Activism
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Independent Socialist Media in NZ: A Quick Survey
It probably isn’t too controversial to say that left media in New Zealand has gone through some uncomfortable teething pains this decade. Although it hasn’t exactly been in a healthy state since probably the 1990s, the mix of rapid acceleration… Continue reading
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Is It Over?
As I begin typing here, I’m not entirely sure what the end result of this piece will be. I find myself at wits end puzzling over what exactly the New Zealand radical left should do going into the future. It’s… Continue reading
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Left Out? The Extra-Parliamentary Left in Aotearoa/NZ from 1999 to 2008
By popular demand, I’ve decided to put a copy of my master’s dissertation on the blog for anyone interested to have a browse. Left Out? The Extra-Parliamentary Left in Aotearoa/NZ from 1999 to 2008 represents both a year of my life… Continue reading
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To Jettison the ‘Pragmatists’
I’ve been meaning to put my thoughts on the role of intellectualism, education, and independent media for New Zealand socialists for a while now. Folk who know me well know I tread an awkward position denouncing both the barren anti-intellectualism… Continue reading
Notes South from Nowhere 