Neoliberalism

Jane Kelsey argues Trump’s tariffs are nothing new, NZ’s real problem is the failing free trade system itself

Jane Kelsey argues Trump’s tariffs are nothing new, NZ’s real problem is the failing free trade system itself

Denied the state’s leadership and resources, New Zealand’s economy has been hollowed out and taken over. More importantly, so has its democracy

Denied the state’s leadership and resources, New Zealand’s economy has been hollowed out and taken over. More importantly, so has its democracy

Joseph Stiglitz highlights four inflation risks if there is another US Trump Administration, explains what US Republicans get wrong about freedom, identifies the principles that should guide a post-neoliberal agenda, & more

Joseph Stiglitz highlights four inflation risks if there is another US Trump Administration, explains what US Republicans get wrong about freedom, identifies the principles that should guide a post-neoliberal agenda, & more

A nation reinvented: 40 years on from its 1984 victory, the Fourth Labour Government still defines NZ, Richard Shaw says

A nation reinvented: 40 years on from its 1984 victory, the Fourth Labour Government still defines NZ, Richard Shaw says

Chris Trotter asks what would it be like to live in a country where real change was possible? And we could make it?

Chris Trotter asks what would it be like to live in a country where real change was possible? And we could make it?

An impermanent public service is a guarantee of very little else but failure, writes Chris Trotter

An impermanent public service is a guarantee of very little else but failure, writes Chris Trotter

Independent economist Brian Easton says budget tensions are becoming evident within the Coalition Government

Independent economist Brian Easton says budget tensions are becoming evident within the Coalition Government

NZ election 2023: Labour out, National in – either way, neoliberalism wins again, Toby Boraman says

NZ election 2023: Labour out, National in – either way, neoliberalism wins again, Toby Boraman says

Chris Trotter mulls whether New Zealand's heading into a change, restoration, or status quo election

Chris Trotter mulls whether New Zealand's heading into a change, restoration, or status quo election

Chris Trotter casts his eye over the main political parties' election slogans noting only Te Pāti Māori is offering the electorate the prospect of something entirely new

Chris Trotter casts his eye over the main political parties' election slogans noting only Te Pāti Māori is offering the electorate the prospect of something entirely new

Chris Trotter says more and more, conventional wisdom sounds like conventional folly. In the end, no political party is entitled to people’s votes. Loyalty should be earned and renewed, not given blindly and regardless of repeated failures and betrayals

Chris Trotter says more and more, conventional wisdom sounds like conventional folly. In the end, no political party is entitled to people’s votes. Loyalty should be earned and renewed, not given blindly and regardless of repeated failures and betrayals

Chris Trotter probes tension within the Labour Party over dismantling the neoliberal status quo

Chris Trotter probes tension within the Labour Party over dismantling the neoliberal status quo

Economist Brian Easton says it is easy enough to say neoliberalism rose, and that it is failing, but why now?

Economist Brian Easton says it is easy enough to say neoliberalism rose, and that it is failing, but why now?

The Brits and the Kiwis have seen this supply-side economics movie before. They know how it ends. Second time around, they may not be quite so willing to pick up the tab

The Brits and the Kiwis have seen this supply-side economics movie before. They know how it ends. Second time around, they may not be quite so willing to pick up the tab

Chris Trotter says the end of one era in New Zealand broadcasting, and the beginning of another, is being met with widespread public indifference

Chris Trotter says the end of one era in New Zealand broadcasting, and the beginning of another, is being met with widespread public indifference