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December 8, 2020
Opinion by Chris Leitch. Chris is the leader of the Social Credit Party. My mother was born in London. She was a very cultured English lady. Not posh in the Maggie Smith – Downton Abbey – dowager countess way and not rich like her either. My parents could never afford to own a house. But ... <a title="Opinion – Virtue Signalling and when Actions should speak louder than words" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/08/opinion-virtue-signalling-and-when-actions-should-speak-louder-than-words/" aria-label="Read more about Opinion – Virtue Signalling and when Actions should speak louder than words">Read more</a>
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November 23, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin. To the surprise of most pundits, substantial real estate price inflation has resumed, after a hiatus from 2017 to 2019. As to be expected, most of the usual tropes have been employed: a lack of supply, immigration (in this latest case returning New Zealanders), and low interest rates. The only missing ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Fixing the 2020 New Zealand House Price Bubble" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/23/keith-rankin-analysis-fixing-the-2020-new-zealand-house-price-bubble/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Fixing the 2020 New Zealand House Price Bubble">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2020
Opinion by Chris Leitch, Social Credit Party leader. 18th November 2020 – Hardly any of them will admit it (apart from Richard Prebble, David Seymour and the Taxpayers Union, who claim we already have a Social Credit economy, but who are wrong) but a growing majority of the notable people in New Zealand’s economic sphere ... <a title="OP-ED: Economy – Robertson not in the cheerleading squad – Chris Leitch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/18/op-ed-economy-robertson-not-in-the-cheerleading-squad-chris-leitch/" aria-label="Read more about OP-ED: Economy – Robertson not in the cheerleading squad – Chris Leitch">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2020
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage Leaders from the progressive world highlight that “organized peoples make revolutions.” By Alina Duarte From La Paz and Washington DC Although the extreme right and their paramilitary groups sought to prevent it by any means necessary, Luis Arce Catacora won the presidency of Bolivia, and Evo Morales returned ... <a title="Bolivia and Necessary Self-Critique: “It is not enough to have the government, we have to have people’s power.” " class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/14/bolivia-and-necessary-self-critique-it-is-not-enough-to-have-the-government-we-have-to-have-peoples-power/" aria-label="Read more about Bolivia and Necessary Self-Critique: “It is not enough to have the government, we have to have people’s power.” ">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Bryce Edwards How determined are Labour to take the necessary steps to fix inequality and poverty? Will electoral calculations triumph over their principles and stated ambitions? These are some of the questions being asked on the political left, as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s government looks determined to stand by while social problems continue ... <a title="Bryce Edwards: Ardern’s Labour government stands by as NZ social problems worsen" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/13/bryce-edwards-arderns-labour-government-stands-by-as-nz-social-problems-worsen/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards: Ardern’s Labour government stands by as NZ social problems worsen">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin. The Linear Political Spectrum In both New Zealand and United States, we have just seen the political success of the one-dimensional political centre; perhaps a nudge to the left of centre. By one-dimensional (or ‘linear’), we mean the traditional left-right political spectrum, whereby the ‘right’ means private capitalism aligned with institutional ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – The New ‘Centre-Left’ Establishment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/12/keith-rankin-analysis-the-new-centre-left-establishment/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – The New ‘Centre-Left’ Establishment">Read more</a>
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November 11, 2020
By Simon Smith A comprehensive new report by The Aotearoa Circle’ s Sustainable Finance Forum looks at how New Zealand can reform its financial system to help deal with the climate crisis. Auckland University of Technology academics Dr David Hall and Alec Tang have been on the technical working group for the past two years ... <a title="Shaping sustainable finance – a roadmap for NZ’s future" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/11/shaping-sustainable-finance-a-roadmap-for-nzs-future/" aria-label="Read more about Shaping sustainable finance – a roadmap for NZ’s future">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Christian Downie, Australian National University When the US formally left the Paris climate agreement, Joe Biden tweeted that “in exactly 77 days, a Biden Administration will rejoin it”. The US announced its intention to withdraw from the agreement back in 2017. But the agreement’s complex rules meant formal notification could only be sent ... <a title="New Biden era heralds global climate politics switch with US rejoining Paris" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/09/new-biden-era-heralds-global-climate-politics-switch-with-us-rejoining-paris/" aria-label="Read more about New Biden era heralds global climate politics switch with US rejoining Paris">Read more</a>
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November 7, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Joe Biden is almost certain to be the next president of the United States, ushering in a welcome return to engagement with the climate crisis after four years of denial. Great news for the Pacific. In contrast with Donald Trump’s premature declaration of victory and desperate calls to “stop the count”, ... <a title="Joe Biden edges closer to White House, but faces climate policy frustration" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/07/joe-biden-edges-closer-to-white-house-but-faces-climate-policy-frustration/" aria-label="Read more about Joe Biden edges closer to White House, but faces climate policy frustration">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2020
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By Patricio ZamoranoFrom Washington DC A wave of Indigenous peoples supporting the Luis Arce-David Choquehuanca presidential ticket defeated the main right-wing candidate, Carlos Mesa by 20 points, restoring democracy to Bolivia. Just days later around 80% of Chilean voters decided by referendum to re-found their nation with a ... <a title="Radical neoliberalism was born and will die in Chile" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/31/radical-neoliberalism-was-born-and-will-die-in-chile/" aria-label="Read more about Radical neoliberalism was born and will die in Chile">Read more</a>
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October 27, 2020
COMMENTARY: By Bryan Bruce Today is Labour Day in New Zealand – the public holiday set aside to celebrate the rights of workers and in particular the right to an eight-hour working day. The great irony is that like many New Zealanders I am working today because I’m a contractor and not an employee with ... <a title="Bryan Bruce: Labour Day … eroded by neoliberalism and selfishness" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/27/bryan-bruce-labour-day-eroded-by-neoliberalism-and-selfishness/" aria-label="Read more about Bryan Bruce: Labour Day … eroded by neoliberalism and selfishness">Read more</a>
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October 22, 2020
By Clifford Faiparik in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea’s Auditor-General has questioned who approved a US-based international auditing firm to audit the awarding of contracts by the Health Department to pharmaceutical companies. Acting Auditor-General Gordon Kega said his office should “sanction” the involvement of any private firm in the auditing of public funds. “Under the ... <a title="PNG auditor calls for ‘sanctions’ in private probe over medicines row" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/22/png-auditor-calls-for-sanctions-in-private-probe-over-medicines-row/" aria-label="Read more about PNG auditor calls for ‘sanctions’ in private probe over medicines row">Read more</a>
