Budget Day: there are real alternatives
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Date published: 9:34 am, May 19th, 2022 - 9 comments
Budget Day, where our centre left neoliberal government straddles the line between compassion and BAU. Given the pressures of climate, the pandemic and global instability, what are the real alternatives?
Budget Day!
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Date published: 8:15 am, May 19th, 2022 - 50 comments
Today is budget day. What surprises will Grant Robertson announce to address the country’s many and varied problems. Will Christopher Luxon and Nicola Willis be able to sound like they actually understand what is in the budget? Stay tuned for 2 pm …
Open mike 19/05/2022
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 19th, 2022 - 38 comments
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Daily review 18/05/2022
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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 18th, 2022 - 63 comments
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Longing for a low carbon future
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Date published: 8:27 am, May 18th, 2022 - 48 comments
It’s the question that obsesses me, how to cultivate a deep cultural longing for a post-carbon, more just, more equal world?
– Transitions Town pioneer Rob Hopkins
Open mike 18/05/2022
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 18th, 2022 - 51 comments
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Daily review 17/05/2022
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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 17th, 2022 - 18 comments
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Has Business NZ been telling porkies?
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Date published: 8:08 am, May 17th, 2022 - 18 comments
Business NZ has claimed that the proposed Fair Play legislation breaches International Labour Law and that the International Labour Organisation agrees with it. But its claims appear to be on the wrong side of what we could politely describe as the truth.
The Emissions Reduction Plan we voted for
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Date published: 6:05 am, May 17th, 2022 - 33 comments
what kind of climate action do we want?
Open mike 17/05/2022
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 17th, 2022 - 55 comments
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Daily review 16/05/2022
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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 16th, 2022 - 25 comments
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Justice for Shaireen
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Date published: 12:11 pm, May 16th, 2022 - 30 comments
The spotlight is again on Israel after the senseless shooting of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh allegedly by an Israeli army sniper and on the subsequent disruption of her funeral by Israeli defence forces.
Open mike 16/05/2022
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 16th, 2022 - 199 comments
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The Auckland Mayoralty campaign
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Date published: 1:22 pm, May 15th, 2022 - 9 comments
The Auckland mayoralty campaign promises to be a fascinating contest between a right winger promising to spend $1.5 million on the campaign and wants to turn sprinklers on the homeless and Efeso Collins who promises to run an inclusive respectful campaign.
Open mike 15/05/2022
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 15th, 2022 - 60 comments
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Shane Jones’ weird premature budget take
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Date published: 11:02 am, May 14th, 2022 - 11 comments
Former Labour MP Shane Jones has criticised the 2021 budget even though he has no idea what is going to be in it.
The Kim Hill/Kathleen Stock interview
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Date published: 10:44 am, May 14th, 2022 - 122 comments
Kathleen Stock: the professor who lost her career amid toxic gender debate
Open mike 14/05/2022
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 14th, 2022 - 192 comments
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Daily review 13/05/2022
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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 13th, 2022 - 6 comments
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Australien Government Ad: Election 2020
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Date published: 1:31 pm, May 13th, 2022 - 13 comments
JuiceMedia have done their high quality opinionated but fact based satire Honest Government Ad describing the lowlights of the current Aussie shitshow. If you haven’t seen it yet, then be my guest.
Open mike 13/05/2022
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 13th, 2022 - 97 comments
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Daily review 12/05/2022
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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 12th, 2022 - 35 comments
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Kia kaha Kelvin Davis
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Date published: 10:13 am, May 12th, 2022 - 27 comments
Kelvin Davis gave an outstanding speech in Parliament yesterday where he ridiculed opposition for proposals that if passed would enhance inequality.
Open mike 12/05/2022
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 12th, 2022 - 89 comments
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Daily review 11/05/2022
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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 11th, 2022 - 43 comments
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Act’s scorched earth proposal
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Date published: 12:29 pm, May 11th, 2022 - 41 comments
Act has publicly released its proposal to decimate the state should it have a say in the next Government. Its Real Change Alternative Budget may be wet dream inducing for Ayn Rand acolytes but for the rest of us the proposals should instill a deep sense of dread.
Early voting opens in Aussie election
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Date published: 12:22 pm, May 11th, 2022 - 33 comments
The early voting polls have opened in Australia, so the election there is nigh. Reading on the election there has been interesting. The weirdness of marginal seats. The burgeoning dissatisfaction and probable deciding impact of Aussie women on this election result.
Open mike 11/05/2022
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Date published: 6:00 am, May 11th, 2022 - 59 comments
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Daily review 10/05/2022
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Date published: 5:30 pm, May 10th, 2022 - 29 comments
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What If Roe v Wade is Really Reversed?
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Date published: 7:59 am, May 10th, 2022 - 35 comments
It is no mere hypothetical to inquire whether States, as soon as the reversal of Roe v Wade is confirmed, start to aggressively go after kinds of contraception.
Announcing New Zealand’s low carbon future
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Date published: 6:05 am, May 10th, 2022 - 33 comments
The climate crisis is no longer something that’s happening to someone else, somewhere else, at some point in the future. It’s happening to us. It’s happening here. It’s happening now. – James Shaw
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