Gordon Campbell on why the Supreme Court is a bigger threat than Trump to US democracy
If you need a chilling reminder of how weirdly different the United States is to New Zealand…then abortion rights is the place to start. Last […]
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 why the Supreme Court is a bigger threat than Trump to US democracy
No CommentsByIf you need a chilling reminder of how weirdly different the United States is to New Zealand…then abortion rights is …
Gordon Campbell on political twins, and on Labour extending its wage subsidy scheme
No CommentsByA quick quiz for the weekend. Which political party currently represented in Parliament issued a press release yesterday that contained …
Gordon Campbell on the problems the pandemic is causing for Big Oil
No CommentsByChances are, climate change won’t kill you overnight, and that’s got to be significant. Yet while we were all in …
Gordon Campbell on the virtues (and fluffed opportunities) of the Operation Burnham report
No CommentsByOne unspoken rule of thumb in any official public inquiry is : whatever you do, don’t conclude you were made …
Gordon Campbell on showing the Aussies how to reach a consensus on quarantine fees
No CommentsByBack at the dawn of time, MMP was created (a) to impose a discipline on government and (b) to prevent …
Gordon Campbell on the Greens’ attempts to look like underdogs
No CommentsByThe Greens’ opposition to homecoming New Zealanders being required to pay about $3,000 towards the cost of their two week …
Gordon Campbell on using the Army to soak up the Covid unemployed
No CommentsByOnce the government’s wage subsidies run out and the Covid job losses really kick in, there could – conceivably – …
Gordon Campbell on who really deserves sympathy when stress makes people behave badly
No CommentsBySex always makes people sit up and pay attention to what‘s on the news bulletins. The political circus aside…. Power …
Gordon Campbell on why high taxes and austerity shouldn’t ruin the Covid recovery
No CommentsByEven before you factor in the tendency of National’s caucus to self-implode, Judith Collins should have her work cut out. …
Gordon Campbell on the mainstream media’s romance with Judith Collins
No CommentsByCrikey. It feels like the media and Judith Collins should just get a room and be done with it. Such …
Gordon Campbell on National’s Great Leap Backwards
No CommentsByIt isn’t surprising that at the height of its disarray, National should have looked for certainty and picked the least …
Gordon Campbell on the Todd Muller resignation
No CommentsByGiven the factions within National’s own caucus, anyone picked as the new leader of the National Party will struggle to …