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Trump resiles from birther theory but says it is all Hillary’s fault
Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 9:09 am, September 20th, 2016 - 88 comments
Categories: International, spin, us politics, you couldn't make this shit up
Tags: Barak Obama, donald trump, hillary clintonDonald Trump has now finally accepted publicly that Barak Obama was born in America. But claims that Hillary was the cause of the birther theory.
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Parliamentary Services is snooping on MPs’ emails
Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 9:14 am, September 14th, 2016 - 123 comments
Categories: democracy under attack, labour, national, uncategorized
Tags: andrea vance, chris hipkins, Peter DunneIt appears that Parliamentary Services is monitoring MPs emails. And not just for things such as spam and viruses.
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The homeless crisis is getting worse
Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 8:46 am, September 12th, 2016 - 139 comments
Categories: Andrew Little, john key, labour, national, paula bennett, spin, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, you couldn't make this shit up
Tags:Figures provided by the Government to Labour suggest that providing accommodation for families with chronic housing needs is taking much longer than it did six months ago. But Paula Bennett has replied by suggesting that the figures do not reflect reality.
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Chloe King – John Key, I am a low waged worker, and neither “lazy” nor “drug addled”
Written By: notices and features - Date published: 2:39 pm, September 9th, 2016 - 254 comments
Categories: business, class, jobs, john key, national, paula bennett, Politics, same old national, unemployment, wages, workers' rights
Tags: chloe kingBlogger and social activist Chloe King, one of the hundreds of thousands of low waged workers in this country was devastated by John Key’s comments suggesting that she and others were lazy and had no work ethic. This is her response.
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‘Living Rent’ and other UK stories
Written By: Ben Clark - Date published: 9:53 am, September 8th, 2016 - 4 comments
Categories: capitalism, equality, housing, monetary policy, uk politics
Tags:A Tory think tank proposes a massive house-building plan, with a ‘Living Rent’ to make it affordable; and Nick Clegg lifts the lid on the Tories in the last government.
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Race, Class, Global Warming and Democracy.
Written By: Bill - Date published: 1:06 pm, September 7th, 2016 - 18 comments
Categories: capitalism, class, Environment, political alternatives, racism, socialism
Tags: class, climate change, democracy, protest, racismNothing and no-one is separate in this world. Nothing and no-one is more important than anything else or anyone else; no voice greater and no voice lesser.
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Robertson: Lessons from the Future of Work Commission
Written By: notices and features - Date published: 1:22 pm, August 26th, 2016 - 10 comments
Categories: economy, grant robertson, labour, leadership, workers' rights
Tags: future of work, leadership, planningRobertson: “What is the economic paradigm that will meet the challenge of world of less secure work, more automation?”
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Homeless crisis – Nats in full denial
Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 7:01 am, August 26th, 2016 - 82 comments
Categories: housing, national, paula bennett, useless
Tags: denial, homeless, homeless crisis, homelessnessNew research on homelessness from Otago University sheds light on the depth and breadth of the problem. Naturally Paula Bennett says she doesn’t believe it, and that she won’t read it. Because of course.
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Assange is a hero: Jill Stein US Greens Presidential Candidate
Written By: Colonial Viper - Date published: 9:54 am, August 24th, 2016 - 204 comments
Categories: Abuse of power, activism, colonialism, International, Media, Politics, uk politics, us politics, war
Tags:Julian Assange is a true hero, says Jill Stein unequivocally, along with other whistleblowers who have had the audacity to challenge the status quo establishment.
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Key vs science on water quality
Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 9:31 am, August 24th, 2016 - 60 comments
Categories: accountability, farming, health, john key, science, useless, water
Tags: anti science, denial, dirty water, hardtalk, havelock north, mike joy, water, water quality
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Interest free student loans – still safe for now?
Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 10:05 am, August 18th, 2016 - 58 comments
Categories: class war, debt / deficit, tertiary education
Tags: education should be free, student debt, student loans, tertiary educationA right wing “think-tank” wants to load students up with even more debt.
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UNICEF call for action on NZ poverty
Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 7:08 am, August 18th, 2016 - 165 comments
Categories: class war, john key, national, poverty, useless
Tags: anne tolley, child poverty, poverty, the guardian, unicefOnce again this country under National is rightly shamed in the international media.
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New Zealand’s most shameful secret: ‘We have normalised child poverty’
Written By: notices and features - Date published: 4:01 pm, August 16th, 2016 - 175 comments
Categories: child welfare, class, class war, discrimination, housing, human rights, Media, welfare
Tags: child poverty, national shame, neo-liberalism, New Zealand, povertyFuck the whole “Brighter Future” New Zealand.
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Richard Wagstaff: “Things need to change”
Written By: notices and features - Date published: 2:00 pm, August 16th, 2016 - 20 comments
Categories: Unions, workers' rights
Tags: CTU, organising, richard wagstaffThe inaugural CTU organisers’ conference is being held in Auckland this week, bringing together organisers from across the CTU affiliated unions to discuss the future of the movement. CTU President Richard Wagstaff opened the conference this morning. E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā karangatanga maha, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou koutoa. Welcome […]
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This is the face of the failure of globalisation
Written By: weka - Date published: 10:12 am, August 14th, 2016 - 272 comments
Categories: capitalism, class war, Economy, Globalisation, human rights
Tags: bangladesh, free market, hypocrisyMy apologies to Mohammad Jamal, the man in the photo, for using his largely unknown story to make a point about free-trade and Western privilege.
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John Key’s Lies Since the 2014 Election (UPDATED)
Written By: BLiP - Date published: 8:03 am, August 9th, 2016 - 19 comments
Categories: Abuse of power, accountability, Dirty Politics, john key, national, slippery
Tags:There is one item on the list concerning whether John Key knew about the brewing trade squabble with China regarding the dumping of cheap steel on the local market.
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Lefty book reviews: Don’t Buy It
Written By: Stephanie Rodgers - Date published: 10:00 am, August 7th, 2016 - 98 comments
Categories: books, campaigning
Tags: Anat Shenker-Osorio, political narrative, progressive politicsCross-posted from Boots Theory. Where to start with Anat Shenker-Osorio’s Don’t Buy It: The Trouble With Talking Nonsense About The Economy? This review seems redundant, because literally every person I’ve encountered in the past year has been subjected to my near-evangelist recommendation of it. I don’t know every lefty in New Zealand (despite what Matthew […]
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Foreskin’s lament
Written By: advantage - Date published: 9:17 am, August 7th, 2016 - 49 comments
Categories: discrimination, feminism, sexism, sport
Tags: kevin roberts, rugby, saatchi, waikato chiefsThe Waikato Chief’s mad Monday shows that Rugby’s attitude to women are still mired in the past and a threat to New Zealand’s interests, as well as an affront to all women.
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NZ being used as international example of a bad welfare system
Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 7:02 am, August 2nd, 2016 - 104 comments
Categories: benefits, class war, human rights, poverty, welfare
Tags: beneficiary bashing, brighter future, quick question, so proudNZ under National is being used internationally as an example of a bad welfare system.
Do we care? Are we going to fix it?
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Climate change pedal to the metal
Written By: Colonial Viper - Date published: 8:53 am, July 31st, 2016 - 116 comments
Categories: capitalism, climate change, Conservation, disaster, Economy, energy, Environment, farming, food, Mining, sustainability
Tags:Avoiding 2 deg C warming is a ship that’s sailed. Global warming is now happening at about 4.3x the previous long-run rate. And it might go up to 18x the previous rate over the next few years. That’s what the pundits call “abrupt climate change.”
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Chris de Freitas now is the time to be afraid
Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 7:53 am, July 30th, 2016 - 161 comments
Categories: climate change, energy, Environment, global warming, newspapers, science, spin, the praiseworthy and the pitiful, you couldn't make this shit up
Tags: chris de freitas, gareth renowden, Jarrod GilbertAs the temperatures increase and the sea rises Chris de Freitas still claims that anthropogenic climate change is not a happening thing. And shows his inability to analyze by misinterpreting a Jarrod Gilbert article which describes climate change deniers as charlatans.
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Salmond on the ravages of neoliberalism
Written By: notices and features - Date published: 7:46 am, July 16th, 2016 - 44 comments
Categories: capitalism, class war, human rights
Tags: crisis, Dame Anne Salmond, neoliberalism2013 New Zealander of the year Dame Anne Salmond: “In the name of progress, we sacrifice the future of our own children and the planet.”
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Eagle vs Window Pane
Written By: Bill - Date published: 5:14 pm, July 10th, 2016 - 81 comments
Categories: International, Jeremy Corbyn, labour, Media, newspapers, spin, uk politics
Tags: Corbyn, eagle, leadership, Media, uk labourSo Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership has been openly challenged.
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John Roughan on Labour’s birthday
Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 8:11 am, July 10th, 2016 - 60 comments
Categories: Andrew Little, articles, john key, labour, Media, national, newspapers, slippery
Tags:In the Herald John Roughan has offered some very positive comments about the Labour Party and what it stands for.
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Judith Collins is losing a PR battle with a patched Gang Member*
Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 8:30 am, July 8th, 2016 - 322 comments
Categories: crime, Judith Collins, national, prisons, same old national
Tags: Ngapari Nui*title borrowed from @shakingstick.
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#Sheepgate – The Compensation payment for the claim that did not exist
Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 10:22 am, July 4th, 2016 - 27 comments
Categories: john key, national, same old national, trade
Tags: matthew hooton, murray mccully, saudi arabia, sheepgateThe Nation has been doing some digging into #Sheepgate and last weekend broadcast its results. There were some findings that if confirmed should result in McCully’s cabinet career being ended. Not to mention a potential Privileges Hearing to decide if he has misled Parliament.
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National to seize privately owned land
Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 7:01 am, July 4th, 2016 - 57 comments
Categories: accountability, housing, human rights, law, national
Tags: democracy under attack, end of the world, housing crisis, imagine if Labour did it, property rights, seizureNational is now proposing to extinguish private property rights and seize land. Cue political and media outrage? Yeah right.
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It’s a Side-show, “Bob”.
Written By: Bill - Date published: 10:37 am, June 28th, 2016 - 279 comments
Categories: capitalism, climate change, Economy, Environment, Financial markets, global warming, International, newspapers, Politics, radio, Revolution, science, tv
Tags: climate change, economists, global economy, global warming, politiciansFrom the circus that never leaves town.
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The good ones get it
Written By: advantage - Date published: 8:30 am, June 28th, 2016 - 126 comments
Categories: capitalism, Globalisation, obama, us politics
Tags: barack obamaA recent interview with Barack Obama displayed an understanding of the problems offered by globalisation but also understands the complex relationship between trade, elites, workers, and redistribution.
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Bill English unaware that GST is a tax shock!
Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 11:25 am, June 26th, 2016 - 69 comments
Categories: bill english, gst, tax
Tags: bill english, damn lies, dodgy statistics, GST, lies, taxIs it true that 40 percent of us pay no tax? Why, no, no it isn’t.
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