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Tag Archives: NZ Herald
Climate: Will New Zealand fight alongside the elves or the orcs ?
Following the militaristic culture and thinking of our ally and only remaining superpower America we frame all our problems in terms of war. War on drugs, war on terror, war on weeds and the list goes on. I am desperately … Continue reading
Media: Neoliberal corporate propaganda or just sloppy journalism ?
One of the features of the Reagan/Thatcher neoliberal revolution over the last 30 plus years – in New Zealand called Rogernomics – is growing inequality. The rich are getting richer at the expense of the poor getting poorer. This is expressed in … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Media Grabs, Society
Tagged CEO salaries vs performance, corporate media, Fonterra, George Orwell, inequality, Liam Dann, neoliberal propaganda, NZ Herald, Rod Emmerson, Rogernomics, Russel brand, sloppy journalism, Theo Spierings, trickle down, velor scrotum of the thumb-twiddling plutocrat
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Open letter to Andrew Little
Dear Andrew Little The commentariat is running hot over your narrow victory in the Labour leadership contest. Bryce Edwards in a most comprehensive piece with many links gives a good summery. And there is the NZ Herald editorial under the headline: Daring policies will … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Environment, Media Grabs, politics
Tagged Andrew Little, Bryce Edwards, Labour, NZ Herald, TPP
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