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GET ISRAEL OUT OF GAZA

GET ISRAEL OUT OF GAZA

  We must demand that Israel gets out of Gaza — and we must get Zionism out of our institutions. By Marilyn Garson. AT EACH  step of its gen...

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11 Aug 2025
Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, August 11, 2025 0 comments
Labels: gaza, genocide, israel
GENOCIDE IN GAZA: THE WEST STANDS CONDEMNED

GENOCIDE IN GAZA: THE WEST STANDS CONDEMNED

  With Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanhayu now planning to launch an all out military offensive in Gaza, which will have catastrophic ...

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11 Aug 2025
Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, August 11, 2025 0 comments
Labels: gaza, genocide, israel
DONALD TRUMPS BEAUTIFUL BALLROOM

DONALD TRUMPS BEAUTIFUL BALLROOM

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09 Aug 2025
Posted by Steven Cowan on Saturday, August 09, 2025 0 comments
Labels: donald trump, united states
FISHY INFLUENCE: HOW THE FISHING INDUSTRY CAPTURED SHANE JONES

FISHY INFLUENCE: HOW THE FISHING INDUSTRY CAPTURED SHANE JONES

      Fisheries Minister Shane Jones has pushed through sweeping reforms which significantly favour commercial fishing interests over enviro...

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07 Aug 2025
Posted by Steven Cowan on Thursday, August 07, 2025 0 comments
Labels: bryce edwards, fishing, shane jones
GENOCIDE IN GAZA: RADIO NEW ZEALAND IS STILL IN A STATE OF DENIAL

GENOCIDE IN GAZA: RADIO NEW ZEALAND IS STILL IN A STATE OF DENIAL

For nearly two years, RNZ's Mediawatch has remained silent about Gaza. Even the fact that the Israel military have killed over 250 jour...

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05 Aug 2025
Posted by Steven Cowan on Tuesday, August 05, 2025 0 comments
Labels: gaza, genocide, media, mediawatch, rnz
A DEMOCRACY THAT IS NEITHER REPRESENTATIVE NOR DEMOCRATIC

A DEMOCRACY THAT IS NEITHER REPRESENTATIVE NOR DEMOCRATIC

The Government's proposed electoral law change will disenfranchise a large swathe of voters, but an even larger number of people have al...

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31 Jul 2025
Posted by Steven Cowan on Thursday, July 31, 2025 1 comments
Labels: neoliberalism, representative democracy
ISRAELI TERROR IN LEBANON: INSIDE THE PAGER ATTACKS

ISRAELI TERROR IN LEBANON: INSIDE THE PAGER ATTACKS

ON SEPTEMBER 17 and 18 last year, thousands of handheld pagers and hundreds of walkie-talkies exploded simultaneously throughout Lebanon an...

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30 Jul 2025
Posted by Steven Cowan on Wednesday, July 30, 2025 0 comments
Labels: gaza, israel, lebanon
WESTERN PATHOLOGY GIVES PUBLIC FIGURES LIKE SEAN PLUNKET A LICENCE TO TROLL OVER GAZA

WESTERN PATHOLOGY GIVES PUBLIC FIGURES LIKE SEAN PLUNKET A LICENCE TO TROLL OVER GAZA

  Grotesque social media comments have followed legacy media's belated decision to highlight the forced starvation and genocide of Pales...

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30 Jul 2025
Posted by Steven Cowan on Wednesday, July 30, 2025 0 comments
Labels: gaza, genocide, media
BUTTER AND THE COST OF LIVING CRISIS

BUTTER AND THE COST OF LIVING CRISIS

The skyrocketing rise in the price of a block of butter is emblematic of a much wider problem for the government, the rising cost of living ...

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25 Jul 2025
Posted by Steven Cowan on Friday, July 25, 2025 0 comments
Labels: austerity, neoliberalism
GAZA: EMPTY RHETORIC FROM NEW ZEALAND AND OTHER WESTERN COUNTRIES

GAZA: EMPTY RHETORIC FROM NEW ZEALAND AND OTHER WESTERN COUNTRIES

In a joint statement, more than two dozen Western countries, including New Zealand, have called for an immediate end to the war in Gaza. But...

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22 Jul 2025
Posted by Steven Cowan on Tuesday, July 22, 2025 0 comments
Labels: gaza, israel, the hague group
JEREMY CORBYN: GAZA, NUCLEAR WAR AND WHY MOVEMENTS MUST RISE NOW

JEREMY CORBYN: GAZA, NUCLEAR WAR AND WHY MOVEMENTS MUST RISE NOW

Abby Martin sits down with MP Jeremy Corbyn in Bogotá during The Hague Group summit on Gaza. They discuss the limits of electoral politics,...

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21 Jul 2025
Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, July 21, 2025 0 comments
Labels: abby martin, empire files, jeremy corbyn
THE HAGUE GROUP: 'ENDING THE ERA OF IMPUNITY'.

THE HAGUE GROUP: 'ENDING THE ERA OF IMPUNITY'.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro with UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese. Journalist Abby Martin with Jeremy Corbyn. This week saw mo...

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19 Jul 2025
Posted by Steven Cowan on Saturday, July 19, 2025 0 comments
Labels: gaza, genocide, israel, the hague group
RELEASING THE FILES

RELEASING THE FILES

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19 Jul 2025
Posted by Steven Cowan on Saturday, July 19, 2025 0 comments
Labels: donald trump, music
TIME FOR A RETHINK ABOUT SUPERMARKETS

TIME FOR A RETHINK ABOUT SUPERMARKETS

New York's next mayor, Zohran Mamdani, wants to establish city-owned supermarkets, designed to keep prices low. Why can't something ...

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18 Jul 2025
Posted by Steven Cowan on Friday, July 18, 2025 0 comments
Labels: neoliberalism, supermarkets, zohran mamdani
GENOCIDE IS THE CRIME

GENOCIDE IS THE CRIME

  Genocide might be Israel's policy but, apparently, opposing it is a crime.  LAST MONTH a retired 83-year-old Anglican minister was arr...

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13 Jul 2025
Posted by Steven Cowan on Sunday, July 13, 2025 0 comments
Labels: genocide, israel, zionism
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