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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
* * * * * WEREWOLF ISSUE 44, November 2013 * * * * *
The November 2013 Edition of Werewolf
Gordon Campbell on the Rebstock investigation of the MFAT leaks
Having spent $510,000 of taxpayer money on her investigation into the extent and source of leaks about the controversial Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade […]
Gordon Campbell on the latest TPP leaks, and our shabby treatment of asylum seekers
Even before this week’s leaks via Wikileaks about the current state of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks, there were signs the deal was in […]
Gordon Campbell on oil drilling permits, and Iris Dement
Yesterday, the government unveiled the latest round of oil permits. Five of them are located onshore in Taranaki and the East Coast, but five are […]
Gordon Campbell on John Banks, and blogging’s merits
It is hard to feel sorry for John Banks. Sorry, I’ll start that again. It would be easy to feel sorry for John Banks in […]
Gordon Campbell on New Zealand’s PISA education rankings
Perhaps a bit more scepticism about the PISA results could be healthy. Surely, shouldn’t we should feel misgivings about a test that claims to measure […]
Gordon Campbell on asset sales, and the Cameron Slater case
Much of the criticism of the asset sales programme has focussed – quite justifiably – on how it will increase income inequality in this country, […]
Gordon Campbell on the new Pope’s criticisms of free market economics
Everyone likes the new Pope, right? Seems a nice guy, a humble man of the people, has a good sense of humour etc etc. A […]
Gordon Campbell on New Zealand’s obligations towards the victims of climate change
When the UN Refugee Convention was passed in 1951, climate change was unimaginable. In those days and in the shadow of WWII, the focus was […]
Gordon Campbell on MPs’ pay hikes, and the JFK conspiracy theories
The charade of bogus “independence” by the Remuneration Authority has produced the latest round of backdated Christmas bonuses for MPs, Cabinet Ministers and the Prime […]
Gordon Campbell on the latest failure of regulatory oversight of Anadarko
The controversial Texas oil company Anadarko are due to commence exploration drilling off the coast of Raglan this week. Now, you would think that any […]
Gordon Campbell on the “mandate” for the Air New Zealand selldown
The last time Air New Zealand got into serious trouble was through its investment in Ansett Australia during the late 1990s – an investment touted […]
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
* * * * * WEREWOLF ISSUE 43, October 2013 * * * * *
The October 2013 Edition of Werewolf
Gordon Campbell on the preventable deaths, injuries and ACC costs from quad bike use
Another coronial inquiry into a series of deaths from quad bikes, another call for better safety protection measures to be put in place: The coroner’s […]
Gordon Campbell on Ted Thomas and the Lombard case
It will not be until December, when the article on the Lombard case by retired judge Ted Thomas is finally published, that anyone one can […]