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Disposable Assets in the Fracking Industry
Sunday, 9 March 2014, 1:21 pm | Walter Brasch
Disposable Assets in the Fracking Industry by Walter Brasch The oil and gas industry, the nation’s chambers of commerce, and politicians who are dependent upon campaign contributions from the industry and the chambers, claim fracking is safe. More >>
What does Vodafone know about Ultrafast Broadband anyway?
Saturday, 8 March 2014, 4:42 pm | Digitl
Russell Stanners' offer of a fibre network deal is at least worth a listen - Vodafone has done a better job than the government of building and selling broadband More >>
Promulgating A New Constitution Within A Year
Saturday, 8 March 2014, 1:42 pm | Siddhi B. Ranjitkar
The newly elected constituent assembly (CA) has been preparing for completing the crafting of a new constitution but the CPN-Maoist that has stayed away from the CA elections, and it has been not for crafting a new constitution has been preparing ... More >>
Martin Doyle cartoon: Student Debtors Prison
Friday, 7 March 2014, 2:03 pm | Martin Doyle
Arresting students at the airport to prevent them escaping student loan debts is not about justice. It's about a cruel farce and an ignorant education system. More >>
Meltdown, Accommodating Monetary Policy and Queen's Question
Friday, 7 March 2014, 11:53 am | Keith Rankin
Yesterday I watched the final part of Al Jazeera's four-part series "Meltdown". The series raised some interesting issues, and noted in particular that our economic and financial behaviour has barely changed since the global financial crisis of the ... More >>
Martin Doyle cartoon: Dairy, dairy me, Judith
Friday, 7 March 2014, 10:53 am | Martin Doyle
So, the "sensitive wee sausage" has been caught with her nose in the cream... More >>
Student Loan Crackdown Passes
Thursday, 6 March 2014, 6:01 pm | ParliamentToday.co.nz
Parliament has wrapped up for the week passing into law new measures to crack down on student loan defaulters including giving police powers to arrest them at the border. More >>
Martin Doyle cartoon: Dairy, dairy me, Judith
Thursday, 6 March 2014, 5:42 pm | Martin Doyle
On Judith Collins and Oravida. More >>
Bringing SOPA to the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Thursday, 6 March 2014, 5:22 pm | Binoy Kampmark
The machinery to dominate global intellectual property by American fiat was further tightened by the announcement of Robert Holleyman’s as deputy US trade representative. President Obama’s announcement is just another reminder what sources of inspiration ... More >>
Gaza: Between the Devils and the Deep Blue Sea
Thursday, 6 March 2014, 5:15 pm | Julie Webb-Pullman
WTF? Israel carries out ANOTHER blatant act of piracy in international waters? And expects the world to believe the fiction they were headed for Gaza? A country under Israeli naval blockade for the last seven years??? Even the BB boys Bush and Blair ... More >>
Armchair Critics Are Destroying Nigeria
Thursday, 6 March 2014, 5:10 pm | Ita Akwaowo
It is being asserted that Nigeria faces great and severe challenges in her march to nationhood. some of the challenges include poor leadership, corruption, poverty in the midst of plenty, insecurity, defective federal structure etc. More >>
Israeli-Iranian Axis? Highly Illusionary
Thursday, 6 March 2014, 5:08 pm | Alon Ben-Meir
There are those who believe that given the sweeping turmoil in the Middle East, the two most powerful non-Arab countries other than Turkey – Israel and Iran – have common interests in forming a strategic alliance that would substantially strengthen ... More >>
Ukraine: An American-Russian Wrestling Arena
Thursday, 6 March 2014, 5:05 pm | INSS Insight
While President Obama has been challenged on a number of international fronts in the course of his five and a half years in office, the Russian invasion of the Crimean Peninsula presents perhaps the most difficult dilemma. According to his criteria ... More >>
Tears of Yarmouk – The Lesson Every Syrian Should Know
Thursday, 6 March 2014, 5:02 pm | Ramzy Baroud
In the early days of the Syrian uprising-turned civil war three years ago, the writing on the wall of it becoming an intricate regional and international conflict was there for all to see. Palestinians in Syria were likely to find themselves a pawn in a ... More >>
The War on Emotions is Driving Us Insane
Thursday, 6 March 2014, 4:51 pm | Anita McKone
Have you ever been provoked by someone into fear, anger or pain, and then blamed, punished or humiliated for feeling and expressing these feelings? This is a form of psychological torture which has very serious consequences. More >>
Electoral Act Amendments The Priority
Thursday, 6 March 2014, 2:11 pm | ParliamentToday.co.nz
Deputy Leader of the House Anne Tolley told MPs next Tuesday the Government would seek to make progress on the Electoral Amendment Bill , Families Commission Amendment Bill and the Border Processing (Trade Single Window and Duties) Bill . More >>
Cairo court bans Hamas activities in Egypt
Thursday, 6 March 2014, 1:31 pm | Julie Webb-Pullman
On Tuesday a Cairo court placed a temporary ban on Palestinian political party and elected government Hamas from carrying out any activities in Egypt, and ordered the confiscation of its offices. More >>
Gordon Campbell on Judith Collins’ milking of the system
Thursday, 6 March 2014, 11:16 am | Gordon Campbell
The Cabinet manual not only forbids actual conflicts of interest when Ministers are performing public duties from which they or their family members and close associates might derive private gain - it also puts the onus on the Minister to actively avoid ... More >>
Meridian Energy’s Status To Be Debated
Thursday, 6 March 2014, 10:42 am | ParliamentToday.co.nz
A motion on the status of Meridian Energy will be debated when Parliament sits today. More >>
Datacom shows entrepreneurial DNA
Thursday, 6 March 2014, 9:04 am | Digitl
New Zealand tech companies don't come much bigger than Datacom. The company is also old by industry standards. It started in the 1960s. For years Datacom deliberately stayed out of the public eye, preferring to keep its own counsel and communicate ... More >>
Datacom buys Origen, takes Ozone to Australia
Thursday, 6 March 2014, 9:01 am | Digitl
Earlier today I wrote Datacom buys Origen, takes Ozone to Australia for the IITP TechBlog. More >>
Samsung sees Knox as key to Android in the enterprise
Thursday, 6 March 2014, 9:00 am | Digitl
Jae Shin, vice-president of Samsung's Knox business group, is candid about enterprise customers being wary of letting employees use Android devices on company networks. More >>
Fuel Levy Bill Sent To Select Committee
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 10:04 pm | ParliamentToday.co.nz
This evening MPs completed the first reading of the Energy (Fuels, Levies, and References) Amendment Bill . More >>
Environmental Reporting Bill Advances Despite Opposition
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 7:40 pm | ParliamentToday.co.nz
A bill setting up an environmental reporting regime has been sent to select committee though it was opposed by Labour and NZ First. More >>
Vladimir Putin, The World’s Last True Statesman
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 5:35 pm | John Chuckman
Everywhere you look in the West, you find political pygmies rather than statesmen. In France, we see a pathetic man whose own people intensely dislike him, François Hollande, attempt to speak as though he were something other than a dry, pompous ... More >>
Ukraine: Popular Uprising or an Orchestrated Coup d’Etat?
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 5:16 pm | Francis A. Boyle
Russian forces have virtually occupied the Crimean peninsula without firing a shot and pro-Russian demonstrators have taken over the regional government building in the city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. More >>
Ukraine's Leaders Seek National Socialism, Dictatorship
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 5:11 pm | John Stanton
So the US leadership is supporting the creation of One Nation Under God in Ukraine. As one of the key groups involved in the militant overthrow of an elected government has stated in its party platform, “a system of the dictatorship of the Nation with ... More >>
Connie Lawn Audio: Speech from Israeli PM
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 2:51 pm | Connie Lawn
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyhu delivered an important speech to several thousand pro Israeli, Jewish and Christian delegates meeting in Washington. Connie Lawn sends us an audio report. The entire AIPAC convention is on C Span.org More >>
Annual Reports Presented
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 2:07 pm | ParliamentToday.co.nz
The reports of the Commissioner of Patents, Trademarks and Designs and the Registrar of Friendly Unions were presented and Question Time then began More >>
New publication: Rebeldía Zapatista: The Voice of the EZLN
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 10:58 am | Zapatista Army of National Liberation
We rebellious Zapatistas, along with our mother earth, are threatened with destruction in our Mexican homeland. Both above and below the earth’s surface, the bad governments and bad rich people, all neoliberal capitalists, want to commodify everything they ... More >>
Quakes, Environment and Energy
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 10:50 am | ParliamentToday.co.nz
MPs will debate the first reading of bills covering building standards, environmental reporting and energy levies when Parliament sits today. More >>
The Ukrainian Situation-an analysis
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 10:49 am | Paul Martin
The current unstable and dangerous situation in the Ukraine where large elements of the Russian speaking part of the Ukrainian population in in Eastern and Southern Ukraine are apparently pushing for Russian annexation can be largely attributed to ... More >>
Britain, Students and Immigration: Extending Surveillance
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 10:41 am | Binoy Kampmark
If the government can’t do it, they get the teachers to. It’s an old trick of state regulation, and it only works if the teaching class prefers compliancy over independence. In the British sense, the latest round of co-opting teachers into monitoring ... More >>
Inequality Is Now Mainstream
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 10:31 am | William Spriggs
Last week in New York, the Ford Foundation hosted a conference with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on "Changing the Conversation on Growth: Going Inclusive." Both are mainstream organizations, grounded in the elite ... More >>
UK football body in twist over anti-racism, Quenelle
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 10:18 am | Stuart Littlewood
West Bromwich Albion’s star player Nicolas Anelka recently landed himself and his club in hot water when he allegedly performed the Quenelle after scoring a goal. It blew up into a furious storm in a Zionist teacup. More >>
Question Marks on the Way to a Turkey-Israel Agreement
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 9:23 am | INSS Insight
In recent weeks there have been increasing reports that Turkey and Israel have progressed in talks on an agreement to resolve the Mavi Marmara crisis. In particular, the two sides have significantly narrowed the gaps on the compensation that Israel will pay. More >>
Apple users loyal but bigger screens tempt
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 9:01 am | Digitl
Kantar Worldpanel reports : There are signs that Apple isn’t attracting and retaining as many early adopters as it once did, with larger screens seeming to drag a number of users away from the brand. But with industry-leading satisfaction and loyalty ... More >>
Microsoft New Zealand technology bazaar
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 8:58 am | Digitl
One of my more enjoyable writing jobs is working on the The New Zealand Herald's annual Innovation report . It's a subject that's close to my heart and it means I get to talk to interesting people about fascinating ideas. More >>
Labour Unhappy With Voting Changes As Fraud Accusations Fly
Tuesday, 4 March 2014, 10:04 pm | ParliamentToday.co.nz
Labour’s unhappiness with proposed changes to electoral law they say will have a chilling effect on voters, has led to accusations from Justice Minister Judith Collins that Labour MPs opposed them because they wanted to commit electoral fraud. More >>
"Beit Noam-ize" America's Batterers?--Kit Gruelle
Tuesday, 4 March 2014, 5:58 pm | Suzan Mazur
I've been thinking about domestic violence partly because of the film Private Violence recently shown at Sundance and other film festivals and now scheduled for an October run on HBO -- featuring women's advocate Kit Gruelle, among others, and with Gloria ... More >>
Martin Doyle cartoon: Ukraine is ours
Tuesday, 4 March 2014, 5:16 pm | Martin Doyle
Ukraine is not straight-forward. Legitimacy is a hard spot to put your ones finger on. More >>
Labour ICT Document In Accidental Email
Tuesday, 4 March 2014, 2:54 pm | The Scoop Team
A planning document on the Labour Party's ICT policy has been released after a copy was sent to National MP and Communications and Information Technology Minister Amy Adams. More >>
MPs Express Alarm At Events In Ukraine
Tuesday, 4 March 2014, 2:20 pm | ParliamentToday.co.nz
Foreign Minister Murray McCully who put forward the motion said Russia’s occupation of parts of Crimea were a breach of its treaties and international law. More >>
Gordon Campbell on our response to Russia's work in Ukraine
Tuesday, 4 March 2014, 12:52 pm | Gordon Campbell
To the Russians, the current crisis in the Ukraine must seem like a no-brainer. Ukraine has always been treated as vital to Russia’s self-defence, and to its role as a modern world power. (Russia has had a fleet stationed in the Crimea since 1783.) More >>
David Cunliffe discusses use of trust for campaign donations
Tuesday, 4 March 2014, 12:16 pm | The Scoop Team
David Cunliffe met with the press today to discuss the trust he used to process donations for his primary campaign. Three donors have waived confidentiality for their donations—Selwyn Pellett, Perry Keenan, and Tony Gibbs—but two others have chosen to keep confidentiality. More >>
Financial Review Debate To Be Held
Tuesday, 4 March 2014, 10:47 am | ParliamentToday.co.nz
A Budget related debate is set to take up most of the House’s time when Parliament resumes today after a one week recess. More >>
PM Press Conference – China Visit, Ukraine - 3 March 2014
Monday, 3 March 2014, 5:15 pm | Jamie Neikrie
In his weekly press conference in Wellington today, Prime Minister John Key discussed his upcoming visits to China and the Netherlands, as well as the escalating situation in Ukraine. More >>
Matt McCarten's new job
Monday, 3 March 2014, 3:11 pm | Don Franks
The more I consider Matt McCarten's appointment as Labour's Chief of staff, the more upset and angry I feel. The prospect of any unionist promoting the fortunes of a smarmy pampered careerist like David Cunliffe is chunderous, but that is the least ... More >>
Martin Doyle cartoon: Whittalling away the charges
Monday, 3 March 2014, 1:50 pm | Martin Doyle
It seems that there will be no end to the sham surrounding the tragedy at Pike River. The rich and the poor, clearly, live in two different worlds. More >>
Libya in the stranglehold of Islamist thugs
Monday, 3 March 2014, 1:25 pm | Redress Information
How did it come to this? After 42 years of tyranny and arbitrary rule by the Gaddafi family, Libyans rose up and sacrificed thousands of people to gain freedom and dignity. But today Libyans have neither freedom nor dignity, nor even basic security. More >>
Tom Hayden on the crisis in Venezuela
Monday, 3 March 2014, 1:13 pm | Tom Hayden
It's difficult to grasp the facts behind the murky fog of Venezuelan crisis. Based more or less on intuitions, but also credible documents, some blame most of the crisis on the CIA. Some national security types, abhorring populism, claim that the Venezuela ... More >>
Using a Hemp Bandage to Heal Government Corruption
Monday, 3 March 2014, 12:56 pm | Billy McKee
When is it possible for a non-owner of a property and agricultural stock-in-trade to take control over the owner's right and freedom to choose what he grows and produces on his own property and to whom he chooses to sell his produce? More >>
Ukraine Crisis: How Cooler Heads Can Prevail
Monday, 3 March 2014, 12:48 pm | Prof. Francis A. Boyle
In simple terms, half the people in Ukraine look to Russia and the other half look to the West. Putin's show of force is just that -- a show of displeasure at the de facto banning of the Russian language in the Ukraine, threats to Russian Orthodox ... More >>
No Merit Badge for This Scout
Sunday, 2 March 2014, 12:42 pm | Walter Brasch
Rex W. Tillerson, a resident of Bartonville, Texas, like many of his neighbors was upset with his city council. That’s not unusual. Many residents get upset at their local governing boards. And so they went to a city council meeting to express their ... More >>
Kahane's legacy
Saturday, 1 March 2014, 12:02 pm | PLO
Twenty years ago this week, a Brooklyn-born Israeli settler named Baruch Goldstein walked into the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron and opened fire with his army-issued assault rifle, killing 29 Palestinians and wounding 150 others. In the following days, Israeli ... More >>
Return to Seyeda Zeinab—now secured and in protective hands
Saturday, 1 March 2014, 11:49 am | Franklin Lamb
Return to Seyeda (Lady) Zeinab—now secured and in protective hands Franklin Lamb Seyeda Zeinab, Syria More >>
The Labour Party and popular participation
Friday, 28 February 2014, 4:53 pm | Ian Anderson
Mainstream media coverage in the lead-up to the General Election tends to focus on fluctuations in polling, most recently an apparent growth in support for National. Left-wing critics of mainstream electoral polling sometimes note that polling relies ... More >>
Oppose Force to Save Starving Syrians
Friday, 28 February 2014, 4:34 pm | David Swanson
I've been asked to debate Danny Postel on the question of Syria, and so have read the op-ed he co-authored with Nader Hashemi, "Use Force to Save Starving Syrians." Excellent responses have been published by Coleen Rowley and Rob Prince and probably ... More >>
Saudi Arabian policies behind resurgence of Al Qaida in Iraq
Friday, 28 February 2014, 4:29 pm | Zayd Alisa
Iraq, more than two years after the U.S. withdrawal, and nearly a decade after the U.S. forces ousted Al Qaida in Iraq AQI from Falluja, is still grappling with not merely an escalating sectarian crisis between the Shia-led government and an increasingly ... More >>
Turkish PM Erdogan's Graft Caught on Tape
Friday, 28 February 2014, 4:24 pm | Michael Collins
Audio tape recordings of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan talking with his son Bilal offer explicit revelations of deception and corruption on the same day that Istanbul prosecutors raided the homes of the PM's ministers, cronies, and their adult ... More >>
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