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Chavez Sets the World Right

I haven’t commented on Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’ recent speech to the United Nations yet. I think this article from the Communist Party of Australia’s…

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Australian Communists Hail NDU "Victory"

This is how the Communist Party of Australia views the recentProgressive Enterprises “lockout“. Further evidence that Progressive were facing communist controlled unions on both sides…

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The Comrades Write Back

I’ve had a couple of private emails since my recent posts on NZ’s “mainstream” communist party, the Socialist Party of Aotearoa. The first came from…

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Rail Sucks, Road Rules

Owen McShane has an excellent guest post on Whale Oil, which tackles the myth that rail is somehow “greener” than road transport. He quotes this…

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Prebble’s New Book

Former ACT leader, Richard Prebble’s new book is out Out of the Red is a sequel to “I’ve Been Thinking”. Below are some extracts from…

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I Rest My Case

ACT staffer, Sarah Russell sent me this story today. I think it illustrates the points I made in my last post about tolerance and property…

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Curly Capitalist Questions 16, Who Owns Scenery?

Berend de Boer said… Auckland has many volcanoes which give the city a lot of charm. And there are no buildings on it so you…

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Dave Henderson’s Latest Bureaucratic Hurdle

According to yesterday’s Press, Dave Henderson, developer of the two billion dollar Five Mile village project near Queenstown has been refused permission for another development…

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"Grubby Little Socialists"

I thought this anonymous comment on my post on NZ communism was so damn good I’d post it in its entirety, so no reader would…

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Jennifer Francis, An Influential Marxist-Leninist

One little known, but very influential Marxist-Leninist, is National Distribution Union long time Administration and Membership officer, Jennifer Francis. A member of the Socialist Unity…

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Communist Party, Party, Party, Party…..

I’ve been asked few times to explain the difference between different strands of Marxism. Below are some very simplified explanations of the three main strands,…

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New South African Arms Company Launched

In believe, South Africa under its South African Communist Party dominated government ois intent on playing a larger military role in Southern Africa. I also…

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Can’t Escape Those Ruins

Rodney and Heather had a free day in the UK yesterday, so they took Alan Gibbs’ amphibian car, the “Aquada” out for a spin to…

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Peter Cresswell For (Associate) Minister of Finance

Perter Cresswell tackles the myth that “current account deficits” are a REALLY BAD THING. According to conventional wisdom, the country’s current account deficit gets “worse”…

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T.O.S.A.S 6 Jeff Rabede

My latest post in my “Top Operatives of South African Socialism” series profiles Minister of Transport, Jeff Rabede. Rabede was born in 1953 in Cato…

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