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 – Government cuts will hit Pasifika communities hard – union
Waatea News – Change needed to ease tikanga evidence into court
Newsroom – What about Auckland? Council pushes back on new Govt transport plan
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey – Borrowing $15b more to pay for $14.9b of tax cuts
No Left Turn – National’s total reversal on marine protection
Gordon Campbell on the US opposition to mortgage interest deductibility for landlords
The Daily Blog – MEDIAWATCH: Slater vs Plunket – When Whaleoil is beating you in an ethics argument, time to tap out
The Daily Blog – Well, well, well – I spy with my 5 Eyes something beginning with 1984
The Daily Blog – Why do Cracker Rednecks and Religious Fanatics have to own every space?
The Daily Blog – GUEST BLOG: Bryan Bruce – Why is Finland the happiest country on earth 7 years in a row?
The Daily Blog – Assange given tiny lifeline in Kangaroo Court for American vengeance
The Daily Blog – ACT denigrate the memory of Efeso Collins and Ranganui Walker for culture war race baiting
INTERNATIONAL:
The Guardian – State department official’s resignation highlights rifts over US Gaza policy
Haaretz – Analysis | Crisis Over Haredi Military Service Exemptions Is a Seismic Event for Israel’s Politics
Jacobin – The Alleged Sexual Assaults on Rikers Island Are Shocking
Caitlin Johnstone – Imagine If Russia Or China Did The Things Israel Is Doing In Gaza
The Intercept – IRAN AND U.S. WAGE A SHADOW WAR BEHIND GAZA CONFLICT
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