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Caitlin Johnstone: The US empire needs men like Trump

COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone If you were wondering why the US establishment was so much more chill about Trump becoming president this term than they were the first time around,...

Trump’s gift-wrapped Maduro package has done the world a favour – revealing what a lie US foreign policy really is

Kidnap, murder, torture, brutality, subversion, treachery, and barbarism, writes Adrian Blackburn reflecting on US President Donald Trump’s New...

A ‘forgotten hero’ against Imperial Japan, but the legacy of ‘Bintao’ Vinzons is being revived

COMMENTARY: By David Robie Vinzons is a quiet coastal town in the eastern Philippines province of Camarines Norte in...

Fiji, NZ protesters kick off UN day of solidarity for Palestine amid calls for sanctions, boycotts on Israel

By David Robie Protesters in Fiji and Aotearoa New Zealand kicked off the UN Day of Solidarity with the...

Fiji PM Rabuka blames ‘insulated’ upbringing for racially motivated 1987 coups

RNZ Pacific Sitiveni Rabuka, the instigator of Fiji’s coup culture, took to the witness stand for the first time...

Cyclone Gabrielle triggers more destructive forestry ‘slash’ – NZ must change how it grows trees

ANALYSIS: By Mark Bloomberg, University of Canterbury The severe impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle on the North Island, and the five severe weather events experienced by...

Papuan cat-and-mouse over NZ pilot taken captive by ‘freedom’ rebels

BACKGROUNDER: By David Robie Papuan independence rebels are playing a desperate game of cat and mouse with Indonesian authorities over their hostage taking last week...

Cyclone Gabrielle: Severity of damage ‘not seen in a generation’, says PM Hipkins

RNZ News At least 2500 people have been displaced by Cyclone Gabrielle this week, says Emergency Management Minister Kieran McAnulty. About 1000 of those are in...

NZ declares national emergency as Cyclone Gabrielle unleashes fury across North Island

RNZ News A national state of emergency has been declared today after Cyclone Gabrielle unleashed fury across the North Island of Aotearoa New Zealand. There has...

Peter Lusk: Reflections on my mahi with peace researcher Owen Wilkes

The Owen Wilkes book Peacemonger, edited by May Bass and Mark Derby, was due to be launched in Wellington today after earlier launches in...

Why a NZ pilot is a pawn in the West Papua conflict that the world ignores

ANALYSIS: By Camellia Webb-Gannon, University of Wollongong “Phil Mehrtens is the nicest guy, he genuinely is — no one ever had anything bad to say...