Reflections on the George Floyd march in Auckland
Echoes of the June 1 march in Auckland in solidarity with the protests against the police murder of George Floyd continue to reverberate across New Zealand. The march was an […]
Category Archives: race-baiting
Defend the right of women to meet and organise politically!
Massey University capitulates to the self-appointed censors – and another democratic institution slides towards the abyss In an extraordinary display of political cowardice, Massey University in Wellington, New Zealand, has […]
Cultural appropriation, race-baiting, and the power of fiction: in defence of Lionel Shriver
US novelist Lionel Shriver ruffled a few feathers – to put it mildly – when she spoke at the Brisbane Writers Festival in September. Shriver took aim at ‘identity politics’ […]
The class basis of ‘privilege theory’
The theory of ‘white privilege’ is gaining currency in academic and left circles. There are university courses in ‘whiteness studies,’ and it is often invoked in opinion pieces and blogs. […]
Racism and race-baiting
Three weeks ago, the ‘Roastbusters’ revelations initiated a public outcry and an intense discussion of an issue of vital importance to the working class – the second-class status of women, […]
A worker at large 