Gordon Campbell on the White House romance with Russia
Tough on Europe over trade, at the G-7. Tough on Europe over defence, at NATO. And utterly smitten as usual by Vladimir Putin at the Helsinki summit.
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Gordon Campbell on next week’s NATO debacle
Donald Trump has been very consistent about his agenda, and remarkably successful in achieving it, in the short term at least.
Gordon Campbell on family separations, and family publicity
The recent upsurge in asylum seekers is only a fraction of the 1,643,679 people who sought asylum in fiscal year 2000 without the US sinking under the weight.
Gordon Campbell on the Waikeria Prison decision
When and how does the government propose to change the key drivers of New Zealand’s bizarrely high – and economically unaffordable – rates of imprisonment?
Gordon Campbell on the media’s untruth-in-packaging problem with the Trump circus
After shredding America’s relationships with its traditional G-7 allies, US President Donald Trump is about to sit down to pursue a deal with North Korea
Gordon Campbell on what we can expect from the talks with North Korea
We are now only a week away from the meeting in Singapore between North Korea’s Kim Yong–Un and US President Donald Trump
Gordon Campbell on the prospects for the US talks with North Korea
On June 12, the leaders of North Korea and the United States will meet across a table in Singapore, and Kim Jong Un must already be feeling giddy at the thought that this meeting is already being described with the word “summit”
Gordon Campbell on nine Trump lies about the Iran deal
The cascade of Orwellian lies that US President Donald Trump has used to rationalize why his country is reneging on the commitments it made under the Iran nuclear deal should be posing a genuine problem for our media.
Gordon Campbell on petrol pricing and the midwives march
The public brawl between Energy Minister Megan Woods and BP looks like spinning off – as brawls tend to do – into a whole array […]
Gordon Campbell on hostility against journalists, and Israel’s lies about Iran
Tomorrow (May 3) is the UN’s World Press Freedom Day. At last count, 32 working journalists had been killed this year up until April 30, […]
Gordon Campbell on health promises, BP, and the White House correspondents furore
Remember that classic clip of Homer Simpson reacting to news of the government’s best effort at speed –roasting a buffalo? Keep that impatience in mind. […]
Gordon Campbell on the chemical weapons attack (and response) in Syria
The past week’s headlines about the chemical attacks in Syria – and the military response by the US, France and Britain – have tended to […]
Gordon Campbell on Winston Peters’ attempts to cozy up to Trump, and to Russia
Attempts by the Foreign Affairs Minister to downplay Russia’s role in the shooting down of MH17 have already earned unflattering coverage across the Tasman
Gordon Campbell on the Mueller probe, and Russia’s economy
In itself, the indictment of 13 Russian nationals wlll do little to change views on the Mueller investigation
Gordon Campbell on the Nunes memo, and the alleged liberal plot against Trump
Every now and then the US system erupts and throws up a piece of political magma that can’t be described or explained in any rational fashion.
Gordon Campbell on Oprah as a presidential hopeful
Oprah for President…That was one of those summer silly season stories, right ? Maybe not. On the morning after the Golden Globes Awards ceremony where […]
Gordon Campbell on Defence spending, Alabama, and Dolly Parton
The spending lavished on Defence projects to meet the risks that could maybe, possibly, theoretically face New Zealand in future is breath-taking.
Gordon Campbell on the right wing’s fetish for tax cuts
Going as low as the Republicans have done will not only wildly expand the deficit, but require cutbacks to welfare provisions, and hiking taxes on middle America.
Gordon Campbell on National’s penchant for bashing (a) students and (b) beneficiaries
Occasionally, political parties paint themselves in their true colours, almost by accident.
Gordon Campbell on Ardern’s refugee non-deal
Trump has welshed on the Manus deal to Australia… On the weekend, Turnbull humiliated Jacinda Ardern in turn, by once again rejecting New Zealand’s offer.
Gordon Campbell on Peters’ end game in the coalition talks
We’re now entering the Agatha Christie phase of coalition negotiations, given all the main characters have been summoned to the drawing room today by M. Hercule Peters.
What’s New Zealand telling Trump about his threats to North Korea?
Sometimes friends have to tell friends they’re acting crazy…
Gordon Campbell on the US public’s attitude to nuclear war
A recent MIT report suggests that the American public is far more tolerant of the mass killing of civilians than the media tend to assume.
Gordon Campbell on North Korea, neo-Nazism, and Milo
With a bit of luck the planet won’t be devastated by nuclear war in the next few days. US President Donald Trump will have begun […]
Gordon Campbell on why Trump is a good thing
As candidate and President alike, Trump has been a bad salesman for the policies he espouses.
Gordon Campbell on the current US moves against North Korea
If Martians visited early last week, they’d probably be scratching their heads as to why North Korea was being treated as a potential trigger for global conflict.
Gordon Campbell on Emmanuel Macron’s plans for France
Emmanuel Macron’s “revolution” will complete its electoral phase with the final round of voting for the Assemblee Nationale.
Gordon Campbell on the limits of political loyalty
In the wake of the Comey testimony, one of Donald Trump’s White House defenders has claimed in her boss’s defence: “The President is not a liar.”
Gordon Campbell on Tillerson’s problems with Trump
Tillerson’s sober re-assurances to PM Bill English that the US remains committed to global and regional engagement count for very little.
Gordon Campbell on the Rex Tillerson visit
Rex Tillerson will be welcomed in style – even though he could fairly be called the least influential person in decades to hold the post.