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THE WAR IN UKRAINE DRAGS ON: WHOSE INTERESTS DOES IT REALLY SERVE?

THE WAR IN UKRAINE DRAGS ON: WHOSE INTERESTS DOES IT REALLY SERVE?

New Zealand's election campaign grinds on but none of the political parties seem eager to talk about Ukraine and their support for Ameri...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Tuesday, September 26, 2023 0 comments
Labels: imperialism, ukraine, united states
THE ILLUSION OF DEMOCRACY

THE ILLUSION OF DEMOCRACY

The hollowing out of our representative democracy means that political leaders like Chris Hipkins and Chris Luxon can only scrape together l...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 2 comments
Labels: chris hipkins, chris luxon, election 2023, representative democracy
THE TRUE FACE OF CAPITALISM

THE TRUE FACE OF CAPITALISM

Australian real estate CEO Tim Gurner sparked outrage after calling for a rise in unemployment to put workers in their place. We should be...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, September 18, 2023 0 comments
Labels: capitalism, grace blakeley, neoliberalism
ELECTION 2023 : ZOMBIE CENTRISM STALKS THE LAND

ELECTION 2023 : ZOMBIE CENTRISM STALKS THE LAND

After four decades of relentless neoliberalism that has benefited a few at the expense of the many, the public mood is for change. But that&...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Sunday, September 17, 2023 0 comments
Labels: election 2023, neoliberalism
ELECTION 2023: IGNORING CLIMATE CHANGE

ELECTION 2023: IGNORING CLIMATE CHANGE

Climate change is the defining crisis of our age, but it does not even rate a mention on Labour's pledge card. Meanwhile, the National P...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Wednesday, September 13, 2023 0 comments
Labels: climate change, election 2023
A DEMOCRACY IN NAME ONLY

A DEMOCRACY IN NAME ONLY

Verity Johnson has bemoaned the state of our democracy, but still wants people to vote. But all that will do is shore up a failed status quo...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Friday, September 08, 2023 0 comments
Labels: neoliberalism, representative democracy
BOTH LABOUR AND NATIONAL ARE 'OUT OF TOUCH'

BOTH LABOUR AND NATIONAL ARE 'OUT OF TOUCH'

With both Labour and National attracting the support of little more than a third of the electorate each, both parties are 'out of touch&...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Tuesday, September 05, 2023 1 comments
Labels: christopher luxon, labour party, media
CORPORATE GREEDFLATION

CORPORATE GREEDFLATION

A new report says that it is rocketing corporate profits that are driving the cost of living crisis. WHILE THE Reserve Bank has engineered a...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Friday, September 01, 2023 0 comments
Labels: inflation, neoliberalism
MLK WOULD NOT SUPPORT LABOUR

MLK WOULD NOT SUPPORT LABOUR

ACT leader David Seymour has been widely criticised for riding the coat tails of the late Nelson Mandela in an attempt to promote his party&...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Wednesday, August 30, 2023 0 comments
Labels: inequality, martin luther king, nanaia mahuta
CYNICAL ELECTION POSTURING FROM THE GREEN PARTY

CYNICAL ELECTION POSTURING FROM THE GREEN PARTY

After six years of defending the status quo, the Green Party now claims that it wants more than just 'small tinkering'. But this is ...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Wednesday, August 23, 2023 0 comments
Labels: green new deal, green party
ELECTION RESULT: NEOLIBERALISM WINS AGAIN

ELECTION RESULT: NEOLIBERALISM WINS AGAIN

As Labour heads for a certain election defeat, the liberal left has little to offer but its unfounded and irrational belief that Labour can ...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Friday, August 18, 2023 0 comments
Labels: climate change, neoliberalism, representative democracy
BRYCE EDWARDS: HOW LABOUR'S TAX CUT WILL DO LITTLE BUT BENEFIT THE RICH

BRYCE EDWARDS: HOW LABOUR'S TAX CUT WILL DO LITTLE BUT BENEFIT THE RICH

''....although Labour thinks it has just announced a big and popular election policy that will help those struggling, for many it wi...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, August 14, 2023 0 comments
Labels: bryce edwards, chris hipkins, labour party, wealth tax
BLACKROCK: MAKING MONEY OUT OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS

BLACKROCK: MAKING MONEY OUT OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS

Despite it being a major investor in the fossil fuels industry, the Labour Government has signed a deal with the world's biggest investm...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Saturday, August 12, 2023 0 comments
Labels: blackrock, green capitalism, green party
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    The hollowing out of our representative democracy means that political leaders like Chris Hipkins and Chris Luxon can only scrape together l...
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    After four decades of relentless neoliberalism that has benefited a few at the expense of the many, the public mood is for change. But that&...
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