Is this the standard of political journalism we deserve?
No.
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The bad news for news
News media in this country is getting pulped and it's an absolute goddamn catastrophe.
Say the quiet part loud, for once
Our system creates unemployment on purpose, while demonising the unemployed. You'd think journalists would ask politicians about it.
"Towering bonfire of human misery" not yet large enough, say economists
Satire Sunday: The nation's economists are calling on ordinary workers to sacrifice their jobs to fight inflation.
Gangs kill 20 people in just one week
Satire Sunday: Gang deaths continue unabated. Isn't it about time society did something?
ACT leader David Seymour lies about his ties to the Atlas Network
David Seymour has denied any connection to the Atlas Network in an interview - which is weird, because there are just so many connections!
OK, doomer: A review of The Lost Cause by Cory Doctorow
Let's talk about some of the better climate stories that are already being told.
Undermined: How far right lobby groups push racist & reactionary agendas
A lot has happened in the last few days in the world of New Zealand's neoliberal lobby groups and their political wings, and I've been trying to keep up with it all – but instead of writing it up here, as I usually would, I've
The Rub
Indigenous rights are under attack, for the same reason they always are.
All the Garbage I Found On Substack In One Hour: An Update
This is an updated copy of the last newsletter I posted to Substack. I'm not writing on that platform any more, for reasons that should become clear once you've finished this article. If you've already read this piece, just skip to the end for the update.
Coming now: the Ghost-powered Bad Newsletter
This is The Bad Newsletter, a brand new version of an old site by Joshua Drummond that's just migrated from Substack. Things will be up and running here shortly, but you can subscribe in the meantime if you'd like to stay up to date and receive
Why is Stuff promoting right-wing propaganda?
You'd think the media would have stopped falling for the Taxpayers' Union's tactics, but no.
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A Simple Nullity
How lobbyist and influence groups are preparing for an all-out assault on Te Tiriti o Waitangi
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Substackers Against Nazis
A collective letter to Substack leadership
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The Hand That Feeds
Substack needs to finally do something about its Nazi problem
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The Dark Present
Everything is awful. Blame economists.
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The Brighter Future
Things can be better, if we do the work.
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The Party That Can't And The Party That Won't
It's the neoliberalism, stupid
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The Biggest Liar
Optics first, truth a distant second in political leaders debate.
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The Metiria Turei Test
Another political media hit-job on a young, brown, female politician? Must be a day ending in "y".
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Ecomedy of Economicerrors
Economics continues its unbroken run as the funniest "science."
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An extended conversation about AI with an actual brain scientist
I had to leave a lot of good stuff on the cutting room floor of my Webworm article. Here's what you missed.
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What happens when an economist tries to do real science?
He becomes a hero of disinformation spreaders everywhere, of course
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Our decades of climate change denial
Last time we looked at who the New Zealand merchants of climate doubt are. Now let's see what they've accomplished