Gordon Campbell on the NSA spying scandal
Not many winners in the NSA spy scandal, are there? Oh sure, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been reaping some political applause at home for […]
October 2013
Gordon Campbell on the Reserve Bank, and the death of Lou Reed
A curiously meandering interview on RNZ’s Business programme by Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler, this morning. During it, Wheeler shed crocodile tears on behalf of […]
Gordon Campbell on the Meridian share float, and Anadarko
So only 62,000 investors have lined up to buy Meridian, even at the rock bottom price of $1.50 a share. That’s even after the process […]
Gordon Campbell on the America’s Cup and convention centre handouts
According to Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce, Team New Zealand “is not a job for life” but it certainly seems the next best thing to […]
Gordon Campbell on the Police being above the law
A lot of the time, policing is a difficult and unpleasant job and when its done well, the Police get little credit for doing it. […]
Gordon Campbell on what John Banks and Nick Smith have in common
The defence that John Banks has been offering to the charges of electoral fraud – that he didn’t read the document he signed, and therefore […]
Gordon Campbell on Len Brown, trust, and Simon Bridges
Leaving aside the tawdry details of Auckland mayor Len Brown’s extramarital affair, the oddest feature is the timing of the revelations. By Brown’s own account […]
Gordon Campbell on the US meltdown and criminalising the partners of welfare fraudsters
It seems incredible that a tiny faction of the Republican opposition in the US Senate can hold to ransom the entire country – and the […]
Gordon Campbell on the Cunliffe speech, and the Mark Lundy decision
The style of David Cunliffe’s speech to the Council of Trade Unions conference yesterday was almost as important as the content. Plainly, Labour now has […]
Gordon Campbell on that alluringly elusive TPP trade deal
How is this for a ‘cart before the horse’ notion of democracy, as practiced by the Key government? From the NZ Herald this morning: [Prime […]
Gordon Campbell on the media’s duty to evaluate the Trans Pacific Partnership
One downside of so called ‘objectivity’ is that it can turn the media into a simple megaphone for those in power – especially in situations […]
Gordon Campbell on the shutdown of the US government by Tea Party terrorists
Surely, isn’t it time for the Republican Party to be designated as a terrorist organisation? Their current shutdown of the federal government has been bad […]
TPP : The Parley in Bali
The TPP trade deal is in deep trouble…
TPP : No Ifs, No Butts
The TPP trade deal needs to take a stand against Big Tobacco
Doing Less, For Fewer
National’s policies on refugees are an exercise in cost-cutting and officialese
The Politics of Low Expectations
The economy’s role in Election 2014 – an interview with business analyst Rod Oram
Killing The Dream
The murder of South African housing activist Nkululeko Gwala
The Complicatist : Listening To Breaking Bad
The use of music in Vince Gilligan’s great series
Profiting Off Prisoners
Dealing with the problems created by the prison industry
From The Hood : Pure Petroleume
As if royals are in charge of anything these days.
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The September 2013 Edition of Werewolf