Stephanie Rodgers

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

Category: Issues

  • 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…

  • Improve your lexicon: -tard

    I’m on a never-ending quest to improve my vocabulary – both by expanding it, and by getting rid of some of the more objectionable, oppressive language which we all use…

  • The eternal name suppression debate

    Name suppression cases are always a good conversation-starter in NZ. There are the (to me) very clear-cut cases where giving the accused name suppression is necessary to protect the identities…

  • 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,…

  • QOTD: The real theme of the Budget

    Wonderfully summed up by my comrade mickysavage over at The Standard: As the dust settles a few themes are appearing. National agrees that child poverty is an urgent issue but…