Stephanie Rodgers

Feminist, leftie, green māmā from Te Whanganui-a-Tara

Category: Economy

  • QOTD on being “fiscally conservative but socially liberal”

    From Greta Christina at Raw Story, Here are 7 things people who say they’re ‘fiscally conservative but socially liberal’ don’t understand: You can’t separate fiscal issues from social issues. They’re…

  • Protect Your Signature!

    There’s always something comical about American corporations’ union-busting videos. They wouldn’t be out of place in between news clips on Starship Troopers. And if you’re looking for a conspiracy theory,…

  • The surplus lie

    Andrew Little delivered his pre-Budget speech in Wellington yesterday, and the pullquote everyone’s talking about was some seriously no-nonsense stuff: …[National’s] promise was clear. Their good economic stewardship would see us in…

  • Back to the future: Brian Easton on benefit abatement rates

    Hat-tip to Sarah Wilson on Twitter for linking to this 1995 piece by Brian Easton on the “unintended” consequences of abating people’s benefits when they get part-time work – to…

  • Send a message against zero-hour contracts

    Great news for some workers in the fast-food industry this week: Unite has now successfully negotiated for all workers at Restaurant Brands (KFC, Pizza Hutt, Starbucks and Carls Jr.) to…