Robert Reich: Six responses to Bernie Sceptics #FeelTheBern
Robert Reich debunks six claims on why Bernie Saunders would fail as American President.
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Open mike 28/01/2016
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Daily Review 27/01/2016
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Another win for Nicky Hager
“Yesterday, the New Zealand Police informed Nicky Hager through their counsel that they are electing not to appeal the decision of the High Court given in December last year.”
Open mike 27/01/2016
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Daily Review 26/01/2016
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Metiria Turei: The state of the Nation
Metiria Turei is due to deliver her state of the nation speech today at 12:30 pm. This post contains links to the livestream of the speech and the speech notes will be added when they are available. Updated with speech notes.
Open mike 26/01/2016
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Daily Review 25/01/2016
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Jane Kelsey on TPPA
Jane Kelsey on why the TPPA is a bad deal and why we should keep fighting it. Movies courtesy of Bryan Bruce. And don’t forget the public meetings scheduled this week where Jane Kelsey and Lori Wallach will speak.
Open mike 25/01/2016
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Cheekygames: Privatisation comes to a blue suburb
Julia Schiller posts on the threatened closing of the St Heliers Post Shop and how it is another example of the Government’s privatisation agenda.
Open mike 24/01/2016
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Open mike 23/01/2016
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Talk like Sarah Palin
A new leader in the GOP establishment to make America great again. God bless the work ethic that you’re putting relationships on the status quo has spent his life looking up main thing, the main thing, and he doesn’t get to keep us safe economically and militarily.
Open mike 22/01/2016
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TPPA don’t sign speaker tour details
Professor Jane Kelsey and Lori Wallach are speaking in the main cities next week about the repercussions of New Zealand entering into the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement.
Open mike 21/01/2016
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Rightwing populism is the new normal – Gary Younge
Gary Younge is a feature columnist with the Guardian. In this film he explains why the Trump phenomenon is a symptom of current societal change.
Johno Smith explains why he tried to save the Titirangi Kauri
Johno Smith has appeared in the Waitakere District Court and has pleaded guilty to trespass. He has set out his reasons for trespassing in an effort to save an ancient Kauri.
Herald Bingo
Can be used either as a bingo card or as a drinking game.
Open mike 20/01/2016
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Building a mass movement
Republished by request, and permission from Stephanie Rodgers at Boots Theory
[Content note: mentions of transphobia, sexual violence and violence against people of colour]
Open mike 19/01/2016
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John Campbell returns
John Campbell’s return to broadcast media is imminent.
Robertson / Labour on the future of work
It’s a good thing that one of the major parties is thinking seriously about the future…
Open mike 18/01/2016
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Open mike 17/01/2016
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Open mike 16/01/2016
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NZ first in the world!
Open mike 15/01/2016
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Go Bernie!
Open mike 14/01/2016
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Boots Theory: Move left to win? Move left to win!
Boots Theory on the American Working Families Charter, how they are trying to move the Democratic Party to the left, and possible lessons for New Zealand.
Open mike 13/01/2016
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Open mike 12/01/2016
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