Stephanie Rodgers

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

Tag: centrism

  • At RNZ: How did we get here?

    I was asked by Radio NZ to give my thoughts on the rather dramatic political events of yesterday – which I certainly was not expecting! Here’s a taste: … those…

  • The middle vs the centre

    There’s been a bit of a kerfuffle about the “political centre” in the last week or so,  particularly due to the fact that Andrew Little denied its existence, instead talking…

  • I’ll drop identity politics when you present a solution

    Life isn’t simple. Capitalism isn’t simple. And the ways we talk about oppression aren’t simple. Yet several times this week (this month, this year, this lifetime) I’ve seen concepts about…

  • 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…

  • 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…