Gordon Campbell On The Iran War
Funny…back when Russia invaded Ukraine, New Zealand didn’t wait for Vladimir Putin to tell us whether his acts of aggression were legal under international law. […]
Gordon Campbell On The Callous, Short-Sighted “Moving On” Laws
ByWatching Christopher Luxon try to get to grips with a serious issue can be a pretty sad sight. His response to the homelessness epidemic has [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On The Centre-Right’s Newly Found Passion For Taxes, And James Bond, Snowboard Ace
ByMeet National, our new “tax and spend” party. Reportedly, the National-led coalition is seriously considering spending (at least) $16 billion on a second harbour crossing [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On Weather, Climate, And The Contest Between ACT And NZF For The Braindead Vote
ByAs the wild weather rages, and once-in-a-century storms and floods become seasonal events, Mark Mitchell, the country’s Emergency Management and Recovery Minister, still seems locked [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On The Threat To The Winter Olympics From Climate Change
ByThis week, Superbowl football and the Winter Olympics have both served to illustrate the massive role that professional sport now plays in modern life. Reportedly, [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On The West’s Indifference To The Carnage In Iran
ByThe mullahs in Iran must be feeling very pleased with themselves. They have just carried out versions of the Tiannenmen Square Massacre over and over [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On The Not Good, Very Bad, Terrible Unemployment Figures
ByAs the unemployment rate hits 5.4%, the highest jobless rate in a decade, PM Christopher Luxon may be regretting his choice of “Fixing the Basics, [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On The Secret Pact On Rare Earth Minerals, And The India FTA
ByDrill and dig, baby. The week began with the coalition government giving an Australian mining company the green light for an open cast gold mine [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On Selling The Recovery Mirage, And Wolf Parade
ByIf the economy was an apartment building, the recovery would be the party that’s beginning to kick off in the penthouse flat, while everyone else [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On The Winston Peters Revival, And Canada’s Blueprint For A New World Order
ByCurrently, the opinion polls indicate that Winston Peters is benefitting from the disenchantment with National and Labour. The fact so many people are turning to [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On New Zealand’s Readiness To Prostrate Itself Before King Donald
ByNew Zealand likes to portray itself as a steadfast champion of international law. (We’re the brave little country that stands up for what’s right). In [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On The Selling Out Of Iran
ByFirst Venezuela, then Iran. In its modern versions of gunboat diplomacy, the United States is willing to weaken a terrible regime, but not to replace [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On The Overweening Vanity Of Winston Peters
ByPlainly, age had not mellowed the ability of Winston Peters to take offence on grounds not visible to ordinary mortals. Yesterday, Peters felt so miffed [...] Read More »