Fear and loathing in Mt Roskill
Members of the National Party in Mount Roskill are trying to make a story out of Michael Wood after he responded directly to public insults made against his wife.
Chloe Swarbrick steps up for 2017
“The world is changing, people are angry, and more than ever, we need open minds and compassionate action. I’m joining the @NZGreens”
#StandWithPike
The Pike River families have decided to take a stand and are occupying the road to the mine to ensure it cannot be closed, sealing up the evidence of what happened and the bodies of their loved ones forever.
Nat allegations about Michael Wood a pack of lies
I trust the truth will be reported by all the media that reported the lies.
Legalising civil disobedience and the culture of change
Change happens at the intersection of the edge and the mainstream.
The Trump peace dividend: opportunity for rapprochement
Walking back the last 5 plus years of escalating military, economic and diplomatic proxy war between Russia and the United States will be difficult. But it has to be done.
Petitions
A crop of worthy petitions for you consideration: health funding, public broadcasting, environment, and Paris Agreement.
Auckland Council opposes deep sea drilling
Greenpeace on Auckland Council joining others around the country in opposing deep sea oil drilling.
Lessons?
What can we learn from the election of Donald J Drumpf?
Where the Democrats went wrong
The reason for the Democrats losing the recent presidential vote is contained in this video.
Open Mike 12/11/2016
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Kia kaha, Pike River families
The Pike River families will be protesting tomorrow to get their men out of the mine that killed them.
Daily Review 11/11/2016
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Another postcard from the Brighter Future
In the midst of the cataclysmic big stories, we should not lose sight of the small personal ones.
Flogging the dead TPP horse
The Nats are determined to keep flogging the TPP horse in Parliament. Someone should buy them a newspaper.
Trump scooped up the white vote that Democrats abandoned
Trump laid siege to the Democrat’s “Blue Wall” and they didn’t respond to or recognise his strategem until far too late.
Don’t mourn, organise
What all good progressives should be doing in these POTUS Trump days.
Margins
1 in 100 US voters switch and the polls would have been right, and we’d be talking about progressive America, destroyed Republicans and the ‘blue wall’.
Post-Election Recovery Salon
Need a haven from the post-election fall out?
Open Mike 11/11/2016
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Post-US Election Discussion Post – day two
The daily general discussion thread about the US election.
Daily Review 10/11/2016
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Michael Moore’s Morning After To Do List
In trying times, it’s good to have something to do.
America what were you thinking?
Some thoughts on the US Presidential result.
Was Obama a good President?
How will history judge Barack Obama as president?
Open Mike 10/11/2016
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Post-US Election Discussion Post
The Day After.
Daily Review 09/11/2016
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RMA changes back on agenda
A good day to dump bad news. Looks like RMA changes are back on agenda, courtesy of the Maori Party.
Grant Robertson: Future of Work
At the Labour Conference over the weekend, Grant Robertson announced the results of the Future of Work Commission. Ideas for policy to cope with a new age of work.
The media double standard
Andrea Vance has attacked Labour’s Ready to Work policy and claimed that the policy does not add up, despite being told how the figures had been arrived at.
Gate-gate
Somehow Brownlee’s got away with it. Felix Marwick did good work on his OIA, to find out that Gerry Brownlee’s account of events […]
Donald Trump is good
Advantage suggests that there may be some good come out of the Trump campaign.
Open Mike 09/11/2016
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US Election Day Discussion Post 9/11/16
The day is finally here.
Daily Review 08/11/2016
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