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  1. The top seven things Covid has changed

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 7:45 am, August 14th, 2020 -  47 comments
    Categories: climate change, covid-19, economy, health, immigration, internet, interweb, uncategorized
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    Covid has fundamentally changed society for the better in surprising ways.

  2. What we were doing wasn’t working.

    Written By:  KJT -  Date published: 6:32 am, April 15th, 2020 -  112 comments
    Categories: capitalism, Economy, Environment, Financial markets, Free Trade, Keynes, monetary policy, overseas investment, Privatisation
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    After the lockdown, it is tempting to try and go back to what we had before. To the familiar and comfortable, especially for us that were comfortable. Forgetting that for so many, things were anything but, comfortable. That won’t be happening. “Before” no longer exists.

  3. What about Climate Change then?

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 9:49 am, March 31st, 2020 -  26 comments
    Categories: climate change, Environment, health, health and safety, science, uncategorized
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    Shouldn’t this global shock from this COVID-19 virus make us all wake up to the power of collective global action on climate change?

  4. Is this the next GFC?

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 4:27 pm, March 17th, 2020 -  24 comments
    Categories: economy, grant robertson, health, jacinda ardern, uncategorized
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    The Minister of Finance says that we are facing the worst of any of the scenarios that they had been preparing for. In response the government’s rescue package is bigger than anything New Zealand has ever seen.

  5. Get out now

    Written By:  Mike Smith -  Date published: 2:21 pm, January 6th, 2020 -  76 comments
    Categories: defence, Iran, iraq, law, military, uk politics, us politics, war, winston peters
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    General Soleimani was visiting Iraq at the request of the Iraqi Prime Minister to discuss mediation between the US and Iran. Following his assassination by the US the Iraqi Parliament has voted to ask all foreign troops to leave the country. New Zealand’s remaining troops should bring forward their scheduled departure and leave immediately.

     

  6. Talk is cheap Tamihere

    Written By:  lprent -  Date published: 5:13 am, August 22nd, 2019 -  56 comments
    Categories: john tamihere, local body elections, local government, phil goff, politicans, Politics, transport, uncategorized
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    I am really not a fan of political candidates bullshitting. John Tamihere – candidate for Auckland city Mayor, is this kind of blowhard. He is the epitome of the kind of fool who seems to keep his brain mounted right next to his testicles to inform his mouth what to say. He released a transport policy fantasy… I’ll vote for Goff.

  7. A Confession.

    Written By:  Bill -  Date published: 5:10 am, June 7th, 2019 -  174 comments
    Categories: Environment, global warming, Politics, science
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    I confess that I wear underpants and that my body is exactly like Dan Carter’s – except maybe for some details around shape and size.

  8. Mood of the workforce shows urgent need for change

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 8:00 am, January 8th, 2019 -  81 comments
    Categories: business, class war, Economy, health and safety, jobs, tax, Unions, wages, workers' rights
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    The CTU has released the results of its recent cost of living and income survey. The results suggest that urgent change is needed.

  9. The strange case of the astroturfed Energy Voices organisation

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 3:34 pm, November 13th, 2018 -  18 comments
    Categories: climate change, Environment, internet, Media, national, same old national, sustainability, twitter
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    It has been discovered that the person behind the Energy Voices website is a National Party operative and former staffer.

  10. Extinction Rebellion

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 9:31 am, November 2nd, 2018 -  35 comments
    Categories: climate change, Conservation, disaster, Dr Deborah Russell, Environment, global warming, greens, labour, national, nz first, sustainability
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    In the United Kingdom, Extinction Rebellion, a new mass direct-action group modeled on Occupy, has emerged with the goal of forcing the Government to take urgent action on climate change.

  11. Oil and morality

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 10:08 am, October 23rd, 2018 -  44 comments
    Categories: energy, International, sustainability, transport, us politics
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    The death of Jamal Khashoggi raises the important question can we still question the morality of Saudi Arabia?

  12. Saudi Arabia and the United States

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 10:17 am, October 17th, 2018 -  21 comments
    Categories: iraq, israel, Syria, uncategorized, us politics, war
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    Saudi Arabia is preparing to admit that the U.S. resident and investigative reporter did indeed die in their embassy in Turkey.

  13. At least Labour wants to save the planet

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 1:16 pm, October 8th, 2018 -  46 comments
    Categories: business, capitalism, climate change, Conservation, Donald Trump, Economy, energy, Environment, global warming, greens, labour, national, sustainability, us politics
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    The Government is consulting on changes to the Crown Minerals (Petroleum) Amendment Bill to prevent further offshore drilling permits being issued. Locally the right are saying it will make things worse. And in the US of A the Trump administration has conceded that out of control climate change is inevitable.

  14. Families Package and Auckland Regional Fuel tax kick in

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 10:24 am, July 2nd, 2018 -  48 comments
    Categories: auckland supercity, benefits, child welfare, class war, Economy, jacinda ardern, labour, making shit up, Media, national, poverty, same old national, Simon Bridges, spin, tax, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, wages, you couldn't make this shit up
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    Labour’s Family Package and the Auckland Regional Fuel tax have both kicked in.

  15. Who gives a hooton about climate change?

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 11:47 am, June 10th, 2018 -  125 comments
    Categories: climate change, economy, energy, Environment, global warming, greens, jacinda ardern, james shaw, labour, Media, megan woods, newspapers, sustainability, uncategorized
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    Matthew Hooton and Fran O’Sullivan have claimed that the Government’s decision to ban off shore petroleum exploration is “Orwellian”, part of an attempt to divert attention from other issues, bad for the environment and bad for jobs. Are they right?

  16. Labour does not want to let them all out

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 11:48 am, June 1st, 2018 -  170 comments
    Categories: Andrew Little, blogs, crime, David Farrar, dpf, labour, Media, national, prisons, spin, you couldn't make this shit up
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    Andrew Little has proposed the repeal of the irrational three strikes law.  But signs are that National will not engage in a reasoned debate about what the law should be.

  17. Dear Judith burning Oil and Gas is the worst thing for the climate

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 8:45 am, April 14th, 2018 -  73 comments
    Categories: climate change, Environment, ETS, global warming, jacinda ardern, Judith Collins, national, same old national, sustainability, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, you couldn't make this shit up
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    National now seems to adopt the position that climate change is real and has to be addressed.  But it is refusing to accept that to address the problem New Zealand is going to have to give up its reliance on oil and gas.

  18. Mike Hosking reckons: Minimum wage increase will be terrible for everyone

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 9:55 am, April 9th, 2018 -  159 comments
    Categories: class, cost of living, Economy, housing, minimum wage, poverty, spin, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, workers' rights, you couldn't make this shit up
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    Mike Hosking reckons that an increase in the minimum wage will increase housing unaffordability and cause job losses and business closures.

  19. NRT on transitioning off fossil fuels

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 9:10 am, March 21st, 2018 -  68 comments
    Categories: capitalism, climate change, Economy, labour, transport
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    Two posts from No Right Turn.

    “Fundamentally, climate change means it is us or the oil industry. We know whose side the Greens are on. But people are doubting Labour, and they only have themselves to blame for it.”

    Also a post on banning fossil-fueled cars.

  20. Bio-fuels.

    Written By:  Bill -  Date published: 2:15 pm, February 11th, 2018 -  35 comments
    Categories: capitalism, economy, Economy, energy, Environment, farming, farming, global warming, infrastructure, International, manufacturing, science, sustainability, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, transport, useless
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    Biofuels and fossil. The difference?

  21. The new government’s approach to climate change

    Written By:  mickysavage -  Date published: 1:34 pm, December 19th, 2017 -  119 comments
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    The Government has announced the phasing out of the granting of permits for oil gas and coal extraction.  Greenpeace thinks there should be a ban on new permits being granted.

  22. The mess that the new government inherits

    Written By:  Anthony R0bins -  Date published: 11:47 am, October 23rd, 2017 -  51 comments
    Categories: accountability, climate change, Dirty Politics, Economy, economy, education, Environment, global warming, health, housing, labour, national, poverty, useless, water
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    This post is too long to read. Its purpose is to serve as reference material, a “one stop” snapshot of where we are as a country. The mess that the new government inherits. The consequences of the nine long wasted years of National. The magnitude of the challenge ahead of us.

  23. A Tale of Two Privileges.

    Written By:  Bill -  Date published: 11:52 am, September 16th, 2017 -  72 comments
    Categories: capitalism, Economy, liberalism, Politics
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    Bad title. Whatever.

    Yesterday there were two responses to Michelle’s guest post, that in conjunction deserve better exposure than “soon to be forgotten” comments buried in a post thread.

  24. National’s Record On The Environment – Abysmal

    Written By:  BLiP -  Date published: 9:48 am, August 19th, 2017 -  24 comments
    Categories: Environment, paula bennett
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    In the style of how John Key’s contribution to the truth was discussed, lets take a wee look at National’s record on the environment

  25. Oil and Water Mix.

    Written By:  Bill -  Date published: 11:17 am, June 20th, 2017 -  23 comments
    Categories: capitalism, Economy, energy, Environment, Ethics, global warming, political alternatives, science, tax, water
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    Our economic paradigm (market capitalism) and oil don’t mix. False hope (BECCS) and survival doesn’t mix. Current political settings (Paris pledges produce 3- 4 degrees C warming with the US on board) and intelligent action don’t mix. Incrementalism (time is not on our side) and AGW doesn’t mix. Whatever can’t be mixed into some AGW solution needs to be flushed.

    Scary, huh? Well, yes and no…

  26. Phil Twyford: the Housing Crisis

    Written By:  notices and features -  Date published: 8:00 am, October 5th, 2016 -  148 comments
    Categories: housing, labour, phil twyford, Politics
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    Phil Twyford argues housing will be the defining challenge for the next Labour-led Government, and sets out Labour’s reform agenda.

  27. Our most effective Prime Minister

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 8:14 am, October 1st, 2016 -  234 comments
    Categories: Deep stuff, history, john key, labour, national, Politics
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    Ad ranks post second world war according to criteria which produces some interesting result.

  28. Big Oil in plain packaging

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 7:30 am, September 10th, 2016 -  95 comments
    Categories: capitalism, climate change, energy, Environment, global warming, peak oil, us politics
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    Big Tobacco was hit this week in New Zealand after Parliament passed laws requiring smokes to be sold in plain packaging. The science about the health threats posed by smoking is settled, as is the science over climate change. When can we expect laws being passed against the oil companies?

  29. Things other than States

    Written By:  advantage -  Date published: 9:26 am, August 25th, 2016 -  17 comments
    Categories: Abuse of power, ACC, capitalism, Deep stuff, Politics, treaty settlements
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    What are the New Zealand institutions other than the State who can achieve good for New Zealanders?

  30. Financial capital is crazy OP. Time to strip it back to basics.

    Written By:  Colonial Viper -  Date published: 12:08 pm, August 8th, 2016 -  72 comments
    Categories: capital gains, capitalism, class war, climate change, cost of living, debt / deficit, Economy, energy, Environment, Financial markets, poverty, socialism, sustainability
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    Financial capital is way over powered in our current political economic system. Every aspect of our lives has been financialised and securitised, from our homes to our educations. From our drinking water to our power supply.

  31. Wasted food and carbon footprint

    Written By:  Anthony R0bins -  Date published: 12:34 pm, August 6th, 2016 -  17 comments
    Categories: climate change, farming, food, global warming, sustainability
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    The Italian intiaitive encouraging supermarkets to give unsold food to those in need is a great move. Helps the poor, reduces waste, win win. But it’s just a start. We need to massively change attitudes and behaviour to reduce food waste.