Tag: democracy
Chris Hedges: The politics of cultural despair – and the American nightmare
ANALYSIS: By Chris Hedges
In the end, the US election was about despair. Despair over futures that evaporated with deindustrialisation. Despair over the loss of...
Two of the US’s biggest newspapers have refused to endorse a presidential candidate. This is how democracy dies
ANALYSIS: By Denis Muller
In February 2017, as Donald Trump took office, The Washington Post adopted the first slogan in its 140-year history: “Democracy Dies...
Journalists offered ‘radical’ solution to save part of NZ’s Newshub, says Gower
RNZ News
Warner Bros Discovery will struggle to retain viewers in New Zealand if it has no news operation, Newshub journalist Paddy Gower predicts, as...
Pacific journalist Barbara Dreaver challenges TVNZ chief over job cuts
Pacific Media Watch
Television New Zealand’s chief executive has been challenged by the public broadcaster’s Pacific correspondent Barbara Dreaver at a fiery staff meeting over...
Waitangi 2024: how NZ’s Tiriti strengthens democracy and checks unbridled power
ANALYSIS: By Dominic O’Sullivan
The ACT Party’s election promise of a referendum for Aotearoa New Zealand to redefine and enshrine the “principles” of the Te...
John Pilger: Silencing the lambs – how propaganda works
John Pilger tirelessly and fearlessly exposed Western crimes against the Global South. A master of his craft whose integrity was unmatched, he died on...