Stephanie Rodgers

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

Category: Government

  • Canada and the left

    Like I said last time I blogged about the Canadian election, I’m no expert on Canadian politics. But I was a little leery of the perfect, “centrism works, see” scenario presented by…

  • Tony Veitch is a danger to women

    [Content note: violence against women, intimate partner violence, graphic images] Things you can see on Tony Veitch’s Facebook page right now This image, shared by Tony Veitch himself: This comment by Tony…

  • Who is the left’s Rodney Hide?

    I had some thoughts on Rodney Hide’s latest column in the Herald on Sunday: https://twitter.com/bootstheory/status/655485977780056064 https://twitter.com/bootstheory/status/655486540756336640 And they kept developing so I figured I had the makings of a blog…

  • Mhairi Black: I’m tired of being told that pain and misery are necessary for a stronger economy

    My first speech of the week post was also a Mhairi Black one, so perhaps I should just have a “Badass Things Mhairi Black Said This Week” tag … “I…

  • Applying lessons: the way we talk about the TPP

    Anyone who knows me in offline life has heard me raving about the awesomeness of Anat Shenker-Osorio this week. She was on Q&A yesterday (video requires Flash, sorry) and she’s…