Gordon Campbell On Why The Nation Seems To Be Stuck With Christopher Luxon
When you wheel out Judith Collins as your weapon of last resort, you’ve already lost the battle for public opinion, and are pitching your messages […]
Gordon Campbell On New Zealand’s Willing Submission To The Pentagon’s Command And Control
ByDecades ago, Alexander Cockburn wrote a column pointing out that the true believers in the power and precision of the defence industry’s latest weaponry tend [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On Our Tanking Economy, And US Vigilante Justice
ByImagine your house has a plumbing problem. A plumbing firm tendering for the job assures you that hey, no problem they can fix it, so [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On Luxon Advising Young People To Get Out While They Still Can
ByIf anyone under 35 still had mixed feelings about leaving New Zealand to build a future elsewhere, PM Christopher Luxon probably sealed the deal this [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On The Social Media Ban For Young Kids
ByYoung people have been going to the dogs ever since oh, 1912. The proposed social media ban for under 16 year olds (14 years is [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On The Bogus Peace Plan Being Imposed On Palestine
ByCan you remember where you were at 7.25am on Tuesday morning at the dawning of what Donald Trump heralded as “one of the great days [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On The Shameful, Incompetent Decision On Palestine
ByGiven the daily horrors of the Gaza genocide, there could hardly be a more appropriate time for New Zealand to join the community of nations [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On Sickness Leave, And On Our Muted Call On Statehood For Palestine
BySickness doesn’t work part-time, which is one of the design flaws in the government plans to amend the Holidays Act. Once the revamped Employment Leave [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On Sudan’s Largely Forgotten War
ByFor the past three years, Western media outlets have been focussed on the wars in Gaza and Ukraine (and on the US vs China trade [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On Our Recognition Of Palestine, And Those $70 Million Concert Subsidies
ByThankfully, the end is in sight for the government’s dance of the seven veils over recognising the state of Palestine, and for Labour’s rampant indecision [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On The Phillips Kids And Why It’s OK To Not Mourn Charlie Kirk
ByNo bread, all circuses. Allegedly, the cupboard is bare when it comes to putting extra money on the table to offer nurses, teachers and junior [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On Playing Performative Politics While The Economy (And The Public Health System) Burns
ByAs the old saying goes, “With your eyes, you enter the world. But with your ears, the world enters you.” This may explain why hearing [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On The Decline Of Winston Peters, And The Attacks On Helen Clark
ByAs usual, last weekend’s New Zealand First conference in Palmerston North was very much about the Dear Leader. Alas, and like many other gentlemen of [...] Read More »