Stephanie Rodgers

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

Category: Military/International

  • Speech of the week: Mhairi Black

    God, I wish I’d been this eloquent at the age of 20 (and at 20 I also would’ve wished I were an MP!)   Transcript available here.

  • Fatties destroying the New Zealand Defence Force

    Oh, sweet merciful mother of God: The Defence Force has announced it will restrict sugary fizzy drinks and deep fried food as it emerges more than a quarter of its…

  • QOTD: Alex Andreou on Syriza, Greece and the death-knell of austerity

    In Why the battle between Athens and Brussels matters to all of you, noting some basic, obscured points about the Greek government’s negotiations with the EU and IMF, this delightful point: There…

  • Spot the difference: Nats on capital punishment

    Corin Dann on John Key’s visit to Saudi Arabia, where people are still executed for sorcery: Yes, John Key did raise [the issue of human rights] but it’s clear he…

  • Gallipoli

    I’ve already written about my worries that the real context of ANZAC Day is being erased, but today’s not a day for narrative critiques. Instead, I give you the finest…