America’s Cares.
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Date published: 2:02 pm, May 15th, 2018 - 12 comments
It must be nice to be breathing in that rarefied air that exists up beyond the reaches of here.
Donald’s Desperation.
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Date published: 11:47 am, May 15th, 2018 - 37 comments
Whoever would have thought way back in 1967 that Sandy Shaw would nail the US’s foreign policy on Israel?
Sound news judgment?
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Date published: 8:37 am, May 15th, 2018 - 48 comments
The BBC thinks that depicting Jeremy Corbyn as a Russian stooge is sound news judgment.
Open Mike 15/05/2018
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 15th, 2018 - 238 comments
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Daily Review 14/05/2018
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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 14th, 2018 - 36 comments
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Bridges believes in trickle down
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Date published: 10:58 am, May 14th, 2018 - 199 comments
Simon Bridges has committed the twin political sins of not only believing in trickle down but in publicly confirming his belief.
Young man there’s no need to feel down
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Date published: 8:11 am, May 14th, 2018 - 248 comments
The person in control of Christchurch Stadium’s PA system has performed the most outstanding burn on Israel Folau’s homophobic beliefs.
Open Mike 14/05/2018
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 14th, 2018 - 79 comments
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Squeeze
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Date published: 9:17 am, May 13th, 2018 - 40 comments
This is as good a year as it is going to get to squeeze your employer for a fair wage.
The Failed Estate: Kabuki Economics
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Date published: 8:56 am, May 13th, 2018 - 19 comments
Jim Parker dissects the Australian customs around the presentation of the Budget with comments that are just as applicable to New Zealand’s system.
Open Mike 13/05/2018
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 13th, 2018 - 194 comments
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Doofus of the week May 12, 2018
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Date published: 12:00 pm, May 12th, 2018 - 62 comments
There was intense competition this week. Paula Bennett with her attack on Jacinda’s Spotify playlist almost won but Northcote candidate Dan Bidois succeeded for managing to talk out of both sides of his mouth at the same time and only confusing his tongue.
No Iran Israeli War.
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Date published: 10:58 am, May 12th, 2018 - 11 comments
In spite of all the sharp intakes of breathe going on across media outlets, there will be no war between Iran and Israel. Here’s why.
Open Mike 12/05/2018
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 12th, 2018 - 197 comments
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Daily Review 11/05/2018
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Date published: 5:32 pm, May 11th, 2018 - 26 comments
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Would you step into a driverless car?
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Date published: 3:18 pm, May 11th, 2018 - 51 comments
And would you send your child off to a party in a driverless car?
Most kiwis support more tax
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Date published: 10:27 am, May 11th, 2018 - 199 comments
The CTU have commissioned UMR to poll kiwis on their attitude to tax. The vast majority believe that more money is needed to fix infrastructure. And a remarkable number support the imposition of a Tobin Tax.
Open Mike 11/05/2018
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 11th, 2018 - 67 comments
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Open Mike 10/05/2018
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 10th, 2018 - 42 comments
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Toby Manhire Owns Ms Bennett
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Date published: 8:14 pm, May 9th, 2018 - 15 comments
Ms Bennett was trying to be smugly self righteous about how hard she worked as a Minister and by contrast how lazy Ardern is, when she was hoist on her own petard. Not to be outdone the Nats Leader tried to outdo his deputy by revealling he spends time reading/following Cameron Slater on Twitter […]
Daily Review 09/05/2018
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Date published: 5:36 pm, May 9th, 2018 - 9 comments
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Carmel Sepuloni respect
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Date published: 4:09 pm, May 9th, 2018 - 17 comments
It is great that we have a Minister of Social Development who actually has empathy for poor New Zealanders, as shown by her treatment of dog whistle questions in Parliament today.
Rogue Nation(s)
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Date published: 10:19 am, May 9th, 2018 - 30 comments
Just some thoughts that kind of meandered down to the ocean.
Algorithms are threatening our democracy
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Date published: 9:00 am, May 9th, 2018 - 36 comments
Algorithms are a form of fascism – yet a fascism from data manipulation rather than from the state. Are they a threat to our democracy?
Trump trashes Iranian Nuclear deal because he can
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Date published: 8:38 am, May 9th, 2018 - 108 comments
Donald Trump has torn up a deal between the US and Iran that provided for limitation of its nuclear programme and prevented it from obtaining nuclear weapons.
Open Mike 09/05/2018
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 9th, 2018 - 109 comments
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Daily Review 08/05/2018
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Date published: 5:33 pm, May 8th, 2018 - 37 comments
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Should MPs also be subject to sanctions when they don’t do their job?
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Date published: 11:55 am, May 8th, 2018 - 59 comments
National MPs have without notice refused to turn up to the House Committee of Parliament. Should they have their pay docked?
Is Karl Marx dead?
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Date published: 11:38 am, May 8th, 2018 - 60 comments
2018 marks several anniversaries of Karl Marx whose significance for the critique of capitalist society is hard to diminish. But what now for his beliefs?
Dunedin Hospital
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Date published: 10:02 am, May 8th, 2018 - 22 comments
Yes, Dunedin needs a new hospital, but…
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