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STATE OF THE PLANET : UNINSPIRING SPEECH FROM JAMES SHAW

STATE OF THE PLANET : UNINSPIRING SPEECH FROM JAMES SHAW

Green Party co-leader James Shaw could have used his 'State of the Planet' speech to launch a campaign for a Green New Deal. Instead...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Sunday, March 19, 2023 0 comments
Labels: green new deal. climate change, james shaw, marama davidson
GENDER POLITICS: TODAY FM SHUTS DOWN TWO OF ITS PRESENTERS

GENDER POLITICS: TODAY FM SHUTS DOWN TWO OF ITS PRESENTERS

We live in strange times when you have to fight for the right to describe a woman as pregnant. Some people will try to shut you down - as To...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Friday, March 17, 2023 4 comments
Labels: feminism, gender politics, media
 A WEAK GREEN PARTY IS 'REWARDED ' FOR ITS LOYALTY TO LABOUR

A WEAK GREEN PARTY IS 'REWARDED ' FOR ITS LOYALTY TO LABOUR

While the Green Party might be upset about the Labour Government scrapping its 'clean car' upgrade policy, that has not stopped it s...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 1 comments
Labels: climate change, green party, james shaw, marama davidson
THE BIG CONSULTANCY CON

THE BIG CONSULTANCY CON

A new book suggests that the problem with the use of consultancies by western governments is not just the amount of money that is spent on t...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Tuesday, March 14, 2023 1 comments
Labels: marianna mazzucato, neoliberalism
WOKE MEDIA V NON-WOKE MEDIA. BUT IS EITHER OF THE TWO PROGRESSIVE?

WOKE MEDIA V NON-WOKE MEDIA. BUT IS EITHER OF THE TWO PROGRESSIVE?

In its uncritical adoption of identity or woke politics the mainstream media has encouraged the growth of a media that isn't woke. But i...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Friday, March 10, 2023 3 comments
Labels: media, woke politics
THE EMPIRE FILES: THE JAKARTA METHOD

THE EMPIRE FILES: THE JAKARTA METHOD

IN 1965, an anti-communist purge in Indonesia killed as many as a million people, a level of devastation made possible by American intellig...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Tuesday, March 07, 2023 0 comments
Labels: abby martin, indonesia, the empire files
RICHARD DAWKINS AND THE CLIMATE OF FEAR

RICHARD DAWKINS AND THE CLIMATE OF FEAR

Unable to suppress the views of Professor Richard Dawkins, the local media have sought to smear him as a racist. It is also a warning to oth...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Sunday, March 05, 2023 3 comments
Labels: mataurangi maori, media, richard dawkins
THE DEPLATFORMING OF RICHARD DAWKINS

THE DEPLATFORMING OF RICHARD DAWKINS

Why did local media ignore Richard Dawkins during his speaking tour of New Zealand? And why isn't it likely to be an issue that RNZ'...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Saturday, March 04, 2023 1 comments
Labels: mataurangi maori, media, richard dawkins, woke politics
HOW RADICAL IS CHLOE SWARBRICK?

HOW RADICAL IS CHLOE SWARBRICK?

In the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle Green MP Chloe Swarbrick is calling for 'radical transformation'. But just how radical is Swar...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Thursday, March 02, 2023 0 comments
Labels: chloe swarbrick, climate change, cyclone gabrielle
CLIMATE ADAPTATION IS CLIMATE BARBARISM

CLIMATE ADAPTATION IS CLIMATE BARBARISM

In response to the devastating Cyclone Gabrielle, our market-loyal politicians think we can 'adapt' our way out of the climate crisi...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, February 27, 2023 0 comments
Labels: climate change, cyclone gabrielle, green new deal
MARAMA DAVIDSON : LABOUR'S LOYAL SERVANT

MARAMA DAVIDSON : LABOUR'S LOYAL SERVANT

Given her unswerving loyalty to the Labour Government isn't it time that Marama Davidson made it official and joined Labour? GREEN CO-LE...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Wednesday, February 22, 2023 0 comments
Labels: climate change, green party, marama davidson
SYSTEM CHANGE, NOT CLIMATE CHANGE

SYSTEM CHANGE, NOT CLIMATE CHANGE

Greta Thunberg's new book is a warning of the dire future that lies ahead of us if we don't implement systemic changes now. We have,...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 0 comments
Labels: climate change, greta thunberg
ONLY ONE OF THESE MEN IS A SOCIALIST

ONLY ONE OF THESE MEN IS A SOCIALIST

British socialist folk-punk singer Billy Bragg is touring New Zealand this month. He tweeted on Monday night that he had gone out for a curr...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, February 20, 2023 0 comments
Labels: bryce edwards, centrism, grant robertson
WOKE AND 'BREAD AND BUTTER' POLITICS

WOKE AND 'BREAD AND BUTTER' POLITICS

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has declared that ordinary Kiwis want the government to focus on “bread and butter” issues. This apparently mea...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, February 20, 2023 1 comments
Labels: chris hipkins, class, identity politics, labour party
AFTER GABRIELLE : TIME FOR A GREEN NEW DEAL?

AFTER GABRIELLE : TIME FOR A GREEN NEW DEAL?

In the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle our politicians continue to talk of 'adapting' to climate change. But if the warming of the pl...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, February 20, 2023 0 comments
Labels: cyclone gabrielle, green new deal, green party
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