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Clinton vs Trump; Debate 2

Written By: te reo putake - Date published: 8:25 am, October 10th, 2016 - 235 comments

Round 2 of the Presidential debates. Trump is on the ropes, can Clinton land the knockout blow? Certainly, there’s a lot of Republican Party grandees hoping Hillary puts them out of their misery. Seconds out at 2PM, NZ time.

UPDATE: Obama nailed Trump’s real issue a few minutes ago; it’s insecurity. Video in post.

UPDATE 2: LIVE STREAM now in post.

International Days of Prayer and Action with Standing Rock

Written By: weka - Date published: 9:00 am, October 9th, 2016 - 4 comments

What we know is coming largely from outside the mainstream. Which is how it should be.

Trumped

Written By: te reo putake - Date published: 10:55 am, October 8th, 2016 - 173 comments

It looks all its over for Donald Trump. On the eve of the second Presidential debate, his polling has tanked, the Russians have come out in support of him and his team have run out of money for TV ads. Plus, truly awful video has emerged overnight of him admitting sexual assaults. Has there ever been a worse candidate? And will he still be the right’s candidate in a month’s time?

UPDATE: Trump says he will be a better man. Pearl Jam sue.

Why we need to stand with Standing Rock

Written By: weka - Date published: 2:33 pm, October 6th, 2016 - 25 comments

For seven months the next movement of social and environmental justice and resistance has been growing. We should be paying attention.

Alert Memo to President Obama: it’s better to Jaw Jaw Jaw than War War War

Written By: Colonial Viper - Date published: 10:57 am, October 5th, 2016 - 68 comments

Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity advise Obama that the best way to get out of the dangerously escalating hawkish jam that parts of his government have put him in is to meet directly with Putin.

Clinton, Trump, Greeks and ideals

Written By: advantage - Date published: 10:00 am, October 5th, 2016 - 20 comments

In a democracy what is better? A cold calculated pragmatic response or advocating for ideals that all citizens should strive, sacrifice and die for?

Donald Trump has a really big tax write off

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 8:06 am, October 3rd, 2016 - 166 comments

Donald Trump’s reluctance to release his tax returns has now been explained. He has possibly not paid tax for decades.

False Equivalence

Written By: Ben Clark - Date published: 4:47 pm, October 2nd, 2016 - 21 comments

John Oliver excellent as always – this time on the difference in scandal quality between Clinton & Trump.

Clinton vs Trump; Debate 1

Written By: te reo putake - Date published: 8:52 am, September 27th, 2016 - 274 comments

The first Presidential kicks off this arvo. Who will win? Do we care? Should we care? Stay tuned Standarnistas, it’ll be a doozy!

Warren strips cross-selling bank CEO

Written By: Mike Smith - Date published: 2:02 pm, September 22nd, 2016 - 25 comments

Watch Elizabeth Warren strip Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf alive at a Senate hearing on ‘cross-selling’ of bank products customers didn’t need. Wells Fargo, one of the US’ biggest banks, was fined $185million, and 5300 employees at branch and teller level were sacked. The senior executive in charge was allowed to retire with nearly $100million in stock benefits. Warren thinks the top management should be held accountable. See what you think.

TPP – Let it go John

Written By: Natwatch - Date published: 7:23 am, September 21st, 2016 - 132 comments

So Key has been trying to explain the TPP to America. Apart from looking ridiculous, what did he think he was going to accomplish?

Trump resiles from birther theory but says it is all Hillary’s fault

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 9:09 am, September 20th, 2016 - 88 comments

Donald Trump has now finally accepted publicly that Barak Obama was born in America. But claims that Hillary was the cause of the birther theory.

Big Oil in plain packaging

Written By: advantage - Date published: 7:30 am, September 10th, 2016 - 95 comments

Big Tobacco was hit this week in New Zealand after Parliament passed laws requiring smokes to be sold in plain packaging. The science about the health threats posed by smoking is settled, as is the science over climate change. When can we expect laws being passed against the oil companies?

Racism Resurgent

Written By: advantage - Date published: 12:27 pm, September 7th, 2016 - 45 comments

A Trump win in America would cause a resurgence of the most racist toxic views imaginable, not only in America but elsewhere.

European Union v Apple and the US

Written By: advantage - Date published: 8:02 am, September 1st, 2016 - 49 comments

And in Europe the EU has taken steps against Apple for rampant tax evasion and an EU-US free trade deal appears to be dead.

Assange is a hero: Jill Stein US Greens Presidential Candidate

Written By: Colonial Viper - Date published: 9:54 am, August 24th, 2016 - 204 comments

Julian Assange is a true hero, says Jill Stein unequivocally, along with other whistleblowers who have had the audacity to challenge the status quo establishment.

Syrian flash point just got flash pointier

Written By: Colonial Viper - Date published: 1:38 pm, August 20th, 2016 - 102 comments

The major powers are ramping up the stakes in Syria in a big way.

Clinton on “trickle down” economics

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 12:34 pm, August 9th, 2016 - 37 comments

Lefties have been saying it since forever, but it’s nice to have Hillary Clinton on record.

Team Trump pretty much calls for civil war

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 8:02 am, August 3rd, 2016 - 168 comments

Team Trump is pretty much calling for civil war if they don’t get their way. We are through the looking glass.

DNC Day 4: Madame President

Written By: te reo putake - Date published: 1:16 pm, July 29th, 2016 - 103 comments

The last day of the DNC. Hillary Clinton will give her acceptance speech shortly. Donald Trump, having realised that inviting Russia to spy on the States is bordering on treason, is backpedalling furiously. He may have talked himself out of the White House.

Update: LIVE NOW: Chelsea Clinton

Update: LIVE NOW: Hillary Clinton

Calif. Bernie elected delegates seats blocked, white noise machines installed

Written By: Colonial Viper - Date published: 10:52 am, July 29th, 2016 - 58 comments

Elected California Bernie Sanders delegates blocked from their seating by establishment cheering paid seat-fillers. A very Chinese political tactic.

Is US Green Party’s Jill Stein the new people’s champion?

Written By: weka - Date published: 12:43 pm, July 28th, 2016 - 109 comments

Plus she makes Fox News reporters’ heads explode.

DNC Day 3. Biden, Obama, and Trump Jumps the Shark

Written By: te reo putake - Date published: 8:13 am, July 28th, 2016 - 88 comments

Day 3 of the DNC. Biden and Obama to speak later, Trump wishes he hadn’t spoken earlier. In what looks to be an embarrassing gaffe, the candidate of the 1%ers has requested help from Russia to hack Hillary Clinton’s emails. In a normal election, that would be political suicide. This year, who knows?

UPDATE: Barack Obama LIVE STREAMING NOW.

Extraordinary day at the DNC

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 4:32 pm, July 27th, 2016 - 69 comments

Quite a day for the Democrats and their convention in Philadelphia. Hillary makes history, but Jill Stein and Donald Trump may be the main beneficiaries.

TPP teetering on the precipice

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 9:31 am, July 27th, 2016 - 51 comments

A silver lining in the depressing chaos of the American presidential process.

DNC: Bernie Speaks

Written By: te reo putake - Date published: 10:50 am, July 26th, 2016 - 184 comments

The Democratic Party is holding their convention in Philadelphia. The day has started with an apology to Bernie Sanders and a poll boost for Donald Trump. Sanders speaks live at 2PM (approx).

UPDATE: Feel the BERN! Live NOW.

UPDATE: Video of Bernie Sanders’ speech now added.