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IT'S THE END OF CENTRISM, BUT CHRIS HIPKINS HASN'T NOTICED

IT'S THE END OF CENTRISM, BUT CHRIS HIPKINS HASN'T NOTICED

The Labour Party should draw inspiration from the stunning victories for the left in Brazil and Serbia, but not for the reasons that former ...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Tuesday, October 27, 2026 0 comments
Labels: austerity, labour party, neoliberalism
THE HYPOCRISY OF THE RIGHT

THE HYPOCRISY OF THE RIGHT

The attack on Kerrin Leoni was little more than an attempt to reinforce existing prejudices against Labour and the Green's. But the righ...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Saturday, October 24, 2026 1 comments
Labels: heather du plessis-allan, juliet moses, kerrin leoni
ISRAELI WAR CRIMINALS MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE

ISRAELI WAR CRIMINALS MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE

The local Zionist lobby continues to defend Israel's genocidal rampage in Gaza which has killed over 74,000 people. In addition to the v...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Thursday, October 22, 2026 0 comments
Labels: gaza, israel
DO YOU HEAR THE PEOPLE SING?

DO YOU HEAR THE PEOPLE SING?

  Protests that began over conditions in a Paris high school have grown into nationwide protests about the cost of living, inequality, cuts ...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Tuesday, October 20, 2026 0 comments
Labels: france, neoliberalism
LABOUR AND NATIONAL'S LOW POLLING IS ABOUT MORE THAN A FAILURE OF LEADERSHIP

LABOUR AND NATIONAL'S LOW POLLING IS ABOUT MORE THAN A FAILURE OF LEADERSHIP

According to Stuff's Jenna Lynch, Christopher Luxon and Chris Hipkins 'deserve to be polling in the twenties, and their parties dese...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Thursday, October 15, 2026 0 comments
Labels: chris hipkins, christopher luxon, media
NEW ZEALAND DOESN'T HAVE A DEBT PROBLEM

NEW ZEALAND DOESN'T HAVE A DEBT PROBLEM

New Zealand doesn't have a debt problem but the claim that New Zealand's debt is dangerously high is being used to justify the conti...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Tuesday, October 13, 2026 2 comments
Labels: barbara edmonds, neoliberalism, nicola willis
NATIONAL RETURNS TO BENEFICIARY BASHING

NATIONAL RETURNS TO BENEFICIARY BASHING

With its polling numbers underwater, National has returned to beneficiary bashing in a desperate attempt to shore up its electoral support. ...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Friday, October 09, 2026 0 comments
Labels: louise upston, unemployment, welfare
HIPKINS AND LUXON: DEFENDING THE BILLIONAIRES CLUB

HIPKINS AND LUXON: DEFENDING THE BILLIONAIRES CLUB

AOC: 'No-one makes a billion dollars.' During the Leaders Debate Christopher Luxon and Chris Hipkins shared common political ground ...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Wednesday, October 07, 2026 1 comments
Labels: chris hipkins, christopher luxon
WARNING: AN UNINSPIRING SHOWDOWN ON THE HORIZON

WARNING: AN UNINSPIRING SHOWDOWN ON THE HORIZON

The Leaders debate (Television One, Tuesday, 7pm) will again reveal all that is wrong with New Zealand politics.      ON TUESDAY NIGHT Telev...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, October 05, 2026 2 comments
Labels: chris hipkins, christopher luxon
THE OPPORTUNITY PARTY: SPREADSHEET POLITICS

THE OPPORTUNITY PARTY: SPREADSHEET POLITICS

  The Opportunity Party want to fix the system's rough edges, not overthrow it.   ACCORDING TO the charter of the Opportunity Party, one...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Sunday, October 04, 2026 1 comments
Labels: green capitalism, land tax, the opportunities party
THE GREEN'S DON'T OWE LABOUR ANY FAVOURS

THE GREEN'S DON'T OWE LABOUR ANY FAVOURS

Chis Hipkins says that Chloe Swarbrick will never be finance minister in a Labour-led government. Swarbrick says that's not Hipkins deci...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Tuesday, September 29, 2026 2 comments
Labels: chloe swarbrick, green party
DIRTY WORK: SHINING A LIGHT ON THE MACHINERY OF CONSERVATIVE POLITICS

DIRTY WORK: SHINING A LIGHT ON THE MACHINERY OF CONSERVATIVE POLITICS

  The strength of Dirty Work is that it pulls back the curtain to reveal those who prefer to operate in the shadows. And now they're sc...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Saturday, September 26, 2026 4 comments
Labels: books, dirty work, media
UNDER LABOUR, LANDLORDS WILL STILL BE 'LAUGHING ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK'

UNDER LABOUR, LANDLORDS WILL STILL BE 'LAUGHING ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK'

Despite Finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds describing the policy as 'solely benefiting the wealthiest New Zealanders', Labour says...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, September 21, 2026 0 comments
Labels: ineqaulity, labour party, landlords
ELECTION 2026: THE TWO MAIN PARTIES ARE LOCKED IN A RACE TO THE BOTTOM

ELECTION 2026: THE TWO MAIN PARTIES ARE LOCKED IN A RACE TO THE BOTTOM

Electorate support for the two major parties, National and Labour, continues to ebb away. Whatever the result of the general election, and w...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Friday, September 18, 2026 1 comments
Labels: representative democracy
WHY THE ED SHEERAN FIASCO HAS STRUCK A HUGE NERVE

WHY THE ED SHEERAN FIASCO HAS STRUCK A HUGE NERVE

  This is a reminder that collectively we can shift the needle and it feels so good. Big thanks to Macklemore. The ceiling can’t hold us. Fr...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Thursday, September 17, 2026 0 comments
Labels: ed sheeran, gaza, palestine, rania khalek
AI AND END TIMES FASCISM

AI AND END TIMES FASCISM

We have been warned by the very people building artificial intelligence (AI) that it could destroy humanity within a decade.  In their new ...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, September 14, 2026 0 comments
Labels: artificial intelligience, astra taylor, naomi klein
ISRAEL: NEW ZEALAND IS ON THE WRONG SIDE OF HISTORY, THANKS TO WINSTON PETERS

ISRAEL: NEW ZEALAND IS ON THE WRONG SIDE OF HISTORY, THANKS TO WINSTON PETERS

The failure of the National-led Government and Foreign Minister Winston Peters to support a new set of sanctions against Israeli settlement...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Thursday, September 10, 2026 0 comments
Labels: gaza, israel, winston peters
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