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:
RNZ – Advocates attack removal of climate change from government’s draft transport policy
Waatea News – Pukapuka offers pointed to Māori-led violence response
Newsroom – New fast-tracking regime is both conflicting and conflicted
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey – Why isn’t the funding on the same fast track?
No Right Turn – A giant Henry VIII clause
Against The Current – Gaza: Unprecedented War Crimes
Bryan Bruce – Smoking Winston’s ?
The Daily Blog – National/ACT/NZ First First 100 days – Winners, Losers & Conclusions
The Daily Blog – How to Save TVNZ + Newshub + Public Broadcasting
The Daily Blog – Chris Trotter, ACTs and Chippy’s worst nightmare comes true: Chloe Swarbrick elected Greens co-leader
The Daily Blog – Ben Morgan: The war is reaching an important ‘inflection point’
The Daily Blog – Hurricanes Poua Haka – the Front Line is everywhere now
INTERNATIONAL:
The Guardian – Three Tory ex-home secretaries warn against politicising anti-extremism
Haaretz – Analysis | In Absence of Hostage Deal, U.S. Reining in Israel’s Actions in Gaza
Jacobin – Unions Can’t Be Rebuilt Piecemeal. We Need to Go Big.
Caitlin Johnstone – Worrying About TikTok During An Active Genocide
Crikey – Will any of $4.5bn in Oz tax money be used to fund nuclear-armed subs in the US?
Information Clearing House – How the ‘fight against antisemitism’ became a shield for Israel’s genocide
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