Still Time for Prime Minister to Make a Fair Decision on Quarantine FeesOn Monday Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the proposal to charge returning New Zealanders fees for quarantining “isn’t about charging…Jul 28, 2020Jul 28, 2020
What is Neoliberalism and What Comes After It?Neoliberalism is a word that can be used a little sloppily, and sometimes as a general cuss-word for policies or practices that are…Dec 25, 2018Dec 25, 2018
Beyond a Superficial Politics of CompassionFour months ago, I was on an inter-city bus in New Zealand — where I’m from — and throughout the journey a young women was coughing. About…Nov 5, 2018Nov 5, 2018
Don’t You Know I’m Shit at Having Friends: A TalkDon’t You Know I’m Shit at Having FriendsMay 20, 20182May 20, 20182
Economic Policy and Strategy for a Corbyn-Led Government: Reflections on Paul Mason’s Clement…Just over two weeks ago I went to Paul Mason’s Clement Attlee Memorial Lecture, on ‘The Radical Left in Power — Challenges for Labour in…Feb 6, 2018Feb 6, 2018
Published inLegal WallsGraffiti Politics: On Street Art, Space, and Public DemocracyThe cultural theorist Stuart Hall spent much of his working life focused on the politics of popular culture. As a lyrical New Yorker piece…Jul 20, 20172Jul 20, 20172
Five Ways of Seeing the Relationship Between Art and Politics — In a Time of TrumpThere has been a flurry of activity amongst publishers, curators, artists, and others in the weeks since the election of Donald Trump. This…Feb 22, 2017Feb 22, 2017
Published inPerspectivaA RADICAL POLITICS OF LOVEIn a time of Trump, an age of fear, love could be a revolutionary idea. A politics of love, to be more precise, might just have the power…Nov 29, 20161Nov 29, 20161