Gordon Campbell On New Zealand’s Peter Thiel Problem
Reportedly, the moral revulsion being felt around the world at Israel’s actions in Gaza has induced 24 countries to sign a joint letter calling on […]
Gordon Campbell On Ducking The Costs Of Climate Change
ByLooking for consistency in all things is said to be the hallmark of a small mind. Duly noted, but the Luxon government’s stance on climate [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On Why The Regulatory Standards Bill Is A Hot Mess
ByWhen the politician pushing a controversial piece of legislation starts accusing his critics of “derangement syndrome” – as David Seymour has done this week – [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On Using The Tax System To Boost Funding For The Arts
ByDespite the myriad concerns being expressed about the Regulatory Standards Bill – including misgivings by his own Regulations Ministry and scorn from constitutional law expert [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell on National’s crackdown on shoplifters
ByPoliticians do like being tough on crime. Flexing law and order muscle is a feature of the patriarchal Daddy State, and is beloved by the [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell on what our Labour Party could learn from Zohran Mamdani
ByHeaven forbid that an abrasive punk duo that calls itself Bob Vylan should lead a hostile chant at the Glastonbury music festival against a military [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On Exonerating Israel, And Demonising Iran
ByNow that the US and Israel have stopped bombing Iran, Israel can re-focus on its core business of starving children in Gaza, and killing their [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On Trump’s Anti-Bomb Bombing Campaign
ByIf the US really wanted to stop nuclear weapons proliferation in the Middle East, it would have long ago supported the moves to declare the [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On Sacrificing Worker Rights On The Altar Of Commerce
ByIn the interests of efficiency, maybe Brooke van Velden should just outsource her Workplace Relations and Safety Ministry to Business NZ and be done with [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On The West’s War Against Iran
ByClearly, the world needs to stop talking about Israel’s right to defend itself, and start talking about the world’s need to defend itself against Israel. [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On The Making Of King Donald
ByAfter decades of watching the US prop up dictatorships in Central America, South America and the Middle East, there’s a certain irony in seeing authoritarian [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell on free speech and anti-Semitism
ByAccording to Workplace Health and Safety Minister Brooke Van Velden, employers are having to endure a “culture of fear” created by Worksafe, which has the [...] Read More »
Gordon Campbell On Why The Regulatory Standards Bill Should Be Dumped
ByIf you blinked on a recent Friday afternoon, you might have missed the passing under urgency of the first reading of the Regulatory Standards Bill. [...] Read More »