Gordon Campbell on Labour’s new economic plan
As Labour’s shadow Finance Minister David Parker pointed out on RNZ this morning, New Zealand has led the way internationally by making the control of […]
April 2014
Lest We Remember
As millions of dollars are spent on World War I and the Anzacs, the 150th anniversary of the wars at home are getting short shrift
Anzac Day : Identity Politics, With Guns
There’s a void in our sense of nationalism, and Anzac Day is how we choose to fill it
Trading In Stereotypes
In the Christchurch rebuild, will women miss out on most of the high-paying jobs?
Gordon Campbell on the Shane Jones departure
Shane Jones has left Parliament in the manner to which we have become accustomed, with self interest coming in first and second, and with the […]
Out Of The Past
In films like A Separation and The Past, Asghar Farhadi has become Iran’s most celebrated cultural export. There’s a price.
Scotland On The Brink
Are the wheels falling off the Better Together campaign against Scottish independence?
Sympathy For The One Per Cent
The uber-rich have problems, too
Berkeley : Surviving the 21st Century
A personal view of Frederick Wiseman’s documentary At Berkeley
From The Hood : Fol-De-Royal
Werewolf wasn’t paying close attention to the royal tour but we thought we’d have a go at the whole coverage thing anyway.
Aspirational Television
West Wing And The Lost Political Dream
Travelling Light : In the Borderlands of Putin’s Empire
Where In The World Is Chisinau, Moldova?
The Complicatist : Jackson C. Frank, Mark Kozelek
The love songs of the middle-aged mope
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The March 2014 Edition of Werewolf
Gordon Campbell on drone strikes and Judith Collins‘ last stand
Reportedly, US drone operators refer to their kills as “bug splat” – mainly because when the carnage is viewed on their screens thousands of kilometres […]
Gordon Campbell on the life and ACC work of Sir Owen Woodhouse
With the death of Sir Owen Woodhouse, the founding father of the Accident Compensation Scheme, New Zealand has lost one of the titans of its […]
Gordon Campbell on royalty and its tourism spin-offs
Ultimately the Queen’s longevity has been one of her most significant accomplishments. A transition to Prince Charles while the monarchy was in the pits of […]
Gordon Campbell on the failure to create a Labour/Greens alliance
David Cunliffe won his current job by indicating he would be a Labour leader proud of his party’s left wing traditions. Since then, a question […]
Gordon Campbell on Narendra Modi, and the elections in India
On the upside, the gigantic election process that began yesterday in India is the largest exercise in democracy on the planet. Reportedly, a staggering five […]
Gordon Campbell on trade unions and Transpower
So much for the demonising of trade unions. As the dust setttles on the Global Financial Crisis, some US corporate leaders seem able to read […]
Gordon Campbell on this week’s election in Afghanistan
In effect, there are three main candidates running in Afghanistan’s presidential election this week: the former diplomat Abdullah Abdullah, the former World Bank economist Ashraf […]
Gordon Campbell on the ICJ whaling ban, and security agency failings
The ban on Japan’s whaling programme ordered by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is a credit to Australia, who brought the case. Indirectly, it […]