NZ Tax Haven Inc – of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1%
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Date published: 9:19 am, April 4th, 2016 - 92 comments
A huge leak of confidential documents which reveals how the rich and powerful use tax havens to hide their wealth suggests that New Zealand plays its part.
Justin Lester launches campaign for Wellington Mayor
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Date published: 8:00 am, April 4th, 2016 - 35 comments
Justin Lester launched his campaign for the Wellington mayoralty yesterday, focusing on housing, supporting small business and social services.
Open mike 04/04/2016
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Date published: 6:00 am, April 4th, 2016 - 143 comments
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Global poverty. Global oligarchy.
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Date published: 1:09 pm, April 3rd, 2016 - 13 comments
The west continues to hold a lock on global wealth. Africa and India remain desperately poor. China has built a burgeoning working class and middle class.
Sanders is down but not out
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Date published: 8:33 am, April 3rd, 2016 - 66 comments
The parties are over half way through the primaries and Bernie Sanders still has a chance of pulling off what would be a dramatic victory.
Open mike 03/04/2016
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Date published: 6:00 am, April 3rd, 2016 - 105 comments
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Open mike 02/04/2016
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Date published: 6:00 am, April 2nd, 2016 - 88 comments
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Oliver Stone backs Sanders; attacks pro-war Clinton
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Date published: 9:19 pm, April 1st, 2016 - 84 comments
Oliver Stone says that the fascism and corruption of big money has poisoned US politics. And Hilary Clinton has embraced it.
Daily Review 01/04/2016
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Date published: 6:00 pm, April 1st, 2016 - 11 comments
Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other …
Goodbye.
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Date published: 1:20 pm, April 1st, 2016 - 103 comments
South Dunedin, Lower Hutt, Christchurch, Napier…
2800 state houses “transferred”
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Date published: 10:10 am, April 1st, 2016 - 40 comments
Yesterday 2800 state houses in Auckland were “transferred” to a new authority, which plans to “reduce the number of people the State is supporting”.
Imperator Fish: The terrifying cost of Labour’s UBI
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Date published: 8:01 am, April 1st, 2016 - 221 comments
Imperator Fish warns us of the terrifying cost of Labour’s UBI.
It’s even worse than you think.
Revealed – Standard bloggers paid by Labour
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Date published: 7:02 am, April 1st, 2016 - 50 comments
It is our hope that revealing this previously top-secret information will both contribute to an atmosphere of open and honest politics, and reduce the incidence of injury amongst dirty politics insiders.
Open mike 01/04/2016
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Date published: 6:00 am, April 1st, 2016 - 55 comments
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Daily Review 31/03/2016
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Date published: 6:00 pm, March 31st, 2016 - 18 comments
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Double the quota
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Date published: 10:50 am, March 31st, 2016 - 27 comments
Labour joins the campaign to double our refugee quota.
Time for progress on drug law
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Date published: 10:37 am, March 31st, 2016 - 82 comments
Welcome signs of new realism on drugs. Sadly, it’s the sort of progress only a right-wing government can propose.
Flogging off Kiwibank
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Date published: 9:42 am, March 31st, 2016 - 67 comments
Flogging off Kiwibank is not an option.
The sock puppets, the media and the UBI
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Date published: 8:00 am, March 31st, 2016 - 117 comments
Labour’s discussion of a possible UBI is still generating debate.
Open mike 31/03/2016
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Date published: 6:00 am, March 31st, 2016 - 68 comments
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Daily Review 30/03/2016
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Date published: 6:01 pm, March 30th, 2016 - 84 comments
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Pure spin vs. pure water
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Date published: 1:34 pm, March 30th, 2016 - 27 comments
Yesterday a “host” of students marched to the Beehive with a petition of calling for all freshwater in New Zealand to be swimmable.
Postcard from the “brighter” future
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Date published: 11:27 am, March 30th, 2016 - 31 comments
Evidence of growing poverty hitting “mid-decile” schools.
Angry politics
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Date published: 7:04 am, March 30th, 2016 - 181 comments
Is our political culture getting more angry and aggressive? If so, why?
Up the republic!
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Date published: 7:03 am, March 30th, 2016 - 162 comments
The tory clobbering machine is out to attack Little’s comments on NZ becoming a republic.
Open mike 30/03/2016
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Date published: 6:00 am, March 30th, 2016 - 47 comments
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Job cuts and the future of work
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Date published: 3:54 pm, March 29th, 2016 - 73 comments
Two headline job losses today underline the importance of Labour’s Future of Work.
Guy Standing: Rentier Capitalism and the Precariat – Christchurch 30 March
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Date published: 3:43 pm, March 29th, 2016 - 8 comments
Guy Standing will speak on this subject in Christchurch on Wednesday evening at 6pm at the Fern Room, the Atrium, 455 Hagley Avenue. More detail here from his presentation in Denmark. Please register here if you would like to attend.
Global elite plan their escape from “pleb masses”
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Date published: 11:03 am, March 29th, 2016 - 35 comments
So, Key has now come out and revealed to us how afraid the global oligarch class (and their well paid professional enablers) are. They appear to have no plans to reverse their activites to make things better for us.
Will the Republicans have the courage of their gun convictions?
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Date published: 10:20 am, March 29th, 2016 - 20 comments
Will the Republicans have the courage of their convictions and allow open carry at their approaching Convention?
A quick question (again)
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Date published: 8:45 am, March 29th, 2016 - 231 comments
“More than 2400 benefits suspended since 2013”. I have a quick question…
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