Doing Less, For Fewer
National’s policies on refugees are an exercise in cost-cutting and officialese
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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
Profiting Off Prisoners
Dealing with the problems created by the prison industry
Australian Election : They’re A Weird Mob
Watching on (in horror) as our Australian cousins hold an election
Australian Election : Fetishizing The Surplus
Economist John Quiggin on the state of the Australian economy
Australian Election : Blaming The Boat People
As Rudd and Abbott use asylum seekers as a political football…
Drugstore Vampires
There’s still plenty of life left in the undead….
Jordan, Bearing The Brunt
The spillover from the war in Syria is taking its toll on Jordan’s fragile institutions
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
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
Talking Dotcom
Interviews with Kim Dotcom, his lawyer Ira Rothken and Eric Goldman
Mining Below The Floorboards
An unprecedented proposal to mine underneath residential homes in Waihi raises the question: Is there anywhere it’s not OK to mine?
Turkey : from Tahrir to Taksim
What caused the uprising in Turkey, and what are its chances of survival?
The One That Got Away
The continuing adventures of Jesse and Celine…
Zombie Love: Chewing on the Entrails of Genre
Contemporary Zombie Narrative Meets Horror
Risky Business
The threat posed to our marine and coastal environment by the Texas oil company, Anadarko
Fighting To Choose
An excerpt from Alison McCulloch’s new book about the battle for abortion rights in New Zealand
The Quiet American
Celebrating the career of film-maker, Les Blank
Testing, Testing… But Not Teaching
How standardised classroom tests are producing some frightening outcomes in the US
Iceland Walks Itself Backwards
Iceland’s attempt to write a new Constitution hits an electoral headwind
Campion, Gatsby, Godard and Jesus Franco
What should we make of Jane Campion’s return to television? Also: should you be worried about Baz Luhrmann’s Great Gatsby? Is Godard great – and who was Jesus Franco?
One Person’s Trash is Another’s Treasure
Practical sustainability, as a part of everyday life in Argentina
The Show (And Tell) Trial
Is Kim Dotcom bound to get a raw deal at his extradition hearing?
Toxins In The Timber Mills
The remarkable struggle of Joe Harawira and the Sawmill Workers Against Poisons shows it will take more than good rules to keep workers and the environment safe