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NEWSTALK ZB TRIES TO DO A HIT JOB ON CHRIS HIPKINS - AND FAILS

NEWSTALK ZB TRIES TO DO A HIT JOB ON CHRIS HIPKINS - AND FAILS

Chris Hipkins with Newstalk ZB's John MacDonald.  Last week the New Zealand Herald and its NZME stablemate, Newstalk ZB, tried to do a...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Saturday, March 28, 2026 0 comments
Labels: chris hipkins, media, newstalk zb
WORKERS WON'T MISS BROOKE VAN VELDEN

WORKERS WON'T MISS BROOKE VAN VELDEN

Brooke van Velden's announcement that she is retiring from politics marks the end of a ministerial career defined less by service to ord...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 2 comments
Labels: act party, brooke van velden
THE END OF AMERICA?

THE END OF AMERICA?

CORRUPTION. ENDLESS WARS. Destruction. Propaganda. Empires don’t fall from external enemies — they rot from within. So, are we witnessing ...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Sunday, March 22, 2026 0 comments
Labels: empire files, united states
THE NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT HAS CAPITULATED TO TRUMP

THE NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT HAS CAPITULATED TO TRUMP

The New Zealand Government has condemned Iran for attacking 'fuel tankers and energy infrastructure' in the Middle East. But what it...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Sunday, March 22, 2026 0 comments
Labels: christopher luxon, iran, united states
ISRAEL'S RECKLESS MILITARY STRATEGY DRIVING THE WORLD TO A GREATER CONFLAGRATION

ISRAEL'S RECKLESS MILITARY STRATEGY DRIVING THE WORLD TO A GREATER CONFLAGRATION

  Israel's attack on Iran's South Pars gas field is a further escalation of a war seemingly spinning out of control. At the centre o...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Thursday, March 19, 2026 0 comments
Labels: iran, israel, zionism
THE GREEN PARTY CANDIDATES LIST: A WORKING CLASS FREE ZONE

THE GREEN PARTY CANDIDATES LIST: A WORKING CLASS FREE ZONE

Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson claims that the party's candidates list represents 'a strong electable list of people who repr...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 3 comments
Labels: chloe swarbrick, green party, marama davidson
FEAR AT THE GAS STATION, FEAR IN THE GOVERNMENT

FEAR AT THE GAS STATION, FEAR IN THE GOVERNMENT

"The queues at petrol stations are a symptom of something larger than fuel anxiety. They reflect a growing sense that global events are...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Friday, March 13, 2026 1 comments
Labels: energy, iran, united states
THE TWIN MONSTERS OF IMPERIALISM AND ZIONISM

THE TWIN MONSTERS OF IMPERIALISM AND ZIONISM

  It's the United States and Israel that are threatening the world — not Iran. THE GREATEST danger facing the world today does not come ...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Wednesday, March 11, 2026 0 comments
Labels: iran, israel, united states
THE COUNTRY'S PROBLEMS RUN FAR DEEPER THAN CHRISTOPHER LUXON

THE COUNTRY'S PROBLEMS RUN FAR DEEPER THAN CHRISTOPHER LUXON

The latest Taxpayers' Union-Curia poll has promoted speculation about Christopher Luxon's political future. But the country's pr...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Friday, March 06, 2026 2 comments
Labels: christopher luxon, national party
ABBY MARTIN: EARTH'S GREATEST ENEMY

ABBY MARTIN: EARTH'S GREATEST ENEMY

Nathan Robinson of Current Affairs magazine talks with journalist Abby Martin about her new documentary Earth's Greatest Enemy.

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Wednesday, March 04, 2026 0 comments
Labels: abby martin, empire files
IRAN: NEW ZEALAND CONTINUES ITS DRIFT AWAY FROM AN INDEPENDENT FOREIGN POLICY

IRAN: NEW ZEALAND CONTINUES ITS DRIFT AWAY FROM AN INDEPENDENT FOREIGN POLICY

The New Zealand Government has hitched the country's interests to that of the United States. Its failure to condemn the US and Israel...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, March 02, 2026 0 comments
Labels: gaza, iran, united staates
CHRIS HIPKINS AND LABOUR: SLOUCHING TOWARD MORE OF THE SAME

CHRIS HIPKINS AND LABOUR: SLOUCHING TOWARD MORE OF THE SAME

Chris Hipkins State of the Nation speech could have outlined an alternative vision for New Zealand, instead it confirmed that Labour has not...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Thursday, February 26, 2026 0 comments
Labels: chris hipkins, labour party
AOC: REVIVING WORKING CLASS POLITICS

AOC: REVIVING WORKING CLASS POLITICS

While Donald Trump attacked Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's appearance at the recent Munich Security Conference as 'a bad look for the Un...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Thursday, February 19, 2026 0 comments
Labels: alexandria ocasio-cortez, centrism, united states
THE COUNSEL OF DISPAIR

THE COUNSEL OF DISPAIR

Bryce Edwards of the Democracy Project says that the left needs to get used to the idea of forming a government with New Zealand First. Edwa...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Sunday, February 15, 2026 1 comments
Labels: bryce edwards, green party, labour party, new zealand first
PROFIT BEFORE PLANET

PROFIT BEFORE PLANET

  Scientists have warned that the world is closer to a 'point of no return' after which runaway global heating cannot be stopped. Bu...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Friday, February 13, 2026 0 comments
Labels: capitalism, climate chnage
DAVID SEYMOUR'S NEOLIBERAL FANTASY DEMONISES THE POOR

DAVID SEYMOUR'S NEOLIBERAL FANTASY DEMONISES THE POOR

According to Act Party leader David Seymour, we've never had it so good! He claims that 'Even the poorest people in New Zealand toda...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, February 09, 2026 0 comments
Labels: capitalism, david seymour, i nequality, poverty
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