Gordon Campbell on the death of Fidel Castro
New Zealand likes to think we played ourpart – via the 1981 Springbok tour – in bringing the apartheid regime in South Africa to an […]
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Gordon Campbell on the media normalisation of Trump
We all supposedly agree that the media is going to hell in a tabloid handbasket, but the trends to the contrary can be a bit harder to spot.
Gordon Campbell on the transport options, post earthquake
The configuration of rail, road and shipping likely to emerge in the longer term, post earthquake, still remains opaque.
Gordon Campbell on the government’s tax cuts fixation
Long before the earthquake hit, the dodginess of the government tax cuts programnme was evident in the language of its packaging.
Gordon Campbell on trade, Trump and Steve Bannon
As APEC leaders get together this weekend in Peru, they could be forgiven for looking back nostalgically at Barack Obama’s time in office and wondering […]
Gordon Campbell on Leonard Cohen
If Bob Dylan owned the 1960s, Leonard Cohen was an inescapable presence during the early 1970s.
Gordon Campbell on the Gareth Morgan crusade
One significant factor Morgan does have going for him is that doesn’t appear to regard success or failure in ordinary political terms.
Gordon Campbell on the US election outcome
There’s no getting away from the fact that Trump’s victory makes the world a more dangerous place.
Gordon Campbell on the US election home stretch
Once again at the business end of a US election, the result will hinge on the same old bits of geography as always
Gordon Campbell on news from the US election eve
“The Cubs Have A Smaller Chance Of Winning Than Trump Does”
Yet as we now know…yesterday, the Chicago Cubs concluded their incredible World Series comeback run with an 8-7 victory
Gordon Campbell on the latest McCully fiasco
Well, as Auditor-General Lynn Provost has just found in her long-awaited report into the Saudi sheep deal: plenty.
Gordon Campbell on the last rites for the TPP
Here’s this morning’s latest take on the TPP’s chances of survival. They’re not good.
Gordon Campbell on Britain’s landmark court ruling against Uber
The shockwaves from Uber’s defeat last week in a British court have reportedly already begun to wash up here in New Zealand with some local drivers thinking of taking a similar class action.
Gordon Campbell on the Police (and MSD) abuses of power
Apparently, the Police have deliberately abused the powers of detention they possess under the Land Transport Act…
Gordon Campbell on holidays, Hekia Parata and Badlands
In the past week , many of the postscripts to Hekia Parata’s career as Education Minister have sounded like a schoolteacher desperately trying to find some reason why a D student can be marked up to C minus.
‘The Thief That Steals Motherhood’
How do you tell someone you’ve thought about dropping your newborn on the floor?
‘But, I’m Not Depressed’
Why some women suffer from PND, how it should be treated, and even what to call it are far from settled issues.
Finding Someone Who ‘Gets It’
If the public health system can only help ‘the tip of the iceberg’ when it comes to post-natal depression, where are all the other women going?
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Postnatal Depression: Audio – Women Tell Their Stories
Listen to rough-cut audio of women telling their stories
Safe Landings
Wellington Airport’s runway extension faces another legal challenge, on safety grounds
Gordon Campbell on plastic bag activism, and street harassment
What has aroused the ire of Act Leader David Seymour this time is the introduction of a Greens private members bill to the ballot process, “calling for a 15 cents levy on plastic bags to reduce pollution.”
Gordon Campbell on the Surplus, And Bob Dylan
To quote the distinguished Nobel laureate, “Something is happening here, and you don’t know what it is, do you Mr Jones?”
Gordon Campbell on Judith Collins, crime and poverty
It is infuriating to have to explain to a senior Cabinet Minister about the social harm caused by endemic poverty, but here are a few useful pointers for Judith Collins
Gordon Campbell on how the political centre is a mirage
Since the GFC, the myth of the centre ground has been amply documented.
Gordon Campbell on dairy farming, the battle for Mosul and drugs in sport
Arguably, the last thing New Zealand needs is for the current levels of dairy production to return to profitability anytime soon.
Gordon Campbell on child poverty, and John Coltrane
John Key’s rationale for refusing to throw the state’s resources behind reducing child poverty is the lamest excuse since “The dog ate my homework.”
Gordon Campbell on privatising education, and the Amen Break
John Quiggin’s argument on market experiments seems especially relevant to this country at a time.
Gordon Campbell on the Key style of crisis management
At yesterday’s post Cabinet press conference Key was in his finest wide- eyed “Problem? What problem?” mode.
Gordon Campbell on Judith Collins’ efforts at self correction
Prisoners may be entitled to an earlier release than expected – and compensation – unless of course, the government buries its mistakes by changing the law.