On Criminalising Protest, and Christchurch Cathedral Options
The Tauranga MP Simon Bridges – he’s also the Labour Minister and the Minister of Energy and Resources – is carving out quite a niche […]
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Gordon Campbell on John Key’s gaffe about North Korea
Just how Prime Minister John Key thought that invoking the “proud history” of our 1950s Korean War contribution would help to minimize the current tensions […]
Gordon Campbell on Ian Fletcher, Jon Stewart and the new avian flu
At this point, the Ian Fletcher affair risks getting lost in the‘angels on pinheads’ detail that fascinates the Beltway, and bores the pants off everyone […]
Gordon Campbell on the GCSB appointment, and bird flu scares in Beijing
In our political system, which has few checks and balances – a single chamber Parliament, no written Constitution, a weak Bill of Rights etc – […]
Gordon Campbell on the smelter fiasco, and its impact on the asset sales programme
Mum and Dad investors were supposed to be plain ordinary folks that the government was rewarding with the option of buying ..er, of re-buying a […]
Gordon Campbell on the “Rocket Docket” US injustice that Dotcom faces, and the Bluff smelter
This month’s Werewolf cover story is about the Kim Dotcom extradition case and is available here, but there’s an interesting footnote…This week, ABC television news […]
The Show (And Tell) Trial
Is Kim Dotcom bound to get a raw deal at his extradition hearing?
Toxins In The Timber Mills
The remarkable struggle of Joe Harawira and the Sawmill Workers Against Poisons shows it will take more than good rules to keep workers and the environment safe
At Home, Far From Home
Ten years on, an American recalls being in New Zealand on the eve of the 2003 invasion of Iraq
Who Controls Iraq’s Oil?
Ten years on from the invasion, it is not the Americans
London Calling : Sold, and Cold
Selling off state-owned energy companies has been a disaster in Britain
Beyond The Pixie Dream Girl
Silver Linings Playbook, Liberal Arts and the universal love for Jennifer Lawrence
Egypt In Freefall
The Morsi government is leading and feeding the spiral of violence in Egypt
From The Hood : Ich Bin Ein Wiener
The French have A Word For It
Blurring the Boundaries
The convergence of television and politics is a disease without a cure
The Complicatist : Lee Moses, and Friends
More obscure soul music gems from the vaults
* * * * * WEREWOLF ISSUE 37, February 27, 2013 * * * * *
The February 2013 Edition of Werewolf
Gordon Campbell on the latest messy falling out among Syria’s rebels
Routinely, US foreign policy in the Middle East seems to suffer from a karmic backlash. Ten years ago, the Iraq invasion was supposed to produce […]
Gordon Campbell on Susan Devoy’s appointment, and the Gillard non-coup
It is hard to tell which aspect of Susan Devoy becoming Race Relations Commissioner is worse. Was it the selection of someone who plainly has […]
Gordon Campbell on the official emergency plan to steal from your bank account
“Some rob you with a six gun, some with a fountain pen” – Woody Guthrie Put your money in the bank, not under the mattress. […]
On the Solid Energy debacle
So according to its former chairman John Palmer, Solid Energy could have done nothing about the sudden and dramatic fall in the price of coal. […]
Gordon Campbell on the new Pope
The Jorge Mario Bergoglio who became Pope Francis earlier today must be quite accustomed to being the compromise choice, and the least divisive of the […]
Gordon Campbell on the papal frontrunner’s views on feminism and homosexuality
Outsiders watching the Catholic Church as it engages in choosing its next leader should be feeling alarmed at the emergence of Cardinal Angelo Scola of […]
Gordon Campbell on Hugo Chavez, and the TPP
Hugo Chavez has been an example of how much a Third World nation can achieve when it takes control of its natural resources from the […]
Gordon Campbell on yesterday’s IRD victory against tax avoidance
The double standard on how we treat tax avoidance (leniently) as opposed to how we treat welfare fraud (very harshly) came under the spotlight again […]
On the UN's hypocrisy towards Richard Prosser
So the United Nations has reprimanded Richard Prosser for his “Wogistan” comments. The United Nations committee on the elimination of racial discrimination described Prosser’s comments […]
Gordon Campbell on what John Key could learn from his Latin American hosts
Let’s hope Prime Minister John Key looks and listens during this week’s overseas trip to Mexico, Colombia, Chile and Brazil. There’s so much he could […]
Cool Capital, Cold Comfort
Does the elected council in Wellington even know what’s happening to its Council work force and services?
Capital at the Crossroads
An interview with Wellington mayor Celia Wade-Brown
Policing Pregnancy
In the rush to protect children, are the rights of pregnant women being overlooked?