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On the face of it Elon Musk and Wayne Brown have little more in common than an inflated ego and a propensity for communicating and leading by tweets and open letters, respectively. However, this is only the tip of the iceberg and once you start…
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The politics of the warm inner glow is a phrase of Australian origin which applies to left activists. It describes a state where lefties prefer feeling good about their activism rather than actually achieving anything. One use of the phrase is attributed to former Labor…
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It seems strange to type this but Twitter may be terminal. The social media site that has become the go to for many years for journalists, politicians and any one interested in news especially breaking news may be on its death bed. If this happens…
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Unlike even Brazil's election and transition of power, events are going to make the full restoration of functioning democracy in the United States very, very hard and starting soon. November 6th Donald Trump announced that he is "very very very likely" to run again in 2024…
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Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other …
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I often refer to, and draw inspiration from, our tupuna, and when I reflect on the last few years the words of a famous Ngapuhi chief Te Ruki Kawiti come to mind. In 1846 during the battle of Ruapekapeka in the northern wars while under…
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Originally published on Nick Kelly's blog On Sunday 30 October, a watershed run-off election was held in Brazil where former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Lula) narrowly defeated incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro 50.9% to 49.1%. There was a lot at stake in this election, not least…
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https://player.vimeo.com/video/767679564?h=fa92ea9271 Tēnā koutou katoa “Kua tawhiti kē tō mātou haerenga mai, kia kore e haere tonu. He nui rawa o mahi, kia kore e mahi tonu.” Kia haere tonu tātou Welcome! It’s so fantastic to be here in South Auckland, and it’s so fantastic to…
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This week the Herald presented some good news: Average wages have surged in recent months but the latest unemployment stats show no relief after three months of nailbiting news about labour shortages. Wages grew 2.6 per cent in the three months ending on September 30.…
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Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other …
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Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other …
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82-year old polymath Michael Hudson is my favourite economist. He currently lectures in China to million-strong audiences. His latest book is The Destiny of Civilisation: Finance Capitalism, Industrial Capitalism or Socialism. His latest article is well worth a read. Titled Germany's Position in America's New…
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Unfortunately politics far too often involves both sides of an argument talking about completely different subjects. There has been a classic example occur this morning. The NZCTU came out with calculations of what National's tax cut would mean to the wealthy and ordinary workers. They…
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Our economic system and the FIRE economy, based on finance and exponential expansion, cannot handle de-growth. The whole system depends on infinite and exponential growth. Too many people extracting more than they contribute. The wholesale resistance to slight changes to the current paradigm, makes de-growth…
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Remember this scene from the Tauranga by election? Well it appears that National is determined to ensure that this sort of visual does not appear for the Hamilton West by election and it appears that they have banned white men from seeking National's candidacy. Claire…
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This post by Vicki Robin first appeared at The Post Carbon Institute on 24/8/22 and is cross posted via their policy. Suggestions of what we can do in New Zealand are welcome in comments. July 28 was EARTH OVERSHOOT DAY. On July 29 we went…
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Two recent examples have made me wonder about the use of rumour as a political weapon. The first is in the United States where Nancy Pelosi's 82 year old husband Paul Pelosi was attacked by a hammer wielding Q Anon adherent whose grasp on reality…
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