Blog – Page 45 – werewolf

Gordon Campbell on the (missing) US links to the Panama Papers, and Merle Haggard

Gordon Campbell April 8, 2016 10

Belatedly, US complicity in the global tax avoidance systems is now trickling out into daylight. To some, one of the suspicious aspects of the scandal […]

Gordon Campbell on whether Donald Trump has peaked

Gordon Campbell April 7, 2016 8

For the past ten days, the world has been daring to hope that the wheels may finally be coming off the Trump bandwagon – sufficiently […]

Gordon Campbell on living in denial about the Panama Papers

Gordon Campbell April 5, 2016 9

So now we know why New Zealand won all those awards for being the ‘easiest place to do business.’ Evidently, foreign firms that register in […]

Gordon Campbell on the tension between health and defence spending, and Batman v Superman

April 1, 2016 19

What is the more rational use of taxpayer money? In one instance, we have New Zealanders with orthopedic problems living in pain until they can […]

Gordon Campbell on the SIS crying wolf, the Syrian end game and Max Edwards RIP

March 30, 2016 7

In the wake of the Cullen/Reddy review of the security services – and the suggested extension of their powers – it seems healthy to highlight […]

Gordon Campbell on where Hillary Clinton may be worse than Trump

March 24, 2016 12

Anyone with misgivings about Hillary Clinton’s presidential ambitions had them confirmed in spades by Clinton’s appalling speech this week on the Israel/Palestine conflict. In one […]

Gordon Campbell on John Key putting defamation costs on the public tab

March 22, 2016 2

So, where are we now on the Teapot Tape saga? According to Prime Minister John Key, Key was wearing his “ leader of the National […]

Gordon Campbell on how Obama’s Supreme Court choice says everything (bad) about his presidency

March 17, 2016 6

Nothing has epitomised the presidency of Barack Obama quite like his Supreme Court nominees. Time and again, Republican presidents will blithely nominate right wing ideological […]

Gordon Campbell on the government’s impotence towards the banks, and Iran

March 16, 2016 6

One of the defining features of this government’s political style is how often Prime Minister John Key chooses to sound like a mere observer of […]

Gordon Campbell on the Aussie banks, and patriotic death porn about the flag

March 14, 2016 2

If the New Zealand economy was a tennis player, it would be Maria Sharapova – a player reportedly reliant on artificial stimulants, and corporate endorsements. […]

Gordon Campbell on the security services review, and Bernie Sanders’ victory against the TPP

March 10, 2016 8

To no-one’s real surprise, the Cullen/Reddy review of the security services has recommended an extension of the powers of the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB), […]

Gordon Campbell on the sense of entitlement shared by Fonterra, Affco and Todd Barclay

March 8, 2016 3

Fonterra’s explanation for its behavior towards the small firms it engages – it has reportedly asked its suppliers to reduce their charges in order ‘to […]

Gordon Campbell on the left’s current challenges in Spain

March 4, 2016 2

In December, the elections in Spain ended in a four way stalemate. Neither of the two old major parties – the ruling right wing Partida […]

Gordon Campbell on Pharmac’s unequal battle over the funding of Keytruda

March 3, 2016 6

Sad to say, but the Key government has never showed much stomach for saying ‘No’ to corporate lobbyists from the pharmaceutical industry or the film […]

Gordon Campbell on Rubio’s last stand, and tonight’s Sleater-Kinney show

February 29, 2016 3

Well, it certainly was entertaining to watch Rubio succeed in getting under Donald Trump’s skin the other day, in the last debate before tomorrow’s Super […]

Gordon Campbell on our underfunded Syrian refugee intake, and dairy industry carnage

February 26, 2016 5

Once again, our little show pony Prime Minister is prancing around the world offering to take in refugees – from Syria, from Nauru – while […]

Gordon Campbell on why we’re sitting ducks for the power companies

February 25, 2016 2

The marketing campaigns waged to induce customers to chase around between electricity companies in a frantic search for savings has always looked like a diversion. […]

Gordon Campbell on the support for the Clintons among black voters

February 22, 2016 2

Nevada has been conducting its politics via caucuses only since 2004, and the state’s tepid interest in this method of democratic expression still shows. Historically, […]

Gordon Campbell on the Defence Force’s spending bonanza

February 19, 2016 29

It has been a fairly typical week for this government… mental health services in Christchurch slashed, further massive cuts to DHB funding, and the abdication […]