Climate Action Aotearoa are currently leading a direct action in Denniston Plateau on the west coast of the South Island where two activists are stopping the mining operation by literally putting their bodies on the line - they are dangling on coal buckets above the pristine forests of the West Coast. We speak with Rosemary Penwarden about what’s happening.
Read MoreWe host Jen Shields and Alice Soper to discuss the sudden Ministerial direction to Sport NZ to remove transgender inclusion guidelines. We discuss the impact of this for trans people against a media backdrop that has failed to either adequately challenge anti-trans proponents or platform experts.
Read MoreLocal Govt NZ had their conference and it's becoming clear that central government only likes local democracy when it's convenient. Cost of living and homelessness increases for everyone except the elite. The Epstein and McSkimming cases in the news prompt a discussion about power, broader political risks and perverse incentives in a hierarchy.
Read MoreWe discuss the filthiness of right-wing discourse and strategy, particularly the latest targeting and smears by Ray Chung in Wellington. The ACT Party is moving openly further right, pulling NZ pol along with the aid of media. And across the West the “centre left” parties continue to accelerate rightwards themselves, could new parties and messaging ameliorate this?
Read MoreWe connect changes to early childhood regulations and criminal laws. The school to prison pipeline is being strengthened, with tragic effects. Finally, we briefly debate the story of New Zealanders being referred to the ICC.
Read MorePolitical communication, media and the divide in reality between the left and right of politics. We discuss Mamdani’s NYC Dem primary win, David Seymour’s attacks on public figures, the horrific behaviour by RNZ in their reporting on the death of a young transman and the transformation of the western elite into weird slop.
Read MoreWe interview Kieran Kelly about his recent trip to Egypt for the Global March to Gaza. The story of thousands of activists descending on Egypt tells us something about Israel's need to keep the international community on side. Then we discuss Gaza, the American Empire and Iran. How is the Israel/ USA/ Iran dynamic playing out? Where to next?
Read MoreCovering domestic and international politics this week, we look at the way in which existing power structures, and even accountability measures, predominantly protect the status quo and the accelerating radicalism of capital. NZ is chucking out the census, ACT is becoming more brazen in its attacks on public figures, and the West gets ever twitchier about encroachments on “their turf”.
Read MoreWe host Jeremy Moses to talk about the events following Israel’s unprovoked attack on Iran, the complicity of Western powers and the historical imperialism that led us here.
Read MoreWe catch up on the week’s political news. We look at the updates on the suspension of Te Pāti Māori MPs and the ways in which it is radicalising voters, the Michael Forbes case and the urgent need for an update to NZ legislation and the apparent battle between Musk and Trump.
Read MoreWe host Malcom Harris to discuss his new book “What’s Left: Three Paths Through the Planetary Crisis”
Read MoreWe discuss personality politics in NZ. Chris Bishop had an outburst at the AMAs. Our Deputy Prime Minister has passed the baton. Jacinda Ardern's book is out. Usually we try to avoid focusing on personalities in politics, but this week we ask... what if they matter? with Philip, Stephanie, Simone
Read MoreWe discuss Budget 2025 and how god awful it is alongside the media coverage and analysis.
Read MoreWe discuss the multitude of ways in which the establishment, both political and media, is aligning against opposition from progressive groups. From the suspension of Te Pāti Māori MPs to the full press against the Green’s alternative budget, it has never been clearer that these institutions are acting in class solidarity with the powerful.
Read MoreWe extensively discuss the newly announced changes to pay equity legislation and processes. Who is being affected? What does it mean for society, the Government, political parties and factions? What opportunities does this provide to fight back?
Read MoreAs the US hurtles into fascism under Trump we look at the mechanisms being used to accelerate this and the historical precedents that got us here, including the slower moves towards this scenario under successive Republican and Democratic presidents.
Read MoreFascism accelerates in the US with ICE running rampant, and NZ’s own rightwing parties are hellbent on introducing the same kind of political extremism here, aided and abetted by our media institutions.
Read More1 /200 doesn't usually get former US State Department officers as guests, but Dr. Annelle Sheline is no ordinary former State Department officer. Having famously quit her job in protest at the Biden administration's unequivocal backing for Israel's war on Gaza, she recently sat down with Branko Marcetic to talk about how a US foreign policy that puts military power over human rights hurts everyone - including the United States itself.
Read MoreWe discuss the failed Treaty Principles Bill and potential for a geopolitical restructuring in the political economy instigated by Trump's tariffs. Where to from here? How can we make the most of the moment?
Read MoreWe guest Paris Marx for thoughts about the upcoming Canadian Election with parallels to the electoral situations across the rest of the west.
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