Democracy, Faux Democracy and Terror.

Facebook, Putin, poisoning and Ghouta have all given fairly extensive media coverage of late. Nothing much on Afrin. Afrin has just fallen to terrorists backed by Turkey.

Update: the photo used for this post is of the The Queer Insurrection and Liberation Army (TQILA), who are part of the International Revolutionary People’s Guerrilla Forces fighting in Syria.

Theatre and Oprah

Maybe ‘circus’ would be more apt that ‘theatre’ with regards the Oprah spectacle.

This TPP…

Some aspects of the TPP no-one’s mentioning.

Catalonia

The predictable reactions of regional and world leaders.

When the Bubble Pops.

Let’s talk about NZ Labour – hopefully the party that heads up the next government of New Zealand.

I’d say it’s undeniable that there’s a general mood for change in NZ society and that NZ Labour have somewhat ridden on the back of that sentiment.

But does it end well?

Do you?

In the interests of keeping it simple, an obvious fact or two and a basic proposition.

Break Left!

A simple and obvious message to the Green Party that others have ignored to their cost. Please don’t join that list.

This Bloody Vote.

Disentangling the veritable plate of spaghetti that’s been set before us this election.