Gordon Campbell on the election in Greece, and EU turmoil
The election in Greece on Sunday – and the likely triumph of the left wing Syriza Party – will be only the first of three […]
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Gordon Campbell on the similarities between John Key and David Cameron
This week, Prime Minister John Key was reportedly invited to join a private birthday celebration for the young daughter of British PM David Cameron. They’re […]
Gordon Campbell on Ian Fletcher resignation & GCSB's new role
Like most events in security intelligence, the resignation for “family reasons” of GCSB boss Ian Fletcher has got (a) a simple straightforward explanation and (b) […]
Gordon Campbell on the Charlie Hebdo killings and response
Now that the Kouachi brothers have made their Butch-and-Sundance dash for martyrdom, and now that the millions have marched in Paris and elsewhere to defend […]
Gordon Campbell on the Sony cyber attack
Given the layers of meta-irony involved, the saga of the Sony cyber attack seemed at the outset more like a snarky European art film than […]
Gordon Campbell on the dumping of bad news at Christmas
Gordon Campbell on the dumping of bad news at Christmas By Gordon Campbell If the government really did have good tidings of great joy you […]
Gordon Campbell on the Pakistan schoolchildren killings
The slaughter of the children in Pakistan is incomprehensibly awful. On the side, it has thrown a spotlight onto something that’s become a pop cultural […]
Gordon Campbell on the Sydney siege, and DHB budget cuts
Whenever the authorities bring a siege situation to an end, there will be criticism if – as has happened in Sydney – any hostages are […]
Gordon Campbell on income inequality, and yo ho ho Christmas songs
As 2014 grinds to a close, we probably didn’t need one more reminder of this government’s ability to stare reality in the face and declare […]
Public Health : The Silent Crisis
How the public health system is being driven into the ground
‘This Changes Everything’
Climate change and the failure of frat boy politics
The Year In Film
It felt like a remarkably good year for cinema. And that was without getting Godard in 3D.
Tough, But Tinder
What political secrets might we conceivably find lurking within Tinder dating app profiles?
Churchill’s Betrayal of Greece
When Churchill sided with Hitler, against the partisans
Rescuing Paul Robeson
The great singer/activist, written out of history during the Cold War, is now being re-evaluated
Katniss Joins The News Team
In Mockingjay Part One, everyone’s working for the media
From The Hood : The Politician’s Song
A General description of a Major problem
Art on the New York Subways
Catching trains to a different sort of glory
The Complicatist : Arthur Russell
A tribute to the recently re-discovered innovator
***** Werewolf Issue 51, November 2014 *****
The November 2014 edition of Werewolf
Gordon Campbell on the hurdles to any extradition treaty with China
So China’s President Xi wants New Zealand to help them to extradite ‘corrupt’ Chinese officials who have fled here with their ill-gotten gains. Hey, who […]
Gordon Campbell on the politics of oil prices and the Eric Garner killing
While Labour and National fiddle around with the powers of the security services – and warrantless surveillance is still an outrage even if it lasts […]
Gordon Campbell on Labour prematurely declaring victory over the SIS law
The use of cute labels to market bad ideas is what you do when running the country seems like a process similar to selling soap […]
Gordon Campbell on Andrew Little’s debut, Mockingjay, and drunk texting
John Key’s credibility has taken a hammering this week – at least among the 50% of the electorate who have always had doubts about him […]
Gordon Campbell on government arrogance, Ferguson, and Police pursuits
As anyone who’s ever encountered him around Parliament will verify, Chris Finlayson’s arrogance is matched only by his sense of self-esteem. On RNZ this morning […]
Gordon Campbell on the inquiry into one case of dirty politics
Suddenly, we’re awash in inquiries and reviews. (It feels almost as if the Greens won the last election.) Caught out by the damning inquiry by […]
Gordon Campbell on Rick Ellis as Te Papa’s new CEO
The recent appointment of former TVNZ boss Rick Ellis to head Te Papa has copped a fair bit of criticism. Much of it has been […]
Gordon Campbell on the SAS role against Islamic State, and Podemos
Could this news report serve to explain – in a nutshell – why Prime Minister John Key has not ruled out the SAS forming part […]
Gordon Campbell on Andrew Little’s victory
So Andrew Little has won the leadership – by the narrowest possible margin – from Grant Robertson, and has already been depicted by commentators as […]
Gordon Campbell on the Australians scoring trade points against us with the Chinese
It hasn’t been a great year for Trade Minister Tim Groser. The Trans Pacific Partnership deal has been deadlocked all year, amidst increasingly desperate attempts […]