THE GREEN PARTY: REAL CHANGE OR LIMITED REFORMS? - AGAINST THE CURRENT
While Green Party co-leader Chloe Swarbrick has talked of overhauling a failed economic system that is eating up the planet, fellow co-lea...| nzagainstthecurrent.blogspot.com
NEWSTALK ZB: COMFORTING THE COMFORTABLE| nzagainstthecurrent.blogspot.com
In a healthy democracy, media outlets should challenge those in power, scrutinise policy, and provide space for a diversity of perspectives. Newstalk ZB doesn't do any of these things.| AGAINST THE CURRENT
New Zealanders should be wary of politicians bearing Future Funds, writes Bryce Edwards.| AGAINST THE CURRENT
The 'No King' protests in the United States have reminded us that people power is the only antidote to the rule of a few. Democracy is not a gift bestowed from above, but a struggle waged from below. In a week that will see over 100,000 New Zealand workers go out on strike, the same grassroots power displayed on the streets of Los Angeles and Chicago can be harnessed here to seek the end to a suffocating and oppressive neoliberal orthodoxy that remains unaccountable. | AGAINST THE CURRENT
Abby Martin's new documentary is in selected American cinemas.| AGAINST THE CURRENT
The latest The Post / Freshwater Strategy poll puts Labour on 34 percent support and National on 31 percent. It's yet another poll in a long series of differing polls that indicate that the two main parliamentary parties are each struggling to command the support of a third of the electorate that still votes. | AGAINST THE CURRENT
The low turnout in the local body elections, the lowest in over thirty years, is another sign of public discontent and disillusionment with a representative democracy that is neither democratic nor representative. Bryce Edwards writes that it will take more than just minor tweaks to revive public confidence. | AGAINST THE CURRENT
Last week, Act MP and Zionist Simon Court failed in his attempt to stop MP's using the term 'genocide' when referring to Israel's barbaric assault on Gaza. He claimed that it was merely an 'allegation' and that he was 'concerned it might lead to violence against Jews in New Zealand.' Much the same claims were made by 'libertarian' Damien Grant in an opinion column for Stuff published on Sunday.| AGAINST THE CURRENT
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Hailed as a 'historic breakthrough' by western politicians, the agreement between Israel and Hamas denies the Palestine people the right to self-determination. Instead, it secures Israel's continued domination in Gaza while consolidating the interests of the United States in the region. | AGAINST THE CURRENT
While Green Party co-leader Chloe Swarbrick has talked of overhauling a failed economic system that is eating up the planet, fellow co-lea...| nzagainstthecurrent.blogspot.com
NEW ZEALAND'S REFUSAL TO RECOGNISE PALESTINE REVEALS COALITION EXTREMISM| nzagainstthecurrent.blogspot.com
The real disgrace is not a protest outside a minister’s home. The disgrace is a government that refuses to act against genocide.| AGAINST THE CURRENT
Abby Martin speaks with political analyst Greg Stoker onboard the Veterans' boat Ohwayla as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, a groundbreaking initiative of more than 40 boats and nearly 500 activists attempting to break Israel's illegal siege of Gaza. Just hours after this was recorded, Greg was kidnapped in international waters by Israeli authorities.| AGAINST THE CURRENT
The news that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is considering making a run for US president has been welcomed by grassroot activists but set the alarm bells ringing among the Democratic Party corporate establishment. After handing Donald Trump not one, but two, terms in the Oval Office, the centrist cabal still remains an obstacle in the way of the Democratic Party winning in 2028.| AGAINST THE CURRENT
Despite soaring power prices, the Government has refused to pursue the structural reforms of the electricity sector that are urgently required. 'In the end, the Government’s electricity reform package looks less | AGAINST THE CURRENT
Foreign Minister Winston Peters' speech at the UN puts the country firmly on the wrong side of history, writes Mick Hall.| AGAINST THE CURRENT
New Zealand’s refusal to recognise Palestine is not a matter of 'diplomatic caution' — it is a shameful act of complicity. While some 157 nations have already taken this basic step toward justice, our government hides behind empty talk of 'balance' and 'process.' While Deputy Prime Minister and Act Party leader David Seymour claims that the Government has shown 'independence in foreign policy' in truth, it is bending to the pressure of the Zionist lobby, currying favour with Washington,...| AGAINST THE CURRENT
Abby Martin's new documentary exposes the U.S. military as the planet's greatest polluter. The long tentacles of American Empire also exte...| nzagainstthecurrent.blogspot.com
Jacinda Ardern has finally had something to say about Gaza. | AGAINST THE CURRENT
Radio New Zealand continues to whitewash Israel's genocidal assault on Gaza as 'a war' or a 'conflict'. So, it's sadly predictable that it should allow the director of the Zionist-controlled Holocaust Centre, Deborah Hart, to defend the slaughter of innocent men, women, and children in Gaza. This is what Marilyn Garson of Alternative Jewish Voices had to say about it outside the offices of Radio New Zealand in Wellington on September 19.| AGAINST THE CURRENT
The US far right activist Charlie Kirk was a proponent of the baseless 'Great Replacement' conspiracy theory. It's the same theory that the ...| nzagainstthecurrent.blogspot.com
Ani O'Brien, the woman implicated in the smear campaign against Green MP Benjamin Doyle, is also the General Manager of The Campaign Group...| nzagainstthecurrent.blogspot.com
A NZ Herald Investigation has revealed that National MP Carl Bates has concealed a property empire of 25 houses behind family trusts. He's one of the biggest private landlords in Whanganui. It's a brazen example of how MPs exploit trust structures to dodge transparency, writes Bryce Edwards.| AGAINST THE CURRENT
Most New Zealanders would have no idea who U.S. far right commentator was, but Act leader David Seymour wanted to pay tribute in Parliament ...| nzagainstthecurrent.blogspot.com
On Tuesday night, writer and activist Naomi Klein addressed thousands of anti-Zionist Jews near Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's home...| nzagainstthecurrent.blogspot.com
Only 27 percent of eligible voters turned out for the Tamaki Makaura by election. Nevertheless, Orini Kaipara of Te Pati Maori still handed Labour's Peena Henare a heavy election defeat. But will it be enough to dislodge Labour from its continued loyalty to centrist politics?| AGAINST THE CURRENT
This week, the world's leading association of genocide scholars declared that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. A landmark resolution...| nzagainstthecurrent.blogspot.com
The new quarterly Ipsos Issues Monitor survey suggests that voters see Labour as best suited for tackling the cost of living crisis, as well...| nzagainstthecurrent.blogspot.com
Despite being in office for two years, Finance Minister Nicola Willis has failed to curb the skyrocketing cost of living. Under pressure to ...| nzagainstthecurrent.blogspot.com
A DEMOCRACY THAT IS NEITHER REPRESENTATIVE NOR DEMOCRATIC| nzagainstthecurrent.blogspot.com
The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) has referred six prominent New Zealanders to the International Criminal Court in The Hague....| nzagainstthecurrent.blogspot.com
VALERIE ZINK: WHY I RESIGNED FROM REUTERS| nzagainstthecurrent.blogspot.com
Canadian photojournalist Valerie Zink announced today on social media that she has resigned from the Reuters news agency after eight years w...| nzagainstthecurrent.blogspot.com
