Gordon Campbell on the Police refusal to prosecute the GCSB
The last gift from David Shearer to the National Party was his resignation, which has happily diverted the media into weeks of speculation about his […]
August 2013
On the risks of intervention in Syria
As Barack Obama considers the US-led response to the gas attack in Syria, the nuances of that response are getting more, not less difficult. How […]
Gordon Campbell on Labour’s alleged divisions and newfound sense of unity
When you’re languishing in Opposition, the divisions in caucus are evident, the ideological nerve ends all too nakedly exposed. Everyone in the lifeboat has different […]
On Shearer’s exit, and where Labour goes from here
Some political animals would have grasped for survival at the results of the latest Roy Morgan poll, which showed National losing ground and with the […]
Gordon Campbell on the latest asset sales handout, and some really bad news from Afghanistan
New Zealand has already spent $30 million as a gift to Rio Tinto over the Tiwau Point aluminium smelter – essentially, to buy the government […]
Gordon Campbell on the final round for the GCSB Bill
Having tried and failed to sell the GCSB Bill by invoking the bogeyman of terrorism – “PM Justifies Spy Bill : Kiwis trained by al […]
Gordon Campbell on Egypt, the F-35 and Nanny National
Yesterday, this column compared events in Egypt to the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989 and – spookily – there is now an image to drive […]
Gordon Campbell on the latest events in Egypt
The bloody events in Egypt have a familiar ring. The “clearing” of long term encampments convened as a passive protest in defence of democracy. The […]
Gordon Campbell on putting profit potential ahead of human potential
Does New Zealand – despite our claims to egalitarianism and everyone being equal before the law – treat the people engaged in tax evasion more […]
Nanny National
In John Key, has Big Government and Corporate Power found their most devoted servant?
Dotcomming The TPP
Does what the government is saying inside the TPP contradict its support for Dotcom’s prosecution?
Feeling The Love For X Factor
Why you should have watched the most hated show on television
First, They Came For Your Lightbulbs
Some misgivings, as the incandescent bulb heads for the industrial scrapheap
Classics : Ernest and Celestine
Life on the emotional edge, with the bear father and the mouse child
Abortion, Against the Tide
Why is access to abortion under such fierce attack in the United States?
Gods and Monsters
Maybe Pacific Rim is the best film that Guillermo Del Toro could have made right now
Come Back, SR-71 Blackbird
Belatedly, the US discovers it again needs (something like) the world’s greatest-ever aeroplane
From The Hood : Ars Tonga, Vita Brevis
What I did on my holidays
The Complicatist : Bobby Bland R.I.P., Laura Marling
Eagles may be high and free, but they’re also birds of prey
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The June 2013 Edition of Werewolf
Gordon Campbell on the smelter deal, Fonterra and Iran
Well, it does seem that about $30 million is the kind of pocket money that the government has readily at hand to throw at foreign […]
Gordon Campbell on the Fonterra milk powder scandal, and the ongoing Dunne email saga
The Fonterra tainted milk powder scandal is at risk of becoming the export equivalent of foot and mouth disease, and needs expert management now to […]
Gordon Campbell on the Vance phone scandal
Pity the poor Prime Minister. The phone records of Fairfax reporter Andrea Vance? Don’t look at him. Once again, John Key has been let down […]