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Open Mike 24/10/2016

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Date published: 6:00 am, October 24th, 2016 - 74 comments

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US Election Discussion Post 24/10/16

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Date published: 5:48 am, October 24th, 2016 - 31 comments

Today’s post for all random comments and links on the US election.

Workers, unions and the Labour party

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Date published: 9:16 am, October 23rd, 2016 - 198 comments

Convincing workers not to organise in their own best interests is one of the great successes of right-wing politics.

“The degree to which you resist is the degree to which you are free”

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Date published: 8:11 am, October 23rd, 2016 - 16 comments

Some inspiration for the activists in the audience.

The Essential Forest-Gardener – chapter 3

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Date published: 7:00 am, October 23rd, 2016 - 58 comments

Robert Guyton continues his series on life in a Riverton Food Forest.

Open Mike 23/10/2016

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Date published: 6:00 am, October 23rd, 2016 - 60 comments

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US Election Discussion Post weekend edition 22/10/16

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Date published: 5:55 am, October 23rd, 2016 - 50 comments

The weekend post for all random comments and links on the US election.

Take a lesson from the All Blacks

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Date published: 9:23 am, October 22nd, 2016 - 21 comments

The Japanese proved decades ago that shared ownership – involving workers in management – is a highly successful and productive model. Seems that it works for the All Blacks too.

Maybe Karl Marx was right after all

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Date published: 8:54 am, October 22nd, 2016 - 44 comments

Barack Obama recently talked about the possible need for a universal basic income because of the disappearance of work. Is a UBI so different to collective ownership of wealth?

Open Mike 22/10/2016

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Date published: 6:00 am, October 22nd, 2016 - 52 comments

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Daily Review 21/10/2016

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Date published: 6:11 pm, October 21st, 2016 - 4 comments

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Guest post: Swipe right for sexism

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Date published: 4:00 pm, October 21st, 2016 - 22 comments

Originally posted at Tangerina. This is in response to an earlier column Society, not rugby, needs to change its culture by Peter Jackson, Editor of the Northland Age.  Mr Jackson is right; society does need to change its culture. Rugby doesn’t exist in a vacuum – it’s played and managed by people. Imperfect people, impressionable people, people […]

NZ Tech

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Date published: 9:01 am, October 21st, 2016 - 45 comments

The top 200 tech “exporters” are now turning over NZD 9.4 billion. This year revenue increased by more that NZD 1 billion. Which is pretty phenomenal bearing in mind the sluggish world economy. It meant that they grew an additional 3000 odd highly paid jobs in just those top companies. Even this intellectually bereft government isn’t proving to be too much of a hindrance to tech business.

Tax-cuts or… Housing

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Date published: 8:36 am, October 21st, 2016 - 21 comments

The government is proud of their surplus, which at 0.7% of GDP isn’t quite as dramatic as the 9% of GDP deficit they had in 2011.  But as soon as we have a surplus, National starts salivating over tax cuts.  But may I continue on where I left off on other things that are far […]

Darren Watson 2 John Key 0

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Date published: 8:03 am, October 21st, 2016 - 140 comments

The Court of Appeal has ruled that Darren Watson’s Planet Key song should not have been banned during the 2014 election campaign.

Open Mike 21/10/2016

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Date published: 6:00 am, October 21st, 2016 - 89 comments

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The US election daily discussion post 21/10/16

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Date published: 5:55 am, October 21st, 2016 - 114 comments

Today’s post for all random comments and links on the US election.

Daily Review 20/10/2016

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Date published: 5:30 pm, October 20th, 2016 - 42 comments

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Clinton vs Trump: Debate 3

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Date published: 8:46 am, October 20th, 2016 - 191 comments

We’re almost there, folks! The third and final presidential debate kicks off this arvo. Will Trump turn it around? Will Hillary bother turning up? Will Fox News beome a legitimate news outlet now that they’re allowed to run a debate? All will be revealed at 2 PM this arvo.

Peak Oil Demand

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Date published: 7:13 am, October 20th, 2016 - 95 comments

A decade ago peak oil, or the capping of supply was thought to be an imminent problem. Now it is looking more likely that demand will peak, and soon.

Open Mike 20/10/2016

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Date published: 6:00 am, October 20th, 2016 - 89 comments

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The US election daily discussion post

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Date published: 5:55 am, October 20th, 2016 - 108 comments

Today’s post for all random comments and links on the US election.

Daily Review 19/10/2016

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Date published: 5:30 pm, October 19th, 2016 - 33 comments

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DHBs telling porkies about junior doctors’ strike

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Date published: 3:00 pm, October 19th, 2016 - 44 comments

Junior doctors are speaking out against the misinformation being spread by DHBs.

Heck Yeah! Hekia Parata to Leave Parliament

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Date published: 12:07 pm, October 19th, 2016 - 80 comments

Hekia Parata is to leave Parliament next year. The bad news is that she is probably going to stay on as education minister till then.

Vincent O’Malley: wars we choose to remember and forget

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Date published: 12:00 pm, October 19th, 2016 - 9 comments

Vincent O’Malley writes at The Guardian about how we should, or don’t, remember the New Zealand wars.

Bernie Sanders on…

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Date published: 10:51 am, October 19th, 2016 - 16 comments

Excerpts from a lengthy Bernie Sanders interview published in the ‘New Republic’.

Protecting the seabed and foreshore

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Date published: 9:34 am, October 19th, 2016 - 7 comments

With the sudden departure of deep sea drilling company Statoil from Northland here’s a timely look the role of community action in that, the state of play in NZ and what is next.

Tax cuts hard to sell

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Date published: 8:32 am, October 19th, 2016 - 8 comments

Herald: “…the Government ought to be banking surpluses, just as Sir Michael Cullen did during the boom of 2000-2007”.

Key could still win and here’s why

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Date published: 8:00 am, October 19th, 2016 - 163 comments

Deep into its third term and despite its many transgressions National still remains relatively popular. What gives?

Open Mike 19/10/2016

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Date published: 6:00 am, October 19th, 2016 - 144 comments

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