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Why Did Facebook Purge TeleSUR English?
Wednesday, 22 August 2018, 1:11 pm | Branko Marcetic
A little over a week ago, Facebook and a host of other companies removed Alex Jones, the right-wing conspiracy theorist and possible Nicholas Cage performance-art project, from their platforms to much online rejoicing. Both Jones’s personal accounts and ... More >>
Branko Marcetic: Land of the Long White Egalitarian Myth
Monday, 20 March 2017, 11:18 am | Branko Marcetic
Land of the Long White Egalitarian Myth It isn’t only foreigners who buy into the myth of New Zealand as an equal opportunity Paradise by Branko Marcetic Also published on Werewolf More >>
NZ and the current refugee crisis
Saturday, 5 September 2015, 10:53 am | Branko Marcetic
Much has already been said about the moral sterility of the government regarding the current refugee crisis that doesn’t need to be repeated. Suffice to say, even after ‘softening’ his stance on not lifting the refugee quota, the Prime Minister’s ... More >>
How the one-way mirror of secrecy generates fear
Friday, 24 April 2015, 3:36 pm | Branko Marcetic
Being the head of a nation’s spy agency is hard work. Not only does it involve running a government bureau of hundreds – even tens of thousands – of personnel and keeping a vigilant eye on any potential security threats faced by a country, ... More >>
For Some of Our Media, Signing And Speeding Trump Spying
Tuesday, 17 March 2015, 11:50 am | Branko Marcetic
Given the magnitude of the latest GCSB revelations, it wasn’t surprising to see the Prime Minister liberally borrow from his own damage control playbook in order to shut the story down. More >>
The SIS has been politicised - by Labour
Friday, 12 December 2014, 5:58 pm | Branko Marcetic
Only two weeks ago, the country was debating whether or not the Security Intelligence Service (SIS) had been unacceptably politicised. With the passing of the Counter Terrorist Fighters Legislation Bill yesterday, 94 votes to 27, it seems we have a ... More >>
Surveillance powers get abused - just look at the US and UK
Tuesday, 11 November 2014, 2:17 pm | Branko Marcetic
Whenever the government gets ready to pass new laws expanding the powers of our security services – in this case, the proposal to give the Security Intelligence Service (SIS) powers to survey individuals for up to 48 hours without a warrant – there ... More >>
On NZ committing ground troops in Iraq
Monday, 6 October 2014, 3:20 pm | Branko Marcetic
A Chance to Make Wrong: the Sudden Acceptability of a War in Iraq By Branko Marcetic 6 October, 2014 More >>
The attacks on Nicky Hager and their flaws
Friday, 22 August 2014, 2:09 pm | Branko Marcetic
It’s all made up and can’t be proven. But if it can, then it doesn’t matter, because it’s not that big a deal. Besides, everyone does it. These are just some of the rebuttals launched at Nicky Hager since his book, Dirty Politics , revealed ... More >>
When John Key was concerned about dirty politics
Friday, 15 August 2014, 1:17 pm | Branko Marcetic
If Nicky Hager needs some support in the midst of a whirlwind of government criticism for his allegations of “dirty tricks” by the National Party, he may find one unlikely ally – John Key, six years ago. More >>
