1/200 chats with the Green's Mt Albert candidate Ricardo. We discuss the Mt Albert Electorate, TOP & other competitors, ideology and making strategic change over the long term. As an MP he also has important positions on immigration, social welfare, and the workforce.
Read MoreWe speak with the Chair of Fired Up Stilettos, Bianca Beebe, about FUS’s campaign and organising to get workers’ rights for independent contractors via the Commerce Act Amendment Bill.
Read MoreIn this episode Josephine speaks with Indian activists in Aotearoa, Sapna Samant, Oscar Romero and Anu Kaloti about a left perspective on the India-NZ FTA, the rising tide of anti Indian racism as well as how to locate Modi within the context of the US imperialism.
Read MoreWe’re joined by Mikey Brenndorfer about the structure of primary health, the history of policy that led us to the present day structures and the way that they are presenting unique and immediate risks of privatisation of the NZ healthcare system
Read More1/200 chats with Labour’s Tāmaki candidate Max Harris about the challenges ahead, what the team is hearing on the doorstep and the opportunities for organising around progressive issues.
Read MoreWe speak with Education researcher and expert Richard Manning about far-right manipulation of the NZ History curriculum. This is being guided by a small preferred academic elite like Elizabeth Rata and Paul Moon, supported by the Atlas Network. How can we fight back against these encroachments and build a curriculum that tells the truth?
Read MoreWe speak with Asher about the impacts of potentially ‘automating’ welfare systems, the disaster of RoboDebt in Australia and the ways in which cuts to the public service intentionally degrade and undermine functionality.
Read MoreWe talk with Gabriella Brayne and Eugene Doyle from Anti-War Aotearoa about the NZ Super Fund investing in Palantir and the campaign for them to divest given the atrocities and war crimes that Palantir is implicated in.
Read MoreWe speak with Niamh O’Flynn, Program Director for Greenpeace, about working with Anti-War Aotearoa on the upcoming June 20 March for Peace and their history of anti-war activism.
Read MoreKieran and Josephine talk to Joe Carolan of Stop Wars Aotearoa who are having a rally this Saturday (13 June) to protest US imperial aggressions. As a background we discuss why the US might be considered the Great Satan, what its history of genocidal imperialism entails, and why we need popular mobilisation to resist. The revolution will not be televised nor memed. We need to start organising in real life and that begins with a presence in the streets.
Read MoreWe speak with TEU President Ti Lamusse about the changes to Fees Free, cuts across the education sector, the privatisation of polytechs and what needs to be done to fix it all.
Read MoreWe talk with Cathasaigh Ó Fiannachta about the state of the NZ film industry and what it takes to network, fund and produce creative works in the current environment.
Read MoreKieran and Josephine discuss the launch of the Palestine Free from the River to the Sea Party and the need to highlight that genocide is still ongoing in Gaza and Palestine and to hold our government and its MPs, regardless of party, to account for NZ's inaction and support for this genocide.
Read MorePmax unpacks the planned changes to the NZ Social Studies curriculum.
Read MoreThis week we're hosting Jen, Simone and Mia who will discuss the very real effects New Zealand Firsts anti-trans bill will have - as well as action to stop the rising tide of bigotry.
Read MoreWe round up the last 3 years the shift in politics and media since the 2023 election and predictions and advice for 2026.
Read MoreThe team has been let loose to create chaos this week. We discuss Education reforms, the recently announced citizenship test, Local Government reforms, BSA disestablishment, and a quick check in on UK politics and Starmerismo.
Read MoreMultiple justifications for the illegal war of aggression on Iran have been put forward by the US and Israel: from supporting Iranian protesters, to regime change, to preventing nuclear weapons, to reopening the Strait of Hormuz—a waterway that was already open prior to the war. Many of these talking points have been repeated by the NZ government.
Read MoreOur Prime Minister seems to have a different position to our government and Foreign Minister on the biggest political issue - Israel & USA's war on Iran. Meaningful Members' Bills in parliament are a breath of fresh air. The right wing attack Maiki Sherman for saying slurs at the Finance Minister's event. Trump racks up a third assassination attempt.
Read MoreThe aims of the illegal war waged by the US and Israel in Iran seem to be failing, but does this indicate a failure of Empire? We discuss the differences between the US as a state, the Empire as a system and the ways seemingly disastrous failures, past and present, have tended to consolidate power for those at the top, rather than lead to significant imperial decline.
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