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The Blank Slate Boy
Are voters being encouraged to read into Colin Craig whatever image they would like to see?
Chile Promises Free University Education To All
Can the leaders of the 2011 student revolt ensure the new Government keeps its promises?
TPP: All Cards On The Table
Why a reluctant Japan may be all that is keeping the Trans Pacific Partnership Trade deal on life support
The Ten Best Films Of 2013
The year the movies got small, and the small screen got big
Putin’s Puppet Turns Nasty
The regime in the Ukraine metes out “justice” – and beatings – to those who dare to oppose its liaison with Russia
From The Hood : That Referendum Thing In Plain English
The Financemeister is not a man to let fancy forms of democracy get in the way.
The Complicatist : Laneway, 2014
Likely highlights from the best on offer at Silo Park
Referendum On A Robbery
The asset sales referendum kicks off on November 22…
TPP : The Never-To-Be-Ended Story
Does even Barack Obama want a fight over the TPP?
Our Silence On Syria’s Suffering
Why is New Zealand not offering to take in some of Syria’s refugees?
In The Autumn of the Woodsman
Is Blue Jasmine, Woody Allen’s so-called “return to form” really as good as they say?
Keeping Things In Perspective
God and the universe have larger concerns
Algeria : Boutekflika Strikes Back
In Algeria, a regime in trouble tightens its grip on power
The Unbeatable Lightness of Gravity
Sandra Bullock and the space/light dimension…
From The Hood : The Masque Of The Blue Line
Am I getting old or are holidays just not as fun any more?
The Complicatist : Deafheaven and Sunbather
This black metal / shoegaze hybrid is (almost) everyone’s pick as album of the year
TPP : The Parley in Bali
The TPP trade deal is in deep trouble…
TPP : No Ifs, No Butts
The TPP trade deal needs to take a stand against Big Tobacco
Doing Less, For Fewer
National’s policies on refugees are an exercise in cost-cutting and officialese
The Politics of Low Expectations
The economy’s role in Election 2014 – an interview with business analyst Rod Oram
Killing The Dream
The murder of South African housing activist Nkululeko Gwala
The Complicatist : Listening To Breaking Bad
The use of music in Vince Gilligan’s great series
Profiting Off Prisoners
Dealing with the problems created by the prison industry
From The Hood : Pure Petroleume
As if royals are in charge of anything these days.
Australian Election : They’re A Weird Mob
Watching on (in horror) as our Australian cousins hold an election
Australian Election : Fetishizing The Surplus
Economist John Quiggin on the state of the Australian economy
Australian Election : Blaming The Boat People
As Rudd and Abbott use asylum seekers as a political football…
Drugstore Vampires
There’s still plenty of life left in the undead….
Jordan, Bearing The Brunt
The spillover from the war in Syria is taking its toll on Jordan’s fragile institutions