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.
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DOMESTIC:
Gordon Campbell on National’s misleading policy packaging
Against the Current – Chloe Swarbrick: From the river to the sea, Palestine shall be free
No Right Turn – Brownlee enables corruption
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey – Kicking down and pulling up the ladder
NewsRoom – Commerce Commission delays decision on controversial NZ Post deal
RNZ – Smokescreen: Expert rubbishes govt claim of black market over smokefree legislation
NZ Guardian – New Zealand faces ‘long shadow’ of Cyclone Gabrielle one year on from disaster
Bryan Bruce – We don’t live in a fair and just society.
The Daily Blog – Lobbyists gain stealth mode from Government as Trans National mining interests line up
The Daily Blog – Roading holes and Cyclone Gabrielle clean up – this is what climate change looks like
The Daily Blog – Here they come for the Beneficiaries
The Daily Blog – Tim Selwyn – Understanding Russia and the Ukraine – try Gogol
The Daily Blog – John Minto – Why are Israeli attacks on UNRWA so much more important for the Prime Minister than genocide committed against the Palestinian people?
The Daily Blog – MEDIAWATCH: Jack Tame channels UK Labour Party tactics against Chloe for farcical semantics on genocide
The Daily Blog – Trump begs Putin attack non-paying NATO members and Netanyahu’s apocalyptic desire to invade Rafah
‘The Daily Blog – Of course ACT are spiking in latest Rogue Poll
‘The Daily Blog – 67 000 State servants isn’t enough! NZ needs more State capacity – not less!
‘The Daily Blog – How’s your new fire season going? Insurance is going to burn in NZ
‘The Daily Blog – MEDIAWATCH: Mihi Forbes vs David Seymour over Atlas Network connections
INTERNATIONAL:
Crikey – Any price gouging with that? Junk giants’ junk pricing threaten sales slip
Caitlin Johnstone – Israel Weaponizes Sympathy And Victimhood
Jacobin – Forced Migration and Detention Are the Real Immigration Crisis
The Washington Post – Trump’s NATO-bashing comments rile allies, rekindle European fears
The Guardian – George Monbiot – If disillusionment is all Keir Starmer delivers as prime minister, I fear Labour will shrivel and die
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