Laura López is the mother of two girls and holds a graduate degree in psychology. She writes Arguments With Friends on Substack. Her work has been featured by Reality’s Last Stand, The Standard, Plain ...

In an era of escalating strategic competition, the effectiveness of Australia’s government and national security apparatus hinges on its ability to use information with precision and agility. Yet, the ...

One news reporter says "the protest leadership" are apologising for the >week of abuse and threats so far – apparently they were completely unaware such things were going on. Reminds me of my pub days ...

Chris Luxon has doubled down on a dog whistle attack on South Auckland garages by apologising if anyone was offended, thereby ignoring most of South Auckland who were definitely offended.

The waka of the National Party is a slick shiny speed machine that is built for speed and efficiency. It has a highly trained team of professional rowers that is supported by a rich club. Its strength ...

The Nazi supported anti vaxer protest seems to be growing. Well known working class heroes Russell Coutts and Gilda Fitzpatrick are heading to Wellington to take part. Coutts’ motivation is clear ...

The Green Party has today released a collection of stories showing how dire the rental situation is in Aotearoa. “We put the call out for renters’ voices nearly a month ago and have been overwhelmed ...

Northland sent another SOS signal this week. Last week Northland had a power pylon simply fall down on a still day. 100,000 properties lost power. Quickly restored, it underscored how vulnerable the ...

Chris Hipkins is now set to become prime minister. I rather expected that would be the likely outcome. Helps the election campaign as it will mute the revolting misogynist arsehole conservatives of ...

This is politics as it should and could be: human, honest while retaining boundaries, insightful without the need for politicking.

Early morning, the shadows still long, but you can already feel the warmth building. Our motel was across the road from the historic homestead where Henry Williams' family lived. The evening before, ...

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