Political monogamy
Thought this might make a good followup to Steve/Trotter’s comments in the post below. It’s from the group TruthThroughAction.org – a group of […]
International
The gods of greed
The Guardian has extracts from a new book by Larry Elliott and Dan Atkinson, The Gods That Failed: How Blind Faith in Markets Has […]
Comparatively, gingers have it easy
Last month Mike Hucknall, lead singer of Simply Red, asserted that ‘ginger jibes’ were a form of racism. Opinion was divided. As you ponder that […]
BBC/TVE Earth Report special: NZ
BBC and TVE screen an Earth Report special this week focussing on New Zealand’s objective to become carbon neutral: New Zealand, host for […]
GWOT comics
Ah, Iraq invasion satire. thank god that war is over, eh John? [GWOT – Global War On Terror, official acronym. You can’t make […]
Obama-Clinton
Dreamticket or not?
Lovin’ our corner of the world
Wanting something that’s great to be even better is no bad thing – but the Mercer 2008 Quality of Living survey our today […]
Mythbusting: Labour’s just had golden economic weather
The amazing economic run we’ve experienced under the Labour-led governments is just down to international forces, so National would have us believe. Of […]
Body image gone bad
We’re used to the importance of presentation in the world of politics, but no-one does it quite so blatently as the fashion world. We’ve […]
How Obama did it
Time has a special report on how Obama “become the first Democratic insurgent in a generation… to knock off the party’s establishment front-runner”. Obama’s […]
Obama clinches nomination
Thank God that’s over.
Scott McClellan on the Daily Show
Last night on the Daily Show Jon Stewart interviewed Scott McClellan, the former White House press secretary who has come out and accused […]
Advice for future aides
Those interested in the political situation in the States will be wanting to read the new book written by Scott McClellan (former White House press […]
Clydesdale report rubbished
Greg Clydesdale’s report that labelled Pacific Islanders a ‘drain on the economy’ has been rubbished as a lazy, intellectually dishonest piece of work […]
ToryAid: The Standard resurrects Wastewatch
Remember wastewatch.co.nz? It’s National’s site listing all the ‘government waste’. From six years of Labour government it managed to find a grand total […]
Pumps are baulking at the price of gas too
As the price of our petrol continues to climb, having recently crossed the $2 a litre barrier, spare a thought for some US […]
California lifts gay marriage ban
California’s top court has ruled that a state law banning marriage between same-sex couples is unconstitutional, accrording to a BBC report. The state’s […]
“Obama in 30 seconds” winner
After over 1100 submissions and more than 5.5 million total votes cast, MoveOn.org have announced the winner of their “Obama in 30 seconds” homemade […]
Torchure
Amnesty UK has just released the first of four animations intended to highlight human rights abuses in China during the lead-up to the […]
Petrol prices score political points
It seems that NZers are not the only ones interested in petrol prices. From The Guardian: Barack Obama, facing increasingly close primary contests […]
How Boris won London by not being Boris
Tory candidate Boris Johnson has triumphed in the mayoral race for London in a campaign masterminded by the Australian political tactician Lynton Crosby. […]
will.i.am vs john.he.is
So you’ve seen Obama’s Yes We Can music video; here’s the McCain response:
Mission Accomplished
Today is the fifth anniversary of Bush’s infamous “Mission Accomplished” speech in which he stated that “Major combat operations in Iraq have ended”. […]
Fairfax reporting staggeringly awful
This morning’s Dom Post buys into National’s “Aussie exodus” spin with a lead story claiming “A staggering one in 10 voters are considering […]
Does money buy happiness after all?
In 1974, economist Richard Easterlin, published a study in which he argued that economic growth didn’t necessarily lead to more satisfaction. In poor […]
Behind TV Analysts, Pentagon’s Hidden Hand
The NY Times reports on the symbiotic relationship between media “military analysts” and the Bush administration. Records and interviews show how the Bush […]
Twin peaks
We have all heard of the peak oil crisis that is already manifesting itself in fuel prices. Now, consider peak food, the point […]
What would National do?: Emigration
Simon Power has hit on the fact that Stats New Zealand produces migration figures every month, and that means every month he gets […]
Emigration in perspective
Last year, 99.33% of New Zealand citizens liked their country so much they stayed. Some left for short periods, and some left forever but they […]
Inflation targeting puts Kiwis under the gun
As you know, petrol and food prices are up. These are international prices spiralling up due to growing demand and limited or falling […]
Bush’s war – online documentary on Iraq
This recent article in the NYTimes illustrates how the way we inform ourselves is changing, and that it’s increasing access to some serious topics. ‘Bush’s […]
Too stupid for words
I’m not usually big on the Bush-bashing, but this is classic: Say what you like about Reagan, at least the dude could read […]
Winston and the FTA
New Zealand First’s opposition to the China FTA is no surprise but it is interesting to reflect on the grounds for it that […]
China Syndrome
Liberal democracy (ie. democracy where there are truly competitive elections) is the dominant ideology of government of our time, having seen off monarchy […]
Hiding from the hakapiks
There is a Novotel hotel beside the Canadian High Commission on The Terrace in Wellington. Check out this billboard on the wall of […]
Why Bush doesn’t like going out in public
Do you think our politicians are unpopular? This story from the Washington Post puts any of those thoughts in perspective: There’s a reason […]