Best NZ Left, Independent and Progressive Political opinion daily reading list
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TDB daily collates the best NZ Left Wing, Independent and Progressive Political Opinion and includes the best international voices.
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DOMESTIC:
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey – Agribusiness following oil and gas playbook
RNZ – Multiple parties complain over Green MP Julie Anne Genter’s conduct
Waatea News – Māori unemployment spiking upward
Newsroom – Peters seeks to slow Aukus hype while taking swings
No Right Turn – Secrecy undermines participation
Gordon Campbell on unemployment, Winston Peters’ low boiling point and music criticism
The Daily Blog – Winston does a Julie Anne Genter on Aussie MP Bob Carr – Luxon must Bolger Winston, Shipley Style
The Daily Blog – Shaw’s incremental Legacy
The Daily Blog – If the Poll was so meaningless why is Bishop backpedaling on Fast Track Powers already?
The Daily Blog – Winston softens NZ up for AUKUS hardware buy up as he swaps our Independent Foreign Policy for 3 Magic Military Industrial Complex Beans
The Daily Blog – Luxon in danger – SEND IN THE JOHN KEY!
The Daily Blog – GUEST BLOG: Bryan Bruce – What about our children?
INTERNATIONAL:
The Guardian – UCLA chancellor condemns ‘instigators’ who attacked pro-Palestinian camp on campus
Haaretz – America Has Finally Found Effective Leverage on Israel – and Netanyahu
The Washington Post – After weeks of college protests, police responses ramp up
Jacobin – Last Night’s Palestine Crackdown Was Authoritarian
Caitlin Johnstone – CNN Compares Campus Protesters To Nazis In Stunning Propaganda Segment
Crikey – Gaza is the worst of it, but across the world, journalism is under unprecedented assault.
Information Clearing House – Opposing The Gaza Genocide While Supporting Biden Is A Dishonest.
The Intercept – I’ve Covered Violent Crackdowns on Protests for 15 Years. This Police Overreaction Was Unhinged.
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Read Joel MacManu’s piece ‘Efeso Collins Deserved better than what Parliament delivered yesterday’.
Pretty gutting.
An expression I never use but in this case, couldn’t be more apt. I’ve said it before and will say it again fuck that little turd face chipster who leads the Labour party. That guy could not be more stupid and wrong to gap it before proceedings over, ultimately so disrespectful to someone who has more mana than he could ever dream of, tho he craves it like a vampire.