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. […]
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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?
Assange At Bay
An interview with Julian Assange’s lawyer, Jennifer Robinson
Slaves To The Rhythm
Two decades after Pulp Fiction, Quentin Tarantino is treading water. (But P.T. Anderson’s The Master is original and innovative.)
Bringing The Living Wage To Life
How to create a legal mechanism to promote social justice
The Art of Torture
Zero Dark Thirty and Argo tangle with journalism, and journalism loses
Pussy Riot Are Just The Tip Of The Iceberg
The Russians are mounting a stealth attack at the UN on the definition of human rights
From The Hood : Texts From My PM
Lyndon Hood wonders why these people haven’t run out of credit
The Complicatist : Somewhere In Time
Celebrating the life and music of Gary Stewart
That Muslim Look
‘Looking Muslim’ is already problematic for some travelers
* * * * * WEREWOLF ISSUE 36, November 28, 2012 * * * * *
The November 2012 Edition of Werewolf
Gordon Campbell on the latest spasm of welfare bashing
Just over a week ago in the United Kingdom, the Guardian ran an article entitled “Welfare fraud is a drop in the ocean compared to […]
Gordon Campbell on the Audit Office report on the SkyCity deal
This is how we do political business in New Zealand. First, Prime Minister John Key told the relevant officials to stop their scoping process for […]
Gordon Campbell on the schools closures, Afghanistan and Hollywood politics
Isn’t it time we closed down Education Minister Hekia Parata, or at least merged her with Anne Tolley and cut our losses? The timing, speed […]
On Richard Prosser, and West Papua
Richard Prosser has been slammed for his racism by everyone except his leader. Normally, New Zealand First leader Winston Peters is anxiously hyper-sensitive about what […]
Gordon Campbell on the politics of Papal selection
The very public physical deterioration of his predecessor John Paul II during his final years may well have been a factor in Benedict XVI‘s shock […]
Gordon Campbell on John Key’s offer to take in Aussie boat people
In the past, successive Labour and National led governments have been happy to use the poisonous term “queue jumping” to describe people trying to exercise […]
Gordon Campbell on Steven Joyce in Wonderland, and drone attacks
Lewis Carroll would have had a fine old time with our job figures, and the anxious debate that has broken out about them. Unemployment is […]
Gordon Campbell on income inequality, and Tunisia
The social evils of laissez-faire economics continue to mount, with the shortage of affordable housing kicking off the political cycle this year. The rise in […]
Gordon Campbell on Julia Gillard, and a Holmes footnote
Australian leader Julia Gillard is one of those politicians who performs best when her back is against the wall – as she was in January […]
Gordon Campbell on Jonathan Coleman's defence debacle
Like one of those inept British generals in World War One, Defence Minister Jonathan Coleman is more than willing to declare defeat as victory, ignore […]