Local News

Susan St John: There are many more past injustices for the state to answer

By Susan St John In 2016 CPAG published Kathryn’s Story: How the Government spent well over $100,000 and 15 years pursuing a chronically-ill beneficiary mother for a debt she should not have. The purpose was to highlight the injustices and the perpetuation of intergenerational trauma when a mother was incarcerated for the so-called crime of “relationship fraud”. The intention was to improve the understanding of … Continue reading Susan St John: There are many more past injustices for the state to answer

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Global News

Vijay Prashad – NATO Accelerates Its Conflict With China

Russia may be NATO’s most direct enemy at the moment, but the big picture is all about trying to contain China’s rise. Vijay Prashad’s most recent book (with Noam Chomsky) is The Withdrawal: Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan and the Fragility of US Power (New Press, August 2022). This article was produced by Globetrotter. At the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Washington, the focus was … Continue reading Vijay Prashad – NATO Accelerates Its Conflict With China

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Global News

‘Palestinians Governing Palestine’ – Groups Sign Unity Agreement under Chinese Auspices

Palestinian groups signed the Beijing Declaration on Ending Division and Strengthening Palestinian National Unity. (Photo: via Chinese Government) By Palestine Chronicle Staff Affirming the right of the Palestinian people to resist Israeli occupation, representatives of 14 Palestinian factions have signed an agreement to end their divisions and form a temporary government of national unity. The Beijing Declaration on Ending Division and Strengthening Palestinian National Unity … Continue reading ‘Palestinians Governing Palestine’ – Groups Sign Unity Agreement under Chinese Auspices

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Global News, Newsletters, Opinion

The Pacific Lands and Seas Are Neither Forbidden nor Forgotten: The Twenty-Ninth Newsletter (2024)

Mahiriki Tangaroa (Kūki ’Airani), Blessed Again by the Gods (Spring), 2015. Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. Since May, a powerful struggle has rocked Kanaky (New Caledonia), an archipelago located in the Pacific, roughly 1,500 kilometres east of Australia. The island, one of five overseas territories in the Asia-Pacific ruled by France, has been under French colonial rule since … Continue reading The Pacific Lands and Seas Are Neither Forbidden nor Forgotten: The Twenty-Ninth Newsletter (2024)

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Uncategorized

Capitalism kills: The case for ecosocialism

There is compelling evidence that we need to shift away from a market-based economic system to a needs-based economy with people and nature at its centre, argues Susan Price. This article is based on a talk given to the Ecosocialism 2024: Climate Action not War conference. To say capitalism kills is not hyperbole: it is simply incompatible with continuing life on Earth. From what Karl … Continue reading Capitalism kills: The case for ecosocialism

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Global News

US war games in Pacific seek global participation in imperialist maneuvers

Hawaiian activists call on nations who condemn the genocide in Gaza to withdraw from Rim of the Pacific War Games organized by the US military and illegally hosted on Hawaiian land. July 13, 2024 by Kawenaʻulaokalā Kapahua, Joy Lehuanani Enomoto Every two years, the Indo-Pacific Command Center of the United States convenes the largest maritime war exercises on the planet. With over 35,000 troops participating, … Continue reading US war games in Pacific seek global participation in imperialist maneuvers

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Contributors, Local News, Mike Treen, Opinion

Roger Douglas continues lying to defend failed policies

What is the truth of recent claims in Spinoff by Roger Douglas, the Minister of Finance from 1984-88 in the Labour Government of that time, that the free-market revolution that he helped implement was necessary and proven successful in getting the economy to compete more effectively in the world? He argued in Spinoff that New Zealand reaped a harvest in terms of increased productivity in … Continue reading Roger Douglas continues lying to defend failed policies

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Local News, Opinion

Kiwi’s call for an end to Cuba being sanctioned by US

Two prominent progressive commentators in Aotearoa have joined the worldwide call for taking Cuba off the US government’s list of countries subject to economic sanctions. Former Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs Matt Robson issued the following statement which calls on the NZ government to support the removal of Cuba from the US State Sponsors of Terrorism List. He urged New Zealand to front-foot international opposition … Continue reading Kiwi’s call for an end to Cuba being sanctioned by US

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Events, Newsletters

Palestine solidarity protests grow in number as the solidarity movement demands action from our government

Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa 7 June 2024 Media Advisory: Palestine solidarity protests grow in number as the solidarity movement demands action from our government 31 events across 26 centres across the country this week continue to challenge the government’s weak, “look busy” approach to the eight-month genocide of Palestinians by the settler-colonial state of apartheid Israel. Links to the events are below. In many cases … Continue reading Palestine solidarity protests grow in number as the solidarity movement demands action from our government

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Events

Stop the Wars on People and Nature: Rallies Saturday 8 June 2024

Sometimes harsh events can show us more clearly what is happening and how the world works.  It can make us realise what we have in common and what brings us together. Thanks for reading He Kōrero Tapatahi! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Subscribed The war in Palestine has brought many of us together onto the streets week after week … Continue reading Stop the Wars on People and Nature: Rallies Saturday 8 June 2024

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