Gordon Campbell on privatising education, and the Amen Break
John Quiggin’s argument on market experiments seems especially relevant to this country at a time.
World
Gordon Campbell on our posturing at the UN
New Zealand is currently chairing the 15 person Security Council for the last time during our two year term on the Council.
Gordon Campbell on welfare blackmail, and the therapeutic use of drugs in sport
Reportedly, beneficiary parents who refuse to disclose the intimate details of their child’s conception stand to have their benefits substantially docked.
Gordon Campbell on The Rise of the Sewbots
Automation is starting to wipe out millions of the jobs in the footwear and garment sweatshops of Asia
Gordon Campbell on housing illusions, and libertarians for Trump
The truly irritating aspect of the government’s response to the Auckland housing crisis is its insistence merely cranking up the housing supply will bring prices down
Gordon Campbell on the end game in Spain
A few interesting international stories that have largely flown beneath the radar this past week
Living with Rio’s Olympic Ruins
Even as they were being built, Rio’s Olympic projects were already starting to collapse…
Gordon Campbell on Chinese steel dumping, and the 60s revival
It will take six months for us to even find out if anyone has yet laid an anti-dumping complaint about China’s steel dumping
Gordon Campbell on Havelock North’s water issues, and extreme vetting
Having belatedly advised Havelock North about the pollution of their water supply, local authorities seem to prematurely see light at the end of the tunnel
Gordon Campbell on the politicising of the war on drugs in sport
“War on drugs in sport” has become a proxy version of the Cold War, fixated on Russia.
Gordon Campbell on electricity pricing and Aleppo
The proposed new pricing regime will impose energy costs on the Kawerau mill that will be at least double their entire annual profits last year.
Gordon Campbell on the Rio Olympics
An Olympic medal is starting to feel less like a reward for ruthless competitive excellence, and more like a school competitions where everyone goes home with a prize.
Gordon Campbell on NZ homecare workers and US voting rights
Hopefully, the unions will not lie down and meekly accept yesterday’s Court of Appeal ruling on the employment status of support worker Janet Lowe.
Gordon Campbell on why the opinion polls for Key and Trump defy gravity
The commentariat tends to treat politics as boxing – the public, however, seem to experience politics as the static pageant of a wrestling match
Gordon Campbell on the IOC’s treatment of Russian sport, and lone wolf terrorism
An IOC blanket ban on Russian athletes would have been marked contrast to its treatment of the track and field team from Kenya
Gordon Campbell on the Reserve Bank, the UN shortlist, and Trump
Can there really be there any link between the US presidential elections and yesterday’s RBNZ signals on interest rates and the NZ dollar? Well, maybe. […]
Gordon Campbell on the censorship wreaking havoc within South Africa’s state broadcaster
Decrees include no further negative news about the President and an end to camera angles that made him ‘look shorter’.
Zimbabwe: From The Trenches
The ongoing struggle against the Mugabe dictatorship
Theresa May, Compassionately….
Why Britain’s new Tory PM is talking about inequality
Sabotaging Democracy
Voter turnout is being actively suppressed in this year’s US elections
Gordon Campbell on John Key’s weird pilgrimage to Europe
The current Key/McClay expedition to the UK and Europe looks decidedly peculiar.
Gordon Campbell on Britain’s pleas for mercy
On Brexit, the Europeans clearly want Britain to get on with it, but no British politician seems willing to step up
Gordon Campbell on the aftermath of Brexit
Now that it has woken up from its Brexit victory hangover, is Britain acting as if it has just won the World Cup? Hardly.
Greens + Labour, Aussie Version
…And Other Notes On The Looming Aussie Election
Gordon Campbell on the delusions driving the “Leave” option
On the brink of the Brexit vote, the irrationality of the “Leave” option is now apparent.
Gordon Campbell on the “T” word, and this Sunday’s election in Spain
Once again, news packages from the US and UK underlined the difference in the treatment of the Pulse night club killings and the murder of Jo Cox.
Gordon Campbell on the RCEP trade deal and other entanglements
So China and the US both have competing trade deals on offer – the TPP for the US and the RCEP for the Chinese – each of which pointedly exclude the other superpower.
From Taboo To Empowerment
Menstruation is a pivotal issue in gender equality and human rights
Apocalypticism
The changes in the global climate are as extreme as the US presidential season
No Climate For Change
The Paris conference will deliver only paper promises on global warming