Open Mike 09/08/2018
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Date published: 5:53 am, August 9th, 2018 - 182 comments
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Daily Review 08/08/2018
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Date published: 5:58 pm, August 8th, 2018 - 35 comments
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The difference between Don Brash and Southern & Molyneux
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Date published: 2:38 pm, August 8th, 2018 - 66 comments
What is the difference between Don Brash and Stefan Molyneux and Lauren Southern. And why should Brash’s right to freedom of expression be greater than Monyneux’s or Southern’s?
Should we defend global institutions?
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Date published: 9:22 am, August 8th, 2018 - 37 comments
With the world facing environmental, economic and social crises now more than ever before is a time for strong international institutions.
Open Mike 08/08/2018
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Date published: 5:53 am, August 8th, 2018 - 178 comments
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Daily Review 07/08/2018
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Date published: 5:30 pm, August 7th, 2018 - 39 comments
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Let him speak
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Date published: 3:04 pm, August 7th, 2018 - 308 comments
Don Brash should be allowed to speak at a University about politics.
Guest post: The end of Neoliberalism – What went wrong?
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Date published: 8:30 am, August 7th, 2018 - 172 comments
The Left predicted the death of neoliberalism after the global financial crisis of 2008. But since then inequality has increased and new right nationalism is on the ascendancy. How should the left respond?
Dan Bidois just wants to count cars
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Date published: 7:46 am, August 7th, 2018 - 26 comments
Rookie National MP Dan Bidois has chosen to get up early and count the number of cars using Northcote’s T3 traffic lane.
Open Mike 07/08/2018
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Date published: 5:53 am, August 7th, 2018 - 110 comments
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Daily Review 06/08/2018
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Date published: 5:32 pm, August 6th, 2018 - 23 comments
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Is Judith Collins willing to denounce the use of fake news?
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Date published: 4:51 pm, August 6th, 2018 - 113 comments
Judith Collins has tweeted news from a fake news website and demanded that Jacinda Ardern does something about something that has not actually happened.
The Pied Piper
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Date published: 11:55 am, August 6th, 2018 - 32 comments
If we’re living in a global village, is the name of the village Hamelin?
Pollwatch: 5th August, 2018
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Date published: 8:30 am, August 6th, 2018 - 40 comments
The Return of the Pollwatch: Are Labour getting a baby bump? Are National in decline? Are the Greens in existential danger? And do all the previous questions have the same answer?
China and Google
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Date published: 7:52 am, August 6th, 2018 - 2 comments
Google is planning a launch of its eponymous spectacular search engine in which it allows censorship from the Chinese state. Some U.S. politicians aren’t happy about it. Principles are, in the words of the words of my tailor, funny; you loosen a bit here, you loosen a bit there, you find your trousers fall down. […]
Open Mike 06/08/2018
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Date published: 6:00 am, August 6th, 2018 - 122 comments
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Colmar Brunton poll; Simon Who?
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Date published: 8:07 pm, August 5th, 2018 - 94 comments
The 1 News/Colmar Brunton poll is out. The Government sails on serenely while Simon meets the people.
Was this summer, that summer?
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Date published: 11:51 am, August 5th, 2018 - 10 comments
A post about the jet stream and heatwaves.
World peace may be needed to deal with climate change
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Date published: 9:57 am, August 5th, 2018 - 55 comments
Imagine what we could do about climate change if there were no wars.
Open Mike 05/08/2018
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Date published: 6:00 am, August 5th, 2018 - 170 comments
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Oh! To be Human
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Date published: 10:09 am, August 4th, 2018 - 15 comments
I was in a foul mood last night after work having dragged my exhausted arse off to the Aotea Square in an exercise of my freedom of expression. Just in case we had to make our greedy Canadian bigot guests more unwelcome. It didn’t happen. So I went to Human circus and burlesque at the Q. Now that was really worth seeing.
South Africa, Zimbabwe, New Zealand
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Date published: 8:30 am, August 4th, 2018 - 31 comments
In 1962, John F Kennedy said “Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.” Is peaceful revolution possible in South Africa, Zimbabwe or New Zealand?
Open Mike 04/08/2018
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Date published: 6:00 am, August 4th, 2018 - 257 comments
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Daily Review 03/08/2018
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Date published: 5:30 pm, August 3rd, 2018 - 6 comments
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Auntie Beeb gets a well deserved skelping.
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Date published: 11:00 am, August 3rd, 2018 - 11 comments
Censorship kicked into touch.
More speakers arriving
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Date published: 10:30 am, August 3rd, 2018 - 20 comments
If you felt like being challenged but can’t quite imagine opening your leftie Facebook after going to Laura Southern, you could always open your minds for another for-profit event with a better class of speakers.
Rally Against Racism in Auckland Tonight
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Date published: 9:21 am, August 3rd, 2018 - 190 comments
There are various protests against the visit of the two Canadian hate speakers in Auckland tonight.
BREAKING NEWS: The owner of the proposed venue, Eden Terrace’s Powerstation, has apparently pulled the plug on the event. And the event organiser’s website says tickets will be refunded.
PLEASE NOTE: The organised protests are still on. Celebrate at Aotea Square at 5.30!
Let them fall
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Date published: 8:00 am, August 3rd, 2018 - 105 comments
We’ve seen a fair few construction companies go under or get close to it recently.
Open Mike 03/08/2018
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Date published: 6:00 am, August 3rd, 2018 - 39 comments
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Daily Review 02/08/2018
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Date published: 5:30 pm, August 2nd, 2018 - 26 comments
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Burning it Down.
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Date published: 9:40 am, August 2nd, 2018 - 8 comments
The BBC goes a bit ‘book burny’ on it.
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