Two years into the pandemic, 2022 has become our true ‘Year of Covid’ and as we crawl towards Christmas, the disease isn’t letting go of us… or the government
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Up and Down with COVID-19: Could President Trump Be Right (Twice!) In The End?
A seminal paper on ecology, media and attention spans offers insight into just how Covid-19 might yet just ‘go away’… at least, in a political sense. By Sonia Mazey and Jeremy Richardson
Read MoreHinges of History: After Covid-19?
Will the Covid Crisis lead to a dramatic redirection for New Zealand and the World?
Read MoreLabour betrays its traditions - and the most vulnerable - with two-tier welfare payments
With popular support, a willing partner and many New Zealanders facing unemployment, now is the time for Labour to overhaul welfare. Instead, it has divided beneficiaries into the ‘deserving’ and ‘undeserving’
Read MoreThe New Zealand Media: A few modest proposals
New Zealand media were in trouble before Covid-19. But in a matter of weeks the situation has become much worse. Getting the media through the crisis will not be enough. Change is required.
Read MoreChurchill beat Hitler, but Attlee won the election: Election strategies in a post-crisis world
New Zealanders are due to elect a Government in September. Will it be the way the Covid-19 crisis was handled or the creation of a new normal that will determine who wins?
Read MoreBob Dylan, COVID-19, Trump and Murder Most Foul
COVID-19 has exposed Trump as not up to the job and America as a failing state. None of this is good for America or the world. Bob Dylan’s Murder Most Foul captures the mood of the times.
Read MoreAfter Covid-19: Towards a New Normal
Covid-19 is a crisis. Everyone agrees there is going to be a new normal. It is time to start saying what we want the future to look like.
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