Written By: weka - Date published: 6:04 am, January 12th, 2023 - 80 comments
The mechanism for ostracism destroys solidarity and has serious implications for the left.
Written By: Guest post - Date published: 1:05 pm, April 5th, 2019 - 146 comments
As we prepare for ANZAC Day, the Kapiti RSA has been viciously attacked for wanting to show solidarity with NZ’s Muslim community. Maggie writes about what that means and suggests who we really are.
Written By: te reo putake - Date published: 10:38 am, March 16th, 2019 - 123 comments
It’s the morning after the horrific attacks in Christchurch. 49 are dead, many more injured. The PM is flying to the city, having announced our gun laws are to be immediately strengthened. The country is reeling, but the fascists are bound to lose.
Written By: Bill - Date published: 10:40 am, January 22nd, 2018 - 7 comments
History not forgotten.
Written By: weka - Date published: 9:14 am, January 31st, 2017 - 8 comments
Hope and action are also part of the solution.
Written By: notices and features - Date published: 4:00 pm, October 10th, 2016 - 36 comments
Junior doctors taking strike action are being bullied and threatened that they’ll harm their careers.
Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 11:56 am, April 4th, 2016 - 162 comments
Good to see Andrew Little working on the practical politics of building a government in waiting.
Written By: Bill - Date published: 4:02 pm, September 6th, 2015 - 90 comments
I wonder if the current public outpouring of sympathy for Syrian refugees is nought but a ‘fashion’, or whether it’s the beginnings of a renaissance for internationalism.
Written By: Guest post - Date published: 4:56 pm, November 22nd, 2011 - 3 comments
The Arab Spring hangs in balance, as protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir Square and in other cities in Egypt battle the riot police of the ruling Egyptian military junta.
Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 8:08 am, July 25th, 2011 - 71 comments
The tragic events in Norway raise many questions, and there are no easy answers.
Written By: notices and features - Date published: 11:15 pm, July 23rd, 2011 - 44 comments
Written By: Marty G - Date published: 9:04 am, November 25th, 2009 - 13 comments
I was watching that vid by the Greens on ACC and bikoi. What caught my attention was the bikers’ chant: “who’s next, who’s next?” The Right loves to atomise us – make us think of ourselves only as individuals or narrow interest groups. Our reaction to the bikers getting hammered with these unecessary ACC hikes […]
The current rise of populism challenges the way we think about people’s relationship to the economy.We seem to be entering an era of populism, in which leadership in a democracy is based on preferences of the population which do not seem entirely rational nor serving their longer interests. ...
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