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CHLOE SWARBRICK HAS A LABOUR PROBLEM

CHLOE SWARBRICK HAS A LABOUR PROBLEM

Green Party co-leader Chloe Swarbrick has consistently argued that New Zealand's current economic model is unsustainable, yet she is con...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Sunday, December 07, 2025 0 comments
Labels: chloe swarbrick, green party
SANCTIFYING JACINDA ARDERN

SANCTIFYING JACINDA ARDERN

The new documentary Prime Minister is another step in the mythologising of Jacinda Ardern's political legacy. While  she is being portr...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Wednesday, December 03, 2025 1 comments
Labels: jacinda ardern, labour, neoliberalism
LABOUR'S CENTRIST WEEKEND CONFERENCE

LABOUR'S CENTRIST WEEKEND CONFERENCE

  "If Labour wins next year, and it may well win, don’t expect much to change. The party has made that abundantly clear during the week...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, December 01, 2025 0 comments
Labels: bryce edwards, centrism, chris hipkins, labour party
LABOUR'S CENTRISM IS OUT OF STEP WITH THE MOOD FOR REAL CHANGE

LABOUR'S CENTRISM IS OUT OF STEP WITH THE MOOD FOR REAL CHANGE

The Labour Party conference confirmed that the Labour leadership have no intention of abandoning the failed neoliberal orthodoxy. It has cho...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Sunday, November 30, 2025 0 comments
Labels: chris hipkins, labour party
A TALE OF TWO COUNTRIES

A TALE OF TWO COUNTRIES

  While socialist politics is advancing in the United States, it remains largely moribund in New Zealand. Why the difference and what can we...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Thursday, November 27, 2025 0 comments
Labels: alexandria ocasio cortez, democratic socialist of america, socialism, zohran mandami
BROOKE VAN VELDEN: SHIELDING CORPORATIONS FROM ACCOUNTABILITY

BROOKE VAN VELDEN: SHIELDING CORPORATIONS FROM ACCOUNTABILITY

Brooke van Velden’s response to the Pike River families exposes the hollowness of her libertarian rhetoric, revealing a politics that consis...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, November 24, 2025 0 comments
Labels: brooke van velden, neoliberalism, pike river
THE $379 MILLION PARLIAMENT

THE $379 MILLION PARLIAMENT

  Nepali protesters recently burnt down the homes of their political leaders, a protest driven by anger at the increasing disparity in wealt...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, November 24, 2025 0 comments
Labels: bryce edwards, inequality, neoliberalism
EARTH'S GREATEST ENEMY: AN UNCOMPROMISING CALL TO ARMS

EARTH'S GREATEST ENEMY: AN UNCOMPROMISING CALL TO ARMS

  Abby Martin’s  Earth’s Greatest Enemy is a triumph: a documentary that fuses uncompromising journalism with cinematic power, exposing tru...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Wednesday, November 19, 2025 0 comments
Labels: abby martin, empire files
TH E PORK-BARRELL POLITICS OF CHRIS BISHOP

TH E PORK-BARRELL POLITICS OF CHRIS BISHOP

Against official advice, Chris Bishop raided money set aside for the development of new homes, to fund a walking and cycling bridge in his o...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Wednesday, November 19, 2025 0 comments
Labels: bryce edwards, chris bishop, housing
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