Gordon Campbell on chilling the warm fuzzies about the US/China trade deal
Hold the champagne, folks. This week’s China/US deal is more about a change in tone between the world’s two biggest economies – thank goodness they’re […]
Gordon Campbell on the Iran aftermath
So, evidently, you can get away with murder. It looks as though a further escalation in the ongoing war between Iran and the US has […]
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Gordon Campbell on chilling the warm fuzzies about the US/China trade deal
No CommentsByHold the champagne, folks. This week’s China/US deal is more about a change in tone between the world’s two biggest …
Gordon Campbell on the excellent new classroom materials about climate change
No CommentsByInevitably, children hear a lot about climate change – on the news, on the street, from their friends – and …
Gordon Campbell on the Harry/Meghan affair, and Iran’s latest airliner calamity
No CommentsByThose “Meghzit” headlines seem apt, given how closely Britain’s January 31 exit from the European Union resembles the imminent departure …
Gordon Campbell on the Iran aftermath
No CommentsBySo, evidently, you can get away with murder. It looks as though a further escalation in the ongoing war between …
Gordon Campbell on the Aussie bush fires, and the killing of Qassem Suleimani
No CommentsByIn popular culture, Australia is often portrayed as Western civilisation’s last unspoiled frontier, or as its final refuge from planetary …
Gordon Campbell on the best music of 2019
No CommentsBy Gordon CampbellIn a year where so many of the highlights came from female musicians, there was one standout album...
Gordon Campbell on Scotland’s renewed battle for independence
No CommentsBy Gordon CampbellWhile it isn’t surprising that Boris Johnson won the election, he might also have lost the United Kingdom
Gordon Campbell on what any White Island inquiry might look like
No CommentsBy Gordon CampbelPresumably, if there is to be a ministerial inquiry (at the very least) into the Whakaari/White Island disaster, it will …
Gordon Campbell on why raising benefits is a better option than spending on infrastructure
No CommentsBy Gordon CampbellIf New Zealand has a pressing need to stimulate its flagging economy, it seems very weird to meet this need …Gordon Campbell on the Whakaari/White Island eruption
No CommentsBy Gordon CampbellNew Zealand itself is at risk of being seen as a tourism destination where commercial factors determine the boundary line …
Gordon Campbell on the recent upheavals inside Iran, and Coldplay
No CommentsBy Gordon CampbellIn the fortnight since the Internet got switched back on in Iran, the ferocity of the crackdown on the recent …
Gordon Campbell on stoking fears about cannabis law reform
No CommentsBy Gordon CampbellIt was always going to be hard to have a rational debate on cannabis reform. Far easier for politicians to …