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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 0 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
FREE SPEECH UNION AND NEWSTALK ZB: A SANITISED VERSION OF STEVEN PINKER

FREE SPEECH UNION AND NEWSTALK ZB: A SANITISED VERSION OF STEVEN PINKER

  The Epstein files contains numerous references to US intellectual Steven Pinker. He was in New Zealand last week for a speaking engagement...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Sunday, February 08, 2026 0 comments
Labels: media, newstalk zb, steven pinker
THE PROBLEM WITH MARAMA DAVIDSON

THE PROBLEM WITH MARAMA DAVIDSON

Marama Davidson's continued fixation with identity politics can only have a negative impact on the Green Party's election chances. M...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Thursday, February 05, 2026 1 comments
Labels: green party, marama davidson
GREEN PARTY: CAPITULATION DRESSED UP AS UNITY

GREEN PARTY: CAPITULATION DRESSED UP AS UNITY

The year is barely a month old, but the Green Party have already signalled that they remain tethered to a Labour Party whose primary motivat...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Tuesday, February 03, 2026 0 comments
Labels: chloe swarbrick, chris hipkins, green party, labour party
WHERE HAVE THE GREENS GONE?

WHERE HAVE THE GREENS GONE?

  The Green Party, in an election year, remains largely invisible. Still bogged down in culture wars and identity politics, writes Bryce Edw...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Sunday, February 01, 2026 0 comments
Labels: bryce edwards, chloe swarbrick, green party
THE NEW ZEALAND LEFT: A FAILURE OF NERVE AND IMAGINATION

THE NEW ZEALAND LEFT: A FAILURE OF NERVE AND IMAGINATION

  Why does the American left, operating in a much more hostile political environment, continue to make far more progress than the New Zealan...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Sunday, February 01, 2026 0 comments
Labels: alexandria ocasio-cortez, socialism, united states, zohran mamdani
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: STREETS OF MINNEAPOLIS

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: STREETS OF MINNEAPOLIS

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Friday, January 30, 2026 0 comments
Labels: bruce springsteen, music
JOBS FOR THE GIRLS

JOBS FOR THE GIRLS

  With the appointment of Judith Collins as the next President of the Law Commission, the political independence of the Law Commission is un...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Friday, January 30, 2026 0 comments
Labels: bryce edwards, judith collins
UNITED STATES: TALKING ABOUT A REVOLUTION

UNITED STATES: TALKING ABOUT A REVOLUTION

The American people have poured into the streets, and they are not only protesting what has occurred in Minneapolis; they are expressing a d...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Thursday, January 29, 2026 0 comments
Labels: capitalism, minneapolis, united states
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