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The Employment Relations Amendment Bill: A State-Sanctioned Assault on the Working Class

The National-ACT-New Zealand First coalition government’s Employment Relations Amendment Bill (ERAB), will see a sweeping series of legislative changes that reshape the legal terrain of labour in Aotearoa. These changes, billed by the government as necessary for “labour market flexibility” and “economic growth,” represent a radical rollback of worker protections. Cloaked in technocratic language and… Continue reading The Employment Relations Amendment Bill: A State-Sanctioned Assault on the Working Class

Aotearoa’s Billionaire Class Thrives as Everyone Else Struggles

In a moment of deepening crisis for most working people in Aotearoa, the capitalist class has something to celebrate. According to the National Business Review’s latest Rich List, New Zealand’s wealthiest individuals now command a combined fortune of over $102 billion. Let that sink in. While people queue outside foodbanks, live in motels, or work… Continue reading Aotearoa’s Billionaire Class Thrives as Everyone Else Struggles

The Cult of Kindness: The Reality of Jacinda Ardern’s Leadership

The Guardian’s recent celebration of Jacinda Ardern’s “kindness” reflects the liberal media’s obsession with style over substance, emotional affect over material analysis. Ardern’s global image as a compassionate leader—a sort of progressive antithesis to Trumpism—has become hegemonic in international discourse. She has been lauded for her empathy during the Christchurch mosque attacks, her cautious stewardship… Continue reading The Cult of Kindness: The Reality of Jacinda Ardern’s Leadership

Rebuke and Resistance: Te Pāti Māori’s Protest, Abstentionism, and the Path to Indigenous Sovereignty

In November 2024, New Zealand’s Parliament became the stage for a historic act of defiance when Te Pāti Māori MPs performed a haka during the first reading of the Treaty Principles Bill. This cultural protest, met with harsh suspensions, reignited debates about the legitimacy of colonial institutions and the efficacy of Indigenous participation within them.… Continue reading Rebuke and Resistance: Te Pāti Māori’s Protest, Abstentionism, and the Path to Indigenous Sovereignty

Greenwashed Capitalism: The Limits of the Green Party’s 2025 Budget

The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand recently released its alternative 2025 budget, a document that has been lauded by many on the liberal-left as bold, transformative, and progressive. With proposals including a wealth tax, inheritance tax, tax-free income brackets, and significant investments in healthcare, education, and climate infrastructure, the Greens have positioned themselves as… Continue reading Greenwashed Capitalism: The Limits of the Green Party’s 2025 Budget

The DEI Illusion: A Capitalist Smokescreen

Winston Peters recently made a speech attacking Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programmes in Aotearoa. The speech, filled with reactionary bluster, predictably framed DEI as a tool of woke overreach. But what neither Peters nor his liberal opponents will admit is that DEI is not a radical challenge to oppression—it is a corporate mechanism designed… Continue reading The DEI Illusion: A Capitalist Smokescreen

Fundraising for deserters and war refugees

The war massacre in Ukraine continues, affecting populations on both sides of the war line. While Putin’s army bombs Ukrainian cities, the Ukrainian government has turned them into prisons for a significant portion of the local population. People are being maimed, imprisoned, raped and murdered as a result of the actions of the rulers in… Continue reading Fundraising for deserters and war refugees

Remembering The Communist Roots of International Working Women’s Day

Every year on March 8th, people across the world commemorate International Working Women’s Day (IWWD), often celebrated as a general day of appreciation for women’s achievements. In many places, it has been stripped of its radical and working-class origins, reduced to corporate slogans and social media posts. But the truth is that IWWD is deeply… Continue reading Remembering The Communist Roots of International Working Women’s Day

Proletarians “On the Home Front”! Comrades!

via: Revolutionary Defeatist Network RDNetwork@subvertising.org In many parts of the world, right now the capitalism is once again kicking off its inherent war machine to slaughter thousands upon thousands of proletarians. They are being relentlessly bombed and shelled; deliberately starved and deprived of water; forced to shoot, stab or poison each other with gas in… Continue reading Proletarians “On the Home Front”! Comrades!