September 2008

Gordon Campbell on the House rejection of the bailout plan So the House has rejected the bailout plan – or more correctly, the House Republicans […]

Luckily for Sarah Palin, the focus on the presidential debates and the $700 million bailout plan helped to bury a horrific series of news events […]

***** Gordon Campbell interviews Hone Harawira about Maori Party election strategy – Images Kevin List While the Maori Party does at times consciously project an […]

This is crunch week for the US financial system, and the Democrats need to play hardball and vote against the $700 billion bailout plan. Because […]

By Gordon Campbell Image – Lyndon Hood ***** This week, the public itself could be forgiven for treating Parliament with contempt. In a majority decision, […]

By Gordon Campbell Click to enlarge ***** So, what impact is the world’s biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression having on the New Zealand […]

Words Gordon Campbell – Images Kevin List ***** The final lingering image of the privileges committee investigation of Winston Peters was an apt one – […]

Click to enlarge So election day is November 8 which – it seems from media commentary over the weekend – was totally obvious to political […]

Image – Lyndon Hood ***** Winston Peters goal last night was simple survival. And if the rules of natural justice rules still apply, he did […]

Image – Lyndon Hood ***** Winston Peters goal last night was simple survival. And if the rules of natural justice rules still apply, he did […]

Robert Fisk at the Copthorne Hotel, Mt Victoria Wellington September 2008 – Images Kevin List ***** Robert Fisk was born 62 years ago in Maidstone, […]

Images Kevin List ***** With hindsight – or even you’d think, with foresight – it was not a great idea for Michael Cullen to be […]

Briefly: Strike three may signal that Winston Peters and New Zealand First are soon to be out for the count. Beforehand, and despite all the […]

Click to enlarge Like clashing CGI dinosaurs in a Peter Jackson movie, the Serious Fraud Office and Winston Peters seem to be creatures from another […]

Click for big version Realistically, how long should it take the Serious Fraud Office to establish whether a prima facie case of fraud really does […]

Click for big version Realistically, how long should it take the Serious Fraud Office to establish whether a prima facie case of fraud really does […]

Sarah Palin as beauty pageant contender 1984 ***** Well, it didn’t take long for detail to surface on one of the problems Sarah Palin brings […]