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The destruction of the Republican Party

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 8:30 am, March 5th, 2016 - 49 comments

It appears that the party of Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Regan are having problems.

Why Hillary is the only candidate to beat Donald Trump

Written By: advantage - Date published: 7:30 am, March 3rd, 2016 - 104 comments

Why Hillary Clinton should be the Democratic nomination for this year’s American Presidential elections.

Super Tuesday

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 9:35 am, March 2nd, 2016 - 30 comments

Strange days indeed.

The left should take lessons from Donald Trump

Written By: advantage - Date published: 7:31 am, February 28th, 2016 - 107 comments

Ad on why the left should look at Trump’s populism and adopt some of the better parts.

JMG: The Decline and Fall of Hillary Clinton

Written By: Colonial Viper - Date published: 2:35 pm, February 27th, 2016 - 74 comments

As with Corbyn, and as with Syriza, the US oligarchy is now finding out that ordinary people are refusing to buy into the status quo regardless of how much big money spin is being spun.

Guantanamo Bay to close?

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 1:17 pm, February 24th, 2016 - 21 comments

Barak Obama has moved to fulfill a very old election pledge and is attempting to close the Guantanamo Bay Detention Centre.

The difference between decent folk and complete idiots

Written By: lprent - Date published: 10:17 am, February 19th, 2016 - 34 comments

For a change I’m not going to have a rip at our local idiotic politicians. The most extreme case recently being the now infamous Dildo Baggins. Lets have a look offshore where they are often even worse…

Sanders v Clinton Campaign ads

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 8:48 am, February 14th, 2016 - 32 comments

Recent campaign videos from Bernie Saunders and from Hillary Clinton provide interesting contrasts on who the candidates are targeting. Which approach is best?

Three Videos and a Song

Written By: te reo putake - Date published: 9:48 pm, February 13th, 2016 - 12 comments

It’s over fifty years since JFK, MLK and RFK died. Is this the year America finally gets their message?

The battle over climate change continues

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 3:28 pm, February 11th, 2016 - 21 comments

Two recent international incidents show that the resistance to meaningful action on climate change has not given up. In the USA Barak Obama’s climate change policies are under attack in the Supreme Court. And in Australia CSIRO has decided to get rid of all of its climate change scientists.

The end of conventional wisdom?

Written By: Mike Smith - Date published: 10:03 pm, February 6th, 2016 - 69 comments

After Bernie Sanders’ dead-heat with Hillary Clinton in Iowa, the race to the Democrat nomination at the upcoming convention just got much more interesting. A Quinnipiac poll now has him trail her nationally by two points. Just as with Corbyn in Britain, the pundits are tying themselves in knots trying to make sense of it.

Nope

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 6:15 am, February 3rd, 2016 - 18 comments

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The Iowa Caucuses

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 3:30 pm, February 2nd, 2016 - 98 comments

A running post concerning the results from the Iowa Caucuses.

Your Favourite Conspiracy Sucks

Written By: te reo putake - Date published: 10:50 pm, February 1st, 2016 - 198 comments

The return of the X Files has got me thinking. Just how hard is it to keep a big conspiracy secret? Happily, a British scientist has the answer; it’s bloody hard. More or less impossible, actually, according to his new formula. It seems the truth really is out there.

Robert Reich: Six responses to Bernie Sceptics #FeelTheBern

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 12:00 pm, January 28th, 2016 - 51 comments

Robert Reich debunks six claims on why Bernie Saunders would fail as American President.

TPPA ‘National Interest Analysis’ – get both sides

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 1:27 pm, January 26th, 2016 - 86 comments

The Government has released a TPPA ‘National Interest Analysis’. It should be read along with TPP Legal’s extensive analysis of the costs and risks.

Trump and post reality-based politics

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 2:03 pm, January 25th, 2016 - 20 comments

Trump has stated that he could shoot someone in public and still not lose any voters. He might not even be be wrong. We seem to be moving beyond an old fashioned “reality-based” politics of consequences and accountability.

Jane Kelsey on TPPA

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 7:58 am, January 25th, 2016 - 43 comments

Jane Kelsey on why the TPPA is a bad deal and why we should keep fighting it. Movies courtesy of Bryan Bruce. And don’t forget the public meetings scheduled this week where Jane Kelsey and Lori Wallach will speak.

Talk like Sarah Palin

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 2:41 pm, January 22nd, 2016 - 11 comments

A new leader in the GOP establishment to make America great again. God bless the work ethic that you’re putting relationships on the status quo has spent his life looking up main thing, the main thing, and he doesn’t get to keep us safe economically and militarily.

Sanders vs Trump

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 1:21 pm, January 20th, 2016 - 132 comments

Sanders is increasing his lead over Clinton in early states. Trump has just been endorsed by Palin. A Sanders vs Trump face off doesn’t seem as unlikely as it used to.

Go Bernie!

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 9:55 am, January 14th, 2016 - 91 comments

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Boots Theory: Move left to win? Move left to win!

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 11:46 am, January 13th, 2016 - 77 comments

Boots Theory on the American Working Families Charter, how they are trying to move the Democratic Party to the left, and possible lessons for New Zealand.

National’s vision for New Zealand’s future

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 11:28 am, January 12th, 2016 - 94 comments

Stephen Joyce has had published an opinion piece in this morning’s Herald which extolls the virtue of free trade and ignores the pitfalls. Such as those shown this week when TransCanada sued the US Government for rejecting the Keystone XL pipeline contract.