Best NZ Left, Independent and Progressive Political opinion daily reading list
Because so much of the mainstream media is polluted by right wing free market ideologues pushing corporate interests:
TDB daily collates the best NZ Left Wing, Independent and Progressive Political Opinion and includes the best international voices.
Unlike Victoria University’s The Democracy Project, this will never be behind a Paywall.
DOMESTIC:
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey – Dawn Chorus for Wednesday, January 31
No Right Turn – James Shaw: At least he tried
RNZ – Government sticking to goal of 500 police officers in two years – Luxon
Waatea News – Waitangi place to walk the talk says local MP
Newsroom – Shaw’s resignation a blow to Greens, but an opportunity too
Chris Lynch Christchurch Newsroom: Entire Canterbury region under complete fire ban
The Daily Blog – Winston scrambling to clean up Luxon’s Palestinian Aid fiasco
The Daily Blog – It ain’t easy being Green – Heteronornative white cis male James Shaw finally quits leaving hollow legacy
The Daily Blog – NZ First’s Qanon conspiracy against WHO will make us a global joke
The Daily Blog – NZ First demands ACT hold its Qanon Beer: Wait, we hate Maori elites too!
The Daily Blog – MEDIAWATCH: Robert Reid launches devastating counter strike against Chris Trotter
The Daily Blog – New Poll shows Hard Right Racist Government dramatically slumps
INTERNATIONAL:
Information Clearing House – The Great Non-Mystery of Populism
The Guardian – There is a mega-bomb waiting to explode in the Middle East. Biden must not light the fuse by attacking Iran
HAARETZ – New Low: The Israelis Advocating to Starve the People of Gaza
The Washington Post – Deadly attack on U.S. troops highlights an open-ended military mission
Jacobin – Defunding UNRWA Is Collective Punishment
Caitlin Johnstone – Everything Israel Wants To Destroy Is Hamas
Crikey – Scott Morrison joins growing list of politicians profiting from AUKUS
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