The New Zealand Tabloid published the results of its own poll on its own front page today stating that about two thirds of those polled – wanted our SAS home from its wet work in Afghanistan. The structure of the poll itself came off looking slightly disingenuous because it claimed […]
Corporate Corruption
Nearly three years after the Icelandic economy imploded, the country appears to be recovering, and some believe its approach may offer a possible solution to Europe’s debt problems. Iceland does not seem like a country in the grip of a crisis. On my first day the sun was shining brightly […]
[ If you would like a crystal ball glimpse of what may be in store for Americans and other westerners in the upcoming years – check out what has already happened to Argentina ] [youtube]PDKeQ4IACJ4[/youtube] How the poor of Argentina are trading goods and services in a global exchange network. […]
Empires are built through the promotion and backing of local collaborators who act at the behest of imperial rulers. They are rewarded with the outward symbols of authority and financial handouts, even as it is understood that they hold their position only at the tolerance of their imperial superiors. Imperial […]
As a late-July heat wave rolls up Israel from the Sinai desert, the country has been seized by a different kind of Egyptian fever: massive and unrelenting social protests taking over almost every last inch of public space. What started as two unrelated social actions over a month ago — […]
These additions have been appearing on stop signals all over Waiheke Island.
Jane Kelsey lays it out. She is one of New Zealand’s best-known critical commentators on issues of globalisation, structural adjustment and decolonisation. She has taught at the University of Auckland since 1979, specialising in socio-legal studies, criminology, policy and international economic regulation. TPP Watch Website [youtube]tgYbFjmtCAU[/youtube] [youtube]W1F34ajO0GA[/youtube]
… to give pointers to the local money-hungry who paid a high price tag for a ticket to listen for an hour to this insincere, genocidal bag of arse. [youtube]5iu8yqj5F34[/youtube]
The debate about global warming has reached ridiculous proportions and is full of micro thin half-truths and misunderstandings. I am a scientist who was on the carbon gravy train, I understand the evidence, I was once an alarmist, but I am now a sceptic. Watching this issue unfold has […]