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Why Corporations Choose Lawlessness To Fight Unions
Saturday, 18 May 2024, 3:16 pm | Independent Media Institute
Workers at companies like Apple and Starbucks face armies of union-busting lawyers advising employers to repeatedly violate labor laws. More >>
Procter & Gamble, Mondelēz, And Nestlé Are Among 10 Of The Leading Consumer Brands Driving Global Deforestation
Saturday, 18 May 2024, 3:10 pm | Independent Media Institute
Despite corporate commitments, deforestation rates remain high, and community land conflicts continue. More >>
Promising The Impossible: Blinken’s Out Of Tune Performance In Kyiv
Saturday, 18 May 2024, 1:39 pm | Binoy Kampmark
Even by the standards of US Secretaries of States, Blinken’s conduct in Kyiv proved brazen and shameless. More >>
We “Share Values” With People Committing Genocide
Saturday, 18 May 2024, 1:24 pm | Eugene Doyle
Western leaders like to talk about values, shared values, common values. More >>
Does Fighting Inflation Always Lead To Recession? What 60 Years Of NZ Data Can Tell Us
Friday, 17 May 2024, 7:22 pm | The Conversation
New Zealand’s history of inflation, recessions and unemployment offer clues to what might happen next. Coupled with global events, the outlook is not promising. More >>
Many new mums struggle, but NZ’s postnatal services often fail to address maternal mental health – new study
Friday, 17 May 2024, 7:16 pm | The Conversation
New mothers can experience anxiety and depression. But rushed appointments and impersonal checklists leave many fearful of being judged inadequate or unfit if they admit to struggling. More >>
On The Psychological Horror Film Possession
Friday, 17 May 2024, 12:43 pm | Gordon Campbell
You don’t need to have gone through a horrible breakup to relate to the 1981 film Possession, but it would help. Arguably, this is cinema’s most accurate portrayal of the lunacy of heartbreak. As one critic advised, don’t get divorced before you’ve More >>
Fishing Exploitation And The Origins Of Capitalism
Thursday, 16 May 2024, 7:53 pm | Ian Powell
Ian Powell levers off revelations of harmful ocean fishing in New Zealand to discuss the relationship between fishing and the origins of capitalism. More >>
Cyclone Gabrielle: Emergency failures revealed in damning self-review
Thursday, 16 May 2024, 7:32 pm | RNZ
NEMA did not have enough trained staff when Cyclone Gabrielle hit - just one of a litany of failures a review has uncovered. More >>
A Brutal Punishment: The Sentencing Of David McBride
Thursday, 16 May 2024, 6:53 pm | Binoy Kampmark
McBride is the only one to be convicted in the context of alleged Australian war crimes in Afghanistan, not for their commission, but for furnishing documentation exposing them, including the connivance of a sullied leadership. The world of whistleblowing ... More >>
On ACT’s Charter Schools Experiment
Thursday, 16 May 2024, 10:55 am | Gordon Campbell
If there was still any doubt as to who is running this government, this week’s charter schools announcement has settled the matter. While jobs and public services continue to be cut in the name of austerity the government has somehow found $153 ... More >>
The True Challenge Of Artificial Thought
Thursday, 16 May 2024, 9:42 am | Martin LeFevre - Meditations
AI will escape human control unless an entirely new paradigm, flowing from deepening insight into the operation of symbolic thought within us, takes precedence. Humans simply will be no match for the artificial thought we have made in our own image. More >>
Dunne's Weekly: Wannabe Labour MPs Making The Running
Thursday, 16 May 2024, 8:40 am | Peter Dunne
Political parties have long memories when it comes to electoral failures, especially if that failure contributed to the defeat of a government. More >>
Beyond Awards And Accolades: Why Gaza Journalists Are The Best In The World
Thursday, 16 May 2024, 7:56 am | Ramzy Baroud
"As humanity, we have a huge debt to their courage and commitment to freedom of expression," Mauricio Weibel, Chair of the International Jury of Media Professionals, which made the recommendation for the award, truthfully described the courage of Gaza's journalists. More >>
Conor McGregor getting back in the cage - but is it for the last time?
Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 7:24 pm | RNZ
Analysis - UFC superstar Conor McGregor may have become a victim of his own success. More >>
Some say the Treaty of Waitangi divides NZ – a new survey suggests the opposite is true
Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 5:43 pm | The Conversation
Modern interpretations of Te Tiriti o Waitangi cause sometimes bitter political debate. But new research shows New Zealanders – especially younger ones – see the Treaty largely as a positive symbol. More >>
A 'Season of Death And Suffering': Duck Shooting Should Be Banned In Aotearoa New Zealand
Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 1:07 pm | Lynley Tulloch
In the Auckland /Waikato region the duck shooting season will run between 4th May – 3 June 2024. You are allowed eight bags of Mallard and Grey Duck and ten bags of Paradise Sheldrake duck in a single day. More >>
When Health Bosses Operate In An Isolated Bubble
Tuesday, 14 May 2024, 6:43 pm | Ian Powell
Ian Powell discusses the claim that telehealth could reduce up to 50% of GPs work in the context of a leadership bubble created by New Zealand’s highly centralised and vertical health system. More >>
Dodging The Issue: The Biden Administration Report On Israel’s Use Of US Weapons
Tuesday, 14 May 2024, 3:59 pm | Binoy Kampmark
In a pitiful dodge, the report claims it is “difficult to determine facts on the ground in an active war zone”, a state of mind that is bound to lend itself to justifications. “The nature of the conflict in Gaza and the compressed review period ... More >>
On Why Anti-Zionism Is Not Anti-Semitic
Tuesday, 14 May 2024, 9:54 am | Gordon Campbell
The term “anti- Zionism” refers to criticism of the political movement that created a modern Jewish state on the historical land of Israel, and “anti-Semitism” is bigotry and racism directed at Jewish people, per se. US President Joseph Biden treated More >>
Global Esports And Game Development Landscape Fast Changing
Monday, 13 May 2024, 4:25 pm | Conor English
Esports, gaming and interactive media are now being globally recognised as on a strong relentless pathway of growth. More >>
The Climate Crisis Is The Crisis Of Man’s Consciousness Within Us
Monday, 13 May 2024, 2:12 pm | Martin LeFevre - Meditations
The decimation of the viability and diversity of the earth is both a manifestation and mirror of the crisis of man’s consciousness. More >>
Eurovision 2024: Make Colonialism Cool Again
Monday, 13 May 2024, 2:03 pm | LKTranslator
Ordinarily, Eurovision is a woke nightmare, a non-binary kaleidoscope of garish outfits, glitter showers, and they/them pronouns, but steps were taken to rectify the situation this year when organisers did their utmost to Make Colonialism Cool Again. More >>
A Clubbable Admission: Palestine’s Case for UN Membership
Sunday, 12 May 2024, 2:04 pm | Binoy Kampmark
Some clue of what will happen when the matter comes up for discussion in the Security Council can already be gathered by the sinking of a previous resolution for Palestinian admission last month. More >>
A Modest Proposal: The UN General Assembly and Palestinian Recognition
Saturday, 11 May 2024, 1:08 pm | Binoy Kampmark
Despite being described in some circles as such, the latest vote in the United Nations General Assembly on Palestine’s status is hardly extraordinary. For one, it does not vest the Palestinian territories with statehood but burnishes its credentials ... More >>
Confused Or Playing For Time? 3 Possible Reasons NZ Is Taking So Long To Make A Call On AUKUS
Friday, 10 May 2024, 6:09 pm | The Conversation
If countering the perceived threat of China’s growing assertiveness is the central purpose of AUKUS, the means to achieve this are also plain: join AUKUS. On the face of it, this should not be a particularly difficult decision. So why is it taking ... More >>
Is New Zealand Slurping The AUKUS Kool-Aid?
Friday, 10 May 2024, 3:30 pm | Eugene Doyle
The greatest risk New Zealanders face is that a momentous decision may be made to our security settings – with potential knock-on effects to our economy and, eventually, our non-nuclear stance – without any popular oversight, scrutiny or electoral mandate. More >>
Man’s Original Psychological Separations
Friday, 10 May 2024, 1:50 pm | Martin LeFevre - Meditations
Human beings can end man’s destruction of the earth and humanity by awakening a true order of consciousness, flowing from direct perception, insight and wholeness. More >>
On Miserly School Lunches, And The Banning Of TikTok’s Gaza Coverage
Friday, 10 May 2024, 10:38 am | Gordon Campbell
The school lunches programme is to be downgraded by $107 million, and women need bother their heads no longer about pay equity, let alone expect ACC to provide adequate sexual violence prevention services. Meanwhile, the government is keeping up its ... More >>
Dunne's Weekly: Beware The All-Knowing Controller And Auditor-General
Thursday, 9 May 2024, 8:02 am | Peter Dunne
According to the legislation, the role of the Controller and Auditor-General is to make sure that public sector organisations are spending public resources well and making good decisions. That is as it should be and consistent with what might be ... More >>
Israel Wants To Destroy Gaza, Annex The West Bank: But What Does Gaza Want?
Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 8:06 pm | Ramzy Baroud
What is taking place in occupied Palestine is not a conflict, but a straightforward case of illegal military occupation, apartheid, ethnic cleansing and outright genocide. More >>
Endangered Bats Heard In Wellington Region For First Time In Years
Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 7:36 pm | RNZ
The animals are the rarest mammals in New Zealand and were feared to be extinct in the lower North Island. More >>
'Not Good Enough': Defence Force Staff Left Stranded In Antarctica For A Month
Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 7:17 pm | RNZ
Bad weather and aircraft availability left 12 Defence Force staff stranded in Antarctica for a month with a rapidly closing window to get out before winter. More >>
Ngāti Toa Rallies Against Fast Track Approvals Bill
Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 7:10 pm | RNZ
Hundreds of people gathered on the forecourt, met by Crown Ministers Chris Bishop and Tama Potaka, as well as MPs from Labour, the Greens and Te Paati Māori. More >>
Group Of Bangladeshis Denied Entry For 'Attempting To Board Flight Inappropriately'
Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 7:00 pm | RNZ
Twenty-five Bangladeshi men who tried to enter the country without a visa are likely victims of people smugglers, Immigration New Zealand (INZ) says. More >>
Enchanter Sinking Trial: 'The Whole Boat Turned Upside Down'
Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 6:04 pm | RNZ
A deckhand on the ill-fated fishing boat Enchanter has revealed for the first time what happened in the hours after the vessel capsized - and his desperate efforts to save some of the passengers. More >>
Israel’s Battle Against Free Speech: The Shuttering Of Al Jazeera
Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 4:39 pm | Binoy Kampmark
Going after the motley press and news outlets while claiming to be a card-carrying member of the democracy club is far from prudent and more than a touch foolish, bound to make the critics croak and other fellow members decry. More >>
An Outsider On The Inside: How Ans Westra Created New Zealand’s ‘National Photo Album’
Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 4:18 pm | The Conversation
Westra produced what amounts to a national photo album, in which a vast span of the country’s everyday existence was documented with unrivalled skill and perception. More >>
Living Up To The Name We Gave Ourselves
Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 1:38 pm | Martin LeFevre - Meditations
It’s a “New Cold War,” or “The Age of Unpeace.” Or it’s “a new Age of Revolutions,” in which we can learn something from the French, Industrial and American revolutions. More >>
On The Hamas Ceasefire Offer, And Mark Mitchell’s Incompetence
Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 9:27 am | Gordon Campbell
With hindsight, it was inevitable that (a) Hamas would agree to the ceasefire deal brokered by Egypt and Qatar and that (b) Israel would then immediately launch attacks on Rafah, regardless. More >>
Forces Of Impunity: The US Threatens The International Criminal Court
Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 11:19 am | Binoy Kampmark
Far from threatening democracies of whatever flavour, the actions of the ICC can serve the opposite purpose, holding individuals in high office accountable for egregious crimes in international law. More >>
How The Fast-Track Law Could Expose Future NZ Governments To Expensive Trade Disputes
Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 8:57 am | The Conversation
Foreign investors wanting to protect their gains under the controversial new law could hold the country to ransom by threatening a dispute. As a result, they would constrain New Zealand’s democratic ability to exercise its sovereignty, and to ... More >>
Download Weekly: Another Pacific cable for NZ by 2026
Monday, 6 May 2024, 3:08 pm | Digitl
An Auckland link will be added to the trans-Pacific submarine cable being built by Vocus and Google. Spark uses MBNZ technology to highlight fixed wireless performance. 2degrees appears to be winning mobile market share. More >>
Luxon’s Leadership Test: What Would It Take To Win Back Unimpressed NZ Voters?
Monday, 6 May 2024, 3:01 pm | The Conversation
Based on those poll numbers, the National-led coalition would be out of office if an election were held now. And Luxon’s “preferred prime minister” rating fell further to 23%. More >>
As New Zealand CBDs Evolve Post-pandemic, Repurposing Old Or Empty Spaces Should Be On The Drawing Board
Monday, 6 May 2024, 2:37 pm | The Conversation
So, what can be done with the empty buildings and unleased floors scattered through cities everywhere? In our new book, Architectural Exaptation: When Function Follows Form, we examine the process by which existing structures or features are re-imagined ... More >>
Painful Echoes For A Generation That Quit On Our Conscience
Monday, 6 May 2024, 1:29 pm | Martin LeFevre - Meditations
Many things are contributing to the downfall of the United States, at home and abroad. More >>
Nesting In Australia: Indian Spy Rings Take Root
Monday, 6 May 2024, 1:21 pm | Binoy Kampmark
Given the recent exchanges between the Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, and India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, all efforts to pursue the sacred cows of prosperity and security, this was something of an embarrassment. More >>
Pezzullo: The Warmonger Who Won’t Go Away
Sunday, 5 May 2024, 1:48 pm | Binoy Kampmark
Close attention should be paid to the disfiguring way Pezzullo uses history. More >>
Biden Will Lose If He Can’t Stop Netanyahu From Attacking Rafah
Friday, 3 May 2024, 2:41 pm | Martin LeFevre - Meditations
If Biden cannot prevent Netanyahu from attacking Rafah, where the IDF has driven over a million Palestinian refugees, his weakness and complicity will bring down his presidency. More >>
American Intifada For Gaza: What Should We Expect?
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 7:05 pm | Ramzy Baroud
The mass protests at dozens of US universities cannot be reduced to a stifling and misleading conversation about antisemitism. More >>
Policy Vacuum Enables For-profit Corporate General Practice Ownership By Stealth
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 4:29 pm | Ian Powell
In 2014 nearly 40% of GP respondents were practice owners. By 2022 it had declined to 31%. The number of GPs working in GP-owned practice has also fallen from 73% in 2015 to 64% in 2022. Partially filling the practice ownership gap is the for-profit ... More >>
When Safety Is A Fiction: Passing The UK’s Rwanda Bill
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 2:25 pm | Binoy Kampmark
On April 14, 2022, the government of Boris Johnson announced the Asylum Partnership Arrangement with Rwanda, which was intended “to contribute to the prevention and combating of illegally facilitated and unlawful cross border migration by establishing ... More >>
On unemployment, Winston Peters’ low boiling point and music criticism
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 2:08 pm | Gordon Campbell
The rise in unemployment numbers for the March quarter was bigger than expected – and especially sharp amongst young job seekers. The surge in migration has boosted the ranks of the jobless, and is depressing wage growth. As usual this government ... More >>
Dunne's Weekly: MPs Unusually Quiet On Pay Rise
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 8:21 am | Peter Dunne
This week’s announcement of pay raises of around 2.8% backdated to last October could hardly have come at a worse time, with the economy on the brink of recession, massive cutbacks in public expenditure, public sector redundancies and rising unemployment. More >>
University Investments: Divesting From The Military-Industrial Complex
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 12:54 pm | Binoy Kampmark
The rage and protest against Israel’s campaign in Gaza, ongoing since the October 7 attacks by Hamas, has stirred student activity across a number of US university campuses and beyond. Echoes of the Vietnam anti-war protests are being cited. The ... More >>
On The Coalition’s Awful, Not Good, Very Bad Poll Results
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 10:19 am | Gordon Campbell
Over the past 36 hours, Christopher Luxon has been dong his best to portray the centre-right’s plummeting poll numbers as a mark of virtue. Allegedly, the negative verdicts are the result of hard economic times, and of a government bravely set out on a perilous ... More >>
Cuba And New Zealand: A Relationship Worthy Of Strengthening
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 6:00 am | Ian Powell
Ian Powell discusses building on the constructive relationship between Cuba and New Zealand in the context of the Unites States economic warfare (embargo) against Cuba and the recent UN Rapporteurs findings. More >>
Anzac And The Pageantry Of Deception
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 11:27 am | Binoy Kampmark
This occasion is often seen as one to commemorate the loss of life and the integrity of often needless sacrifice, when it should be one to understand that a country with choices in war and peace decided to neglect them. The pattern risks repeating itself. More >>
Martin LeFevre - Meditations: We Need Not Be Black Boxes To Ourselves
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 11:14 am | Martin LeFevre - Meditations
Self-knowing is a very different animal than self-knowledge. Self-knowledge is the intellectual recognition of one’s patterns and tendencies from the past, whereas self-knowing is firmly grounded in the present. More >>
27 Years In Captivity. Free Palestine’s Mandela
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 10:49 am | Eugene Doyle
Marwan Barghouti – known to many as “the Palestinian Mandela '' – has spent more time in captivity than Nelson Mandela did. More >>
