood in New Zealand? ...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 0 comments
Labels: bryce edwards, lobbying, political donations
THE WRITE STUFF

THE WRITE STUFF

US left wing journalist Abby Martin. At a time of reactionary politics and complacent centrism, does left wing journalism still matter?    I...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 1 comments
Labels: journalism, media, socialism
THE NEW ZEALAND LEFT: STILL WAITING FOR THE BREAKTHROUGH. WILL 2026 BE ANY DIFFERENT?

THE NEW ZEALAND LEFT: STILL WAITING FOR THE BREAKTHROUGH. WILL 2026 BE ANY DIFFERENT?

Chloe Swarbrick with Zarah Sultana of MyParty The global left will enter 2026 in a state of contradiction: ascendant in some places, stagnan...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Friday, December 19, 2025 0 comments
Labels: alexandria ocasio cortez, chloe swarbrick, zarah sultana, zohran mamdani
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