John Pilger, and making war on China
Why is New Zealand taking part in military war games aimed at our main trading partner?
March 2017
Gordon Campbell on the Labour/Greens Deal
Labour and the Greens have made concessions intended to establish themselves as a credible alternative government, but they’ve made the concessions to the wrong people.
Gordon Campbell on war crimes and the Afghan insurgency
Truly, with friends like former defence Minster Wayne Mapp, the SAS does not need enemies.
Gordon Campbell on the Hit and Run book
Without an independent inquiry into this incident it will remain a blot on our military record, and on any subsequent Anzac Day celebrations of the exploits of our troops abroad.
Gordon Campbell on Chuck Berry
A 30-ish black r&b musician from a middle class family in St Louis managed to recreate the world of white teenagers, at a time when the very notion of a “teenager” had just been invented.
Land of the Long White Egalitarian Myth
It isn’t only foreigners who buy into the myth of New Zealand as an equal opportunity Paradise
Gordon Campbell on Dutch lessons for Labour
Do yesterday’s election results in the Netherlands have any lessons for our own election campaign this year?
Gordon Campbell on the conflicts over abortion
The 1977 legislation is a conservative law on the books that has been interpreted liberally in practice.
Gordon Campbell on the Transport Ministry scandal, quad bikes and Frankie Cosmos
There will always be a risk in bringing the wrong-doing by one’s superiors to the attention of senior management. That’s why the protections for whistle blowers were created.
Gordon Campbell on National’s token National Super age hike
A policy rollout about appearances rather than urgency, driven more by National’s political need to guard its flank than the country’s best interests. Is there a pattern here?
From the Hood: In Which My Computer Develops A Bug
Some free verse poetry a cockroach typed into my computer over the weekend.
Gordon Campbell on Labour’s latest love letter to the centre-right
Labour leader Andrew Little chose to appoint Winston Peters – and not Greens’ leader James Shaw – to Parliament’s committee on the security and intelligence services.
Gordon Campbell on Ardern’s ascension & Trump’s triumph
It’s about time we cut the crap about Jacinda Ardern being only a show pony.
Gordon Campbell on the runway extension’s latest court failure
The Court of Appeal has ringingly found in favour of the pilots’ union over the safety issues raised by the Wellington runway extension.