In this episode we consider catching up on everything that’s happened during our hiatus, decide it’s TOO DAMN MUCH and focus on the budget and the nascent campaigns for Election 2023.
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A little-known progressive challenger from the wrong side of the tracks battles the human embodiment of business rapaciousness. No, it's not the Auckland mayoral race, but Chicago's - and this time, the progressive won. Journalist Miles Kampf-Lassin tells 1/200 how Brandon Johnson and the coalition behind him made history.
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An ensemble cast looks back on 1/200 four and a half years on. We discuss the current environment, climate politics, inequality, ‘wokeism’, and the struggle for an independent foreign policy. We look at what can be done and what’s next on the agenda for left politics as we go on hiatus. With Branko, Kyle, Philip, Justine, Josephine, Paul and Mark.
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After tallying up the L's and W's from last week's Rob Campbell discussion, the OG Three discuss the bitter fruits of our political class' austerity mindset, as National nickel and dime the public sector, teachers prepare to strike, and nearly everyone finds a way to delay taking on the banks.
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We discuss the Rob Campbell public service shenanigans, ACTs disaster capitalism tactics and competing crime narratives in the wake of cyclone Gabrielle, and a brief look at lowering the voting age.
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1/200 discuss the multi-regional disaster in NZ’s North Island with specific focus on the East Coast, reasons for the scale of the crisis and how we might respond.
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1/200 discusses the tragedy of two massive earthquakes in Syria and Turkey and the issues with sanctions and aid from the West. In domestic politics Chris Hipkins has begun to “reprioritise” policies for Labour, what does this mean and what else can we expect?
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1/200 talks Labour’s “new look” under Chris Hipkins, what the polling looks like and possibilities stemming from the recent Cabinet reshuffle. With John, Kyle and Rustie.
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1/200 reflect on the recent catastrophic flooding in Auckland, the political issues facing the city, the infrastructure deficit and where to look next. With Justine and Kyle.
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Big news in NZ this week as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern resigned live at a press conference earlier in the week. We break down the response, Ardern’s record and what a Labour government under Chris Hipkins could do to re-build the Labour vote. With Josephine, Kyle and Rustie.
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1/200 is back! In our first chat of 2023CE we look back at the last few years and forward at the year to come in New Zealand politics.
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It may be a Christmas miracle for Twitter to survive much longer. But in the meantime, Kyle, Branko and Mark discuss the recent Twitter Files reporting, what, if anything, we should take away from it, and constructive solutions to the many problems with the tech platform we all love to hate - but can't live without.
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As a year of foreign policy crises hurtles to a close, what is the state of New Zealand's independent foreign policy? Does it still have one, if it ever did? And what might an alternative approach look like, if it's even possible?
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This week has seen a by-election in Hamilton West , early signs of Wayne Brown’s austerity mayoralty and Labour mishandling Three Waters communications and policy.
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1/200 checks in on the state of NZ media in the fall-out of Stuff-gate (look, it’ll stick I’m sure) and the subsequent virality of a poor question that seemed somewhat emblematic of our press pack. We’re also joined by Finlay from People Against Prisons Aotearoa to talk about crime reporting, punishment narratives and high speed pursuit policy
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Discussion around 'misinformation' & 'disinformation' has been gaining traction in the media. 1/200 tries to dig into ideological & material bases underlying these ideas, with examples from NZ and internationally.
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Kyle chats with Ed Miller from First Union about the recently released report into NZ Gentailer excess dividends that they co-authored with the Council of Trade Unions and 350 Aotearoa. They discuss the context, policy recommendations and the potential for windfall taxes and reinvestment.
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Political discussion in NZ is still dominated by the cost of living crisis. We discuss the inflation vs unemployment debate and some propositions from the right. Then in overseas news, Haiti is in crisis politically, legally and economically. And Lula won! What next for Brazil, the Americas and the world?
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!/200 covers the Luxon x Maccas sideshow, the passing of FPAs into law and touch briefly on the narrative around inflation. In international news we also look briefly at the current situation in Iran and the NZ government response.
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Branko chats with Sabrina Fernandes about the state of Brazilian politics as they approach the presidential run-off between Bolsonaro and Lula on October 30.
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