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NEW ZEALAND'S ECONOMIC CRISIS IS ALSO A POLITICAL CRISIS

NEW ZEALAND'S ECONOMIC CRISIS IS ALSO A POLITICAL CRISIS

The majority of New Zealanders say that the country is on the wrong path, and they want real change. So why aren't any of our parliament...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Wednesday, July 15, 2026 0 comments
Labels: neoliberalism, oligarchy
THE FUTURE THAT SLEEPING DOGS PREDICTED HAS NOT ARRIVED. YET.

THE FUTURE THAT SLEEPING DOGS PREDICTED HAS NOT ARRIVED. YET.

  Sam Neill's first feature film was Sleeping Dog s, released in 1977. It predicted a near-future New Zealand where a totalitarian gov...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, July 13, 2026 0 comments
Labels: film, neoliberalism
THE ZIONIST POLITICS OF BRIAN TAMAKI

THE ZIONIST POLITICS OF BRIAN TAMAKI

Missing in the mainstream media commentary about Brian Tamaki is any mention of his Zionist beliefs and the support he has received from the...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Sunday, July 05, 2026 0 comments
Labels: brian tamaki, gaza, israel, zionism
THE GOVERNMENT'S WAR ON THE POOR

THE GOVERNMENT'S WAR ON THE POOR

The Government is engaged in a war against the poor, pandering to prejudices that they are living the high life on a benefit that barely all...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Wednesday, July 01, 2026 2 comments
Labels: poverty, welfare
THE LEFT IS ON THE MOVE, BUT NOT IN NEW ZEALAND

THE LEFT IS ON THE MOVE, BUT NOT IN NEW ZEALAND

Claire Valdez New Zealand politics is stuck in the quagmire of a suffocating centrism. But it doesn't have to be this way. The political...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Friday, June 26, 2026 0 comments
Labels: socialism, united states
CUBA AFTER CASTRO

CUBA AFTER CASTRO

DIRECTED BY Abby Martin and Matt Belen, Cuba After Castro delivers the definitive portrait of Miguel Diaz-Canel, Cuba's first leader ...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Thursday, June 25, 2026 0 comments
Labels: abby martin, cuba
RE JACINDA ARDERN AND PHILANTHROPY

RE JACINDA ARDERN AND PHILANTHROPY

A READER has drawn it to my attention that the evidence is uncertain, at best, that former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made a personal don...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, June 22, 2026 0 comments
Labels: jacinda ardern
LABOUR REJECTS THE GREEN' PARTY'S TAX POLICY. WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE THE GREEN'S?

LABOUR REJECTS THE GREEN' PARTY'S TAX POLICY. WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE THE GREEN'S?

' Do we want to keep tinkering, or do we want a brand new deal? Are we willing to reset the rules?... It's not going to happen overn...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, June 22, 2026 0 comments
Labels: chloe swarbrick, green party, labour party, neoliberalism
ROGER WATERS + MONA MIARI : COMFORTABLY NUMB

ROGER WATERS + MONA MIARI : COMFORTABLY NUMB

  ROGER WATERS and Palestinian singer-songwriter Mona Miari have re-recorded “Comfortably Numb” as a tribute to Gaza. The two share vocals ...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Wednesday, June 17, 2026 0 comments
Labels: gaza, music, roger waters
COST OF LIVING CRISIS? WHAT COST OF LIVING CRISIS?

COST OF LIVING CRISIS? WHAT COST OF LIVING CRISIS?

  In the space of one year, the combined wealth of New Zealand's 150 richest individuals and families has surged to nearly $130 billion,...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Tuesday, June 16, 2026 0 comments
MUSK'S TRILLIONAIRE STATUS IS NOT A MILESTONE TO CELEBRATE

MUSK'S TRILLIONAIRE STATUS IS NOT A MILESTONE TO CELEBRATE

  "Billionaires need the working class. The working class does not need billionaires." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Elon Musk is the w...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Saturday, June 13, 2026 0 comments
Labels: alexandria ocasio-cortez, capitalism, elon musk
BUSINESS AS USUAL, AND THE GREENS ARE MISSING IN ACTION

BUSINESS AS USUAL, AND THE GREENS ARE MISSING IN ACTION

Labour's announcement of a capped public transport fare is a fiscally conservative gesture dressed up as a bold intervention. Labour wan...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Thursday, June 11, 2026 0 comments
Labels: chloe swarbrick, green party, labour party
BODIES OF EVIDENCE

BODIES OF EVIDENCE

  ISRAEL IS the only state to have legalised torture through a ruling by its own Supreme Court. An expert who has documented these violati...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Wednesday, June 10, 2026 0 comments
Labels: gaza, genocide, israel, palestine
ABBY MARTIN: CONFRONTING EMPIRE

ABBY MARTIN: CONFRONTING EMPIRE

Abby Martin says that the climate crisis cannot be overcome without confronting the U.S. military. Abby is touring Australia in July, at a t...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Tuesday, June 09, 2026 0 comments
Labels: abby martin, empire files, imperialism
HEATHER DU-PLESSIS ALLAN: GIVING HER AUDIENCE WHAT IT WANTS

HEATHER DU-PLESSIS ALLAN: GIVING HER AUDIENCE WHAT IT WANTS

Last week Newstalk ZB's Heather du Plessis-Allan was named Broadcaster of the Year at the New Zealand Radio Awards. But her weekday driv...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, June 08, 2026 0 comments
Labels: heather du plessis-allan, media, newstalk zb
WHEN VERITY MET GERRY

WHEN VERITY MET GERRY

  Stuff columnist Verity Johnson got a call from the Speaker of the House, Gerry Brownlee. He's worried about some of the things that Ve...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Thursday, June 04, 2026 1 comments
Labels: gerry brownlee, media, neoliberalism, verity johnson
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ: THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S NEXT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE?

ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ: THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S NEXT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE?

The D emocratic National Committee may not like it, but Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez may be preparing to make a bid for the Democratic Party pre...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, June 01, 2026 0 comments
Labels: alexandria ocasio-cortez, united states
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