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A DEMOCRACY THAT IS NEITHER REPRESENTATIVE NOR DEMOCRATIC

A DEMOCRACY THAT IS NEITHER REPRESENTATIVE NOR DEMOCRATIC

The Government's proposed electoral law change will disenfranchise a large swathe of voters, but an even larger number of people have al...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Thursday, July 31, 2025 1 comments
Labels: neoliberalism, representative democracy
ISRAELI TERROR IN LEBANON: INSIDE THE PAGER ATTACKS

ISRAELI TERROR IN LEBANON: INSIDE THE PAGER ATTACKS

ON SEPTEMBER 17 and 18 last year, thousands of handheld pagers and hundreds of walkie-talkies exploded simultaneously throughout Lebanon an...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Wednesday, July 30, 2025 0 comments
Labels: gaza, israel, lebanon
WESTERN PATHOLOGY GIVES PUBLIC FIGURES LIKE SEAN PLUNKET A LICENCE TO TROLL OVER GAZA

WESTERN PATHOLOGY GIVES PUBLIC FIGURES LIKE SEAN PLUNKET A LICENCE TO TROLL OVER GAZA

  Grotesque social media comments have followed legacy media's belated decision to highlight the forced starvation and genocide of Pales...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Wednesday, July 30, 2025 0 comments
Labels: gaza, genocide, media
BUTTER AND THE COST OF LIVING CRISIS

BUTTER AND THE COST OF LIVING CRISIS

The skyrocketing rise in the price of a block of butter is emblematic of a much wider problem for the government, the rising cost of living ...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Friday, July 25, 2025 0 comments
Labels: austerity, neoliberalism
GAZA: EMPTY RHETORIC FROM NEW ZEALAND AND OTHER WESTERN COUNTRIES

GAZA: EMPTY RHETORIC FROM NEW ZEALAND AND OTHER WESTERN COUNTRIES

In a joint statement, more than two dozen Western countries, including New Zealand, have called for an immediate end to the war in Gaza. But...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Tuesday, July 22, 2025 0 comments
Labels: gaza, israel, the hague group
JEREMY CORBYN: GAZA, NUCLEAR WAR AND WHY MOVEMENTS MUST RISE NOW

JEREMY CORBYN: GAZA, NUCLEAR WAR AND WHY MOVEMENTS MUST RISE NOW

Abby Martin sits down with MP Jeremy Corbyn in Bogotá during The Hague Group summit on Gaza. They discuss the limits of electoral politics,...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, July 21, 2025 0 comments
Labels: abby martin, empire files, jeremy corbyn
THE HAGUE GROUP: 'ENDING THE ERA OF IMPUNITY'.

THE HAGUE GROUP: 'ENDING THE ERA OF IMPUNITY'.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro with UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese. Journalist Abby Martin with Jeremy Corbyn. This week saw mo...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Saturday, July 19, 2025 0 comments
Labels: gaza, genocide, israel, the hague group
RELEASING THE FILES

RELEASING THE FILES

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Saturday, July 19, 2025 0 comments
Labels: donald trump, music
TIME FOR A RETHINK ABOUT SUPERMARKETS

TIME FOR A RETHINK ABOUT SUPERMARKETS

New York's next mayor, Zohran Mamdani, wants to establish city-owned supermarkets, designed to keep prices low. Why can't something ...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Friday, July 18, 2025 0 comments
Labels: neoliberalism, supermarkets, zohran mamdani
GENOCIDE IS THE CRIME

GENOCIDE IS THE CRIME

  Genocide might be Israel's policy but, apparently, opposing it is a crime.  LAST MONTH a retired 83-year-old Anglican minister was arr...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Sunday, July 13, 2025 0 comments
Labels: genocide, israel, zionism
A GLOBAL JEWISH MANIFESTO FOR COLLECTIVE LIBERATION

A GLOBAL JEWISH MANIFESTO FOR COLLECTIVE LIBERATION

  It's time to build inclusive and ethical Jewish institutions and to nurture alliances with oppressed, colonised and marginalised peopl...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Sunday, July 13, 2025 0 comments
Labels: gaza, israel, marilyn garson
WHEN THE TIMES DEMAND REAL CHANGE,  LABOUR IS PROPOSING MORE OF THE SAME

WHEN THE TIMES DEMAND REAL CHANGE, LABOUR IS PROPOSING MORE OF THE SAME

Perhaps the biggest obstacle in the way of Chris Hipkins and the Labour Party winning next year's general election is Chris Hipkins and ...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Friday, July 11, 2025 0 comments
Labels: chloe swarbrick, chris hipkins, green party, labour party
EYES OF FIRE: THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SINKING OF THE RAINBOW WARRIOR

EYES OF FIRE: THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SINKING OF THE RAINBOW WARRIOR

THE ICONIC Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior sailed into Auckland on Monday to mark the 40th anniversary of the bombing of the original Ra...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Tuesday, July 08, 2025 0 comments
Labels: books, david robie, media
GENOCIDE? WHAT GENOCIDE?

GENOCIDE? WHAT GENOCIDE?

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, three of his ministers and two business leaders have been referred to the International Criminal Court. Th...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, July 07, 2025 0 comments
Labels: gaza, genocide, international criminal court, media
FOR THE MANY, NOT THE FEW

FOR THE MANY, NOT THE FEW

As disaffection grows with Keir Starmer's Labour Party, former leader Jeremy Corbyn and MP Zarah Sultana are hoping to build a progressi...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Saturday, July 05, 2025 0 comments
Labels: britain, jeremy corbyn, keir starmer, zarah sultana
SIX NEW ZEALANDERS REFERRED TO INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT

SIX NEW ZEALANDERS REFERRED TO INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT

The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) has referred six prominent New Zealanders to the International Criminal Court in The Hague....

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Friday, July 04, 2025 0 comments
Labels: gaza, genocide, international criminal court
 THE BBC 'SYSTEMATICALLY BIASED AGAINST PALESTINIANS' SAYS NEW REPORT

THE BBC 'SYSTEMATICALLY BIASED AGAINST PALESTINIANS' SAYS NEW REPORT

A new UK report says that the BBC coverage of Israel's genocidal war in Gaza has been 'systematically biased against Palestinians....

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Thursday, July 03, 2025 0 comments
Labels: gaza, media, rnz
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