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First Do No Harm
When confronting the failures of corporate medicine, reversing the disastrous course of the mercenary business model built on the suffering of patients requires a revolutionary approach.
This Isn’t Satire, Believe It or Not
‘Professional reporting and properly resourced high quality content,’ and other great one liners.
Never Forget These Faces of Evil
Evil isn’t a comic-book villain: it’s a smug, self-righteous ideologue.
Lefties Say MAGA Women Are Thin, White, and Right...
What does this say about progressive women?
Don’t Forget About Hillary Clinton
Recently declassified intelligence files show that Clinton authorized the bogus Steele dossier during the 2016 campaign to deflect attention from her use of a private email server while serving as secretary of state, and to discredit Trump.
At What Point Do We Rebel?
As for the fundamental freedoms, of speech, religion, the presumption of innocence, and equality before the law, they are under unprecedented pressure.
Boos for Luxon as Discontent Grows
If a prime minister is being booed at a netball final, it raises a bigger question. Are voters already looking elsewhere ahead of the 2026 election?
These Study Results Are Baffling the Researchers
The theory that unconditional cash improves child development amongst the poor has been dealt a significant blow.
Trump’s Tariffs Gives New Zealand Plenty to Think About
On the wider geopolitical front, the US tariff decision will raise questions over New Zealand’s strategy for handling Donald Trump’s United States.
Legalised Abortion in NZ (Part 6)
Every life that is saved makes it worthwhile. And it seems that the ‘safe areas’ are not changing that.
Government Moves to Replace NCEA
If adopted, the changes would be phased in starting from 2026, with the new national curriculum first, followed by the Foundational Skills Award in 2028, and the new Certificates of Education for Years 12 and 13 in 2029 and 2030.