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:

Waatea News: Fast track law change bad faith

Newsroom – Why curtailing tobacco outlets won’t increase crime

The Kākā by Bernard Hickey – Will the RBNZ upset NZ Inc’s applecart?

No Right Turn: An anti-constitutional government

Against the Current: Grant Robertson: A loyal Lieutenant of Capital 

Gordon Campbell on the perils of joining AUKUS Pillar Two

Bryan Bruce – It’s Monday morning. As I write this post I’m thinking about the thousands of children in our country making their way to our publicly funded schools.

The Daily Blog – What Luxon’s Bennie bashing tough love crap really says about the weakness of his leadership

The Daily Blog – Ben Morgan: Another year of war. What have we learned?

The Daily Blog – Why Ginny’s attack on Mark Mitchel’s mercenary work is Helen White level tone-deaf

The Daily Blog – Tim Selwyn – Gang patch ban a white knuckle drag

The Daily Blog – Ummmm anyone notice S+P just downgraded Council debt because National cancelled 3 Waters? LAUGH IT UP REDNECKS!

The Daily Blog – GUEST BLOG: Jackie Foster – ORANGA TAMARIK BANDAID OR SURGERY

INTERNATIONAL:

The Guardian – Zelenskiy says 31,000 soldiers killed, giving figure for first time

Haaretz Today – Why Israel’s Police Are Ramping Up Violence Against the Families of Hostages

The Washington Post – Alabama embryo ruling may have devastating effect on cancer patients

RNZ – Bill of Rights won’t stop gang patch ban – Justice Minister

Jacobin – No Union Democracy, No Union Revitalization

Caitlin Johnston – The Most American Thing That Has Ever Happened

Information Clearing House – The United States Vetoes Yet Another UN Humanitarian Ceasefire 

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