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MORE THAN JUST MORAL OUTRAGE

MORE THAN JUST MORAL OUTRAGE

Many Americans went to see the new 2012 film treatment of Les Miserables on Xmas Day. It  filled the theatres and it is number one at...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Thursday, December 27, 2012 0 comments
Labels: les miserables, trish kahle
DREAMING OF A RED XMAS

DREAMING OF A RED XMAS

The exciting adventures of Harry Trotter, the only wizard of the 4th International!

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, December 24, 2012 0 comments
Labels: xmas
WHEN UNIONS DON'T DEFEND WORKERS, EVERYTHING IS LOST

WHEN UNIONS DON'T DEFEND WORKERS, EVERYTHING IS LOST

There'll be no Xmas for many New Zealanders this year, thanks to the government's brutal austerity policies. But we have  also been ...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Friday, December 21, 2012 10 comments
Labels: ctu, poverty, unemployment, unions
LIFESTYLES OF THE RICH AND FAMOUS

LIFESTYLES OF THE RICH AND FAMOUS

Merry Xmas to us! It's been a hard year of sacking workers,  slashing benefits and reducing working conditions - so the politicians he...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 1 comments
Labels: john key, mp expenses
'FULL HOUSE' ON COMEDY CENTRAL NZ!

'FULL HOUSE' ON COMEDY CENTRAL NZ!

Given that Comedy Central NZ  has dumped Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert in favour of  'Hogan's Heroes' and 'Are You Being S...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 2 comments
Labels: comedy central, television
THE RISE OF DISASTER CAPITALISM

THE RISE OF DISASTER CAPITALISM

Naomi Klein, the author of The Shock Doctrine , explains the rationale of disaster capitalism and how it uses the public’s disorientation ...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, December 17, 2012 0 comments
Labels: disaster capitalism, naomi klein
 A DAY OF DEFEAT AND HOPE

A DAY OF DEFEAT AND HOPE

Last Tuesday the Republican-majority Michigan legislature gave final approval on Tuesday to “right-to-work” restrictions on ...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, December 17, 2012 0 comments
'ANOTHER OLD DUNGER GONE'

'ANOTHER OLD DUNGER GONE'

An arson attack wipes out an historic Christchurch building purchased by the Christchurch Heritage Trust. It was one of the few remaining h...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Sunday, December 16, 2012 0 comments
Labels: arson, christchurch, earthquake
THE VULTURES ARE CIRCLING

THE VULTURES ARE CIRCLING

According to CERA's Roger Sutton, it is important to have the people of Christchurch behind the rebuild project. Sutton...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Thursday, December 13, 2012 0 comments
Labels: barry corbett, cera, christchurch, christchurch city council, gerry brownlee. earthquake, roger sutton, sideshow bob, sue wells
SAVE 'OUR' ASSETS?

SAVE 'OUR' ASSETS?

Keeping electricity companies in public hands – without making them serve a significant social purpose - isn't progressive and it certai...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Saturday, December 08, 2012 3 comments
Labels: electricity, labour party, privatisation, state owned enterprises
UNDERMINING THE MAINSTREAM

UNDERMINING THE MAINSTREAM

While the New Zealand mainstream media goes ga ga over Hobbits and pregnancies,  RT's  Breaking The Set is an instant antidote to mind...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Thursday, December 06, 2012 1 comments
Labels: abby martin, breaking the set, television
THE PLANS OF BIG TONY

THE PLANS OF BIG TONY

He helped to dump the Christchurch City Council's draft city plan because he and Ngai Tahu Property didn't like it. Meet one of  t...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Sunday, December 02, 2012 0 comments
Labels: cera, disaster capitalism, ngai tahu, tony sewell
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