Gordon Campbell on the best music of 2019
In a year where so many of the highlights came from female musicians, there was one standout album…
Angel Olsen
Gordon Campbell on NZF’s ability to maintain the ban on prisoner voting
Justice Minister Andrew Little has indicated that he will be taking a paper to Cabinet with the aim of repealing the prisoner voting ban. Good luck with that.
Gordon Campbell on reforming the abortion laws
Undoubtedly, the proposed law will be better than the 1977 legislation it replaces. Yet surely, you’d hope there would be progress, 42 years down the track.
Gordon Campbell on yesterday’s cosmetic banking reforms
An extraordinary level of profit-taking still being extracted by the Australian Banking Gang from ordinary New Zealanders.
Gordon Campbell on National’s extremely cosy relationship with China
Very positive messages have come from National Party politicians (past and present) about the desirability of increasing China’s trade and investment relationships with New Zealand
The best albums of 2016
I’m not even going to try and rationalise this surrender to a ‘best of’ listicle.
Gordon Campbell on Apple’s unpaid tax issues
Reportedly, Apple owes Ireland $US14 billion in unpaid taxes, plus interest.
Gordon Campbell on the politicising of the war on drugs in sport
“War on drugs in sport” has become a proxy version of the Cold War, fixated on Russia.
The Complicatist : Angel Olsen, William Tyler
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