"Hey Mr Tallyman, Harry’s Gone Bananas"
Singer/activist, Harry Belafonte has caused a stir in the US after calling President Bush a “tyrant” and a “terrorist”, while praising Venezuelan dictator, Hugo Chavez….
Highway Robbery by Police
From today’s Herald. “The 10 busiest speed camera sites in the country churned out almost 60,000 fines in the past financial year, but police say…
Russian Mafia Moving into Australasia
From yesterday’s Herald “NZ police are working with Australian authorities, the FBI, and Interpol to root out Russian gangsters — including former KGB agents —…
Maharey Makes Two Good Points
Stole this off GenerationXY, one of the funniest blogs around. Sorry, couldn’t resist.
John Minto, New Communi.. Columnist for "Press"
My local paper, the Christchurch Press, has a new columnist. Unfortunately it’s arch socialist shit-stirrer, John Bernard Minto. Given that the Press seems to think…
MMP-More Marxists in Parliament? Part 1
The last election saw calls to abandon our Mixed Member Parliament form of proportional representation. Public dissatisfaction with MMP is growing with each parliament in…
Who’s the Drier of the Two?
From Rodney Hide’s blog. A holiday snap from Greymouth. “Who Says National and ACT Can’t Work Together?”
My Kind of Democrat, My Kind of State
From the Western Democrat Montana’s governor is pushing Republican Senator, Conrad Burns to oppose renewing the Patriot Act, saying the measure intended to help in…
My Kind of Gun Control
Governor Schweitzer on gun control “I guess I kind of believe in gun control. You control your gun and I’ll control mine.”
Where to Now for ACT?
If ever ACT has an opportunity to make changes, it is now. Not only does the party have a relatively new leader and a caucus…
Treasury’s New Coin Designs
Maksimovich over at Outsidethecube has a sneak preview of some of the new coins to be issued by Treasury in 2006. Check them out.
S.A.P. Number 2, David Small
My second Socialist Academic Profile is of David Small, a senior lecturer in Education at Canterbury University. Small is Chair, both of the Board of…
Save Lives, Get the Cops off our Roads!
The Whig has done an excellent analysis of the MOT report on fatal road crashes for 2003 “The next thing you find out from the…
NZers Involved in International Maoist Organisation
At least five NZ connected activists are directly involved in an international Maoist umbrella group, the International League for People’s Struggles. The ILPS was founded…
Eighteen Concerns of the International League for People’s Struggle
EIGHTEEN CONCERNS OF THE ILPS 1. The cause of national liberation, democracy and social liberation against imperialism and all reaction; 2. Socio-economic development for oppressed…
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