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Gordon Campbell on whether Donald Trump has peaked
Thursday, 7 April 2016, 9:40 am | Gordon Campbell
For the past ten days, the world has been daring to hope that the wheels may finally be coming off the Trump bandwagon – sufficiently at least, to deny Trump the nomination outright. According to this narrative…. perhaps come August, when the Republicans ... More >>
Gordon Campbell on living in denial about the Panama Papers
Tuesday, 5 April 2016, 9:53 am | Gordon Campbell
So now we know why New Zealand won all those awards for being the ‘easiest place to do business.’ Evidently, foreign firms that register in New Zealand can operate with impunity when it comes to complying with (a) our money-laundering and terrorism ... More >>
Gordon Campbell on the tension between health and defence
Friday, 1 April 2016, 10:49 am | Gordon Campbell
What is the more rational use of taxpayer money? In one instance, we have New Zealanders with orthopedic problems living in pain until they can get access to the surgery they need . More >>
Gordon Campbell on the SIS crying wolf the Syria end game
Wednesday, 30 March 2016, 9:43 am | Gordon Campbell
Gordon Campbell on the SIS crying wolf, the Syrian end game and Max Edwards RIP More >>
Campbell on where Hillary Clinton may be worse than Trump
Thursday, 24 March 2016, 11:34 am | Gordon Campbell
Anyone with misgivings about Hillary Clinton’s presidential ambitions had them confirmed in spades by Clinton’s appalling speech this week on the Israel/Palestine conflict. In one stroke, Clinton vowed to defy any UN attempts at a resolution, to ... More >>
John Key putting defamation costs on the public tab
Tuesday, 22 March 2016, 10:25 am | Gordon Campbell
So, where are we now on the Teapot Tape saga? According to Prime Minister John Key, Key was wearing his “ leader of the National Party” hat when he made his potentially defamatory remarks in November 2011 about freelance cameraman Bradley Ambrose. More >>
Gordon Campbell on Obama’s Supreme Court choice
Thursday, 17 March 2016, 10:43 am | Gordon Campbell
Nothing has epitomised the presidency of Barack Obama quite like his Supreme Court nominees. Time and again, Republican presidents will blithely nominate right wing ideological extremists (Antonin Scalia, Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas) who only sometimes ... More >>
Gordon Campbell on govt’s impotence towards banks, and Iran
Wednesday, 16 March 2016, 10:19 am | Gordon Campbell
O ne of the defining features of this government’s political style is how often Prime Minister John Key chooses to sound like a mere observer of political events. The public may think that they elected him to lead, and to be the captain on the ... More >>
Gordon Campbell on the Aussie banks
Monday, 14 March 2016, 11:02 am | Gordon Campbell
If the New Zealand economy was a tennis player, it would be Maria Sharapova – a player reportedly reliant on artificial stimulants, and corporate endorsements. In similar vein, our economy is seemingly dependent on artificial boosts to activity ... More >>
Gordon Campbell on the security services review
Thursday, 10 March 2016, 12:09 pm | Gordon Campbell
T o no-one’s real surprise, the Cullen/Reddy review of the security services has recommended an extension of the powers of the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB), mainly to legally enable the agency to use its technological expertise ... More >>
Gordon Campbell Fonterra, Affco and Todd Barclay
Tuesday, 8 March 2016, 10:32 am | Gordon Campbell
Fonterra’s explanation for its behavior towards the small firms it engages – it has reportedly asked its suppliers to reduce their charges in order ‘to boost efficiency’ – is the sort of behavior you'd expect from Tony Soprano. As in : ... More >>
Gordon Campbell on the left’s current challenges in Spain
Friday, 4 March 2016, 10:11 am | Gordon Campbell
In December, the elections in Spain ended in a four way stalemate. Neither of the two old major parties – the ruling right wing Partida Popular (PP) or the moderate left PSOE – has since been able to put together a government, not even with the ... More >>
Gordon Campbell on Pharmac’s unequal battle over Keytruda
Thursday, 3 March 2016, 9:49 am | Gordon Campbell
Sad to say, but the Key government has never showed much stomach for saying ‘No’ to corporate lobbyists from the pharmaceutical industry or the film industry. Even before taking office in 2008, Key and his colleagues had promised to over-ride Pharmac’s ... More >>
Gordon Campbell on Rubio’s last stand, and Sleater-Kinney
Monday, 29 February 2016, 9:33 am | Gordon Campbell
Well, it certainly was entertaining to watch Rubio succeed in getting under Donald Trump’s skin the other day, in the last debate before tomorrow’s Super Tuesday multi-state sweepstakes. This exchange was particularly on point in attacking Trump’s ... More >>
Gordon Campbell on our underfunded Syrian refugee intake
Friday, 26 February 2016, 10:23 am | Gordon Campbell
Once again, our little show pony Prime Minister is prancing around the world offering to take in refugees – from Syria, from Nauru – while providing no extra funding to ensure these refugees receive adequate medical care once they’re here. Most ... More >>
Gordon Campbell on why we’re sitting ducks for power companies
Thursday, 25 February 2016, 11:20 am | Gordon Campbell
The marketing campaigns waged to induce customers to chase around between electricity companies in a frantic search for savings has always looked like a diversion. Yet according to RNZ this morning, we’re about to see more being spent on this kind ... More >>
Gordon Campbell on the Clintons' support among black voters
Monday, 22 February 2016, 11:13 am | Gordon Campbell
Nevada has been conducting its politics via caucuses only since 2004, and the state’s tepid interest in this method of democratic expression still shows. Historically, the turnout in both the Republican and Democratic caucuses in Nevada has been incredibly ... More >>
Gordon Campbell on the Defence Force’s spending bonanza
Friday, 19 February 2016, 10:15 am | Gordon Campbell
It has been a fairly typical week for this government… mental health services in Christchurch slashed , further massive cuts to DHB funding , and the abdication of its responsibility for social housing . More >>
Gordon Campbell on the middle class anger behind Trump
Tuesday, 16 February 2016, 9:40 am | Gordon Campbell
One of the best examples of the Alice Through The Looking Glass nature of US politics occurred on the weekend, when Donald Trump – in the course of a debate between the Republican Party contenders – roundly blamed George W. Bush for the Iraq invasion ... More >>
Gordon Campbell on the bogus Syrian peace deal, and Scalia
Monday, 15 February 2016, 9:40 am | Gordon Campbell
The good thing about the Syrian peace deal announced on Friday is that it might create a small space for humanitarian relief, but… the ceasefire is clearly a sham. Russia has agreed to stop fighting for a week, as long as it can make an exception ... More >>
