Trump and Musk: One Big Beautiful Break-up

By Elliot Crossan January 2025. The richest man in the world walks into the White House as advisor to the newly-elected President of the United States. A right-wing demagogue with an axe to grind and a tech billionaire who so desperately wants people to like him. Together, with Musk’s vast

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The Trump Shock

By Elliot Crossan The eyes of the world are on Donald Trump once again. The world’s most successful attention-seeker has us all transfixed. It’s a story that has been all too familiar since the real estate mogul-turned-demagogue launched his first presidential campaign nearly ten years ago. On Wednesday 2nd April

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What Is to Be Done? Taking the Fight to the Coalition in 2025

System Change Aotearoa was invited by the New Zealand Federation of Socialist Societies to contribute to the ‘What Is to Be Done?’ edition of the Commonweal journal. Elliot Crossan submitted the following article in January on behalf of our organisation. The full journal can be read here. “You have to act as

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On Political Economy and Billionaire Bolt-Holes in Aotearoa

By Neil Ballantyne, via Reimagining Social Work While politicians, pundits, and the media tell stories about politics, economics, and society as if they were distinct spheres of influence, the working people of Aotearoa are acutely aware they are not. We have a firm grasp of the fundamentals of political economy:

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Cuts to Disability Services Are Part of a Class War

By Elliot Crossan March 18th is an infamous date within the disabled community. One year ago yesterday, Whaikaha — the Ministry of Disabled People — suddenly announced sweeping changes to flexible funding without consultation. Now-former Minister for Disability Issues Penny Simmonds caused outrage when she tried to justify her actions

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Is NZ as Stable as Luxon Claims?

By Elliot Crossan “New Zealand has been and will continue to be a poster child for social and political stability […] when you look at all the tension, volatility and strife in the world today, I think that makes us pretty special, and a very attractive destination for anyone looking

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Where Is the Resistance to Privatisation and Austerity?

By Elliot Crossan Yesterday, Health Minister Simeon Brown announced a “major overhaul” of our healthcare system, which will involve “partnering with the private sector.” This comes in the same week that a survey was released showing that 86% of healthcare workers believe that the government’s cuts to Te Whatu Ora will make

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