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:
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey – Is saving one minute of a politician’s time worth nearly $1 billion?
RNZ – Ministry of Education to cut 565 roles, more than 400 to go at Oranga Tamariki
Waatea – Lee silent as media implodes
Newsroom – Stuff takes a big risk on Newshub
No Right Turn – Climate Change: Criminal ecocide
Against the Current – Heather Du Plessis-Allan: A name you can trust?
Gavin Ellis – Silent majority must speak out to save vital journalism
Chris Lynch Christchurch’s Newsroom – “It feels like the wild west” Councillor says aggressive begging is getting worse
The Daily Blog – The Working Group with Arena Williams, Max Harris and Damien Grant
The Daily Blog – MEDIAWATCH: StuffedNews or NewStuff? Analysing Winners and Losers of Newshub deal
The Daily Blog – Ben Morgan’s Pacific Update A simple explanation of this week’s military and political developments in the Pacific
The Daily Blog – John Minto – Open letter to NZ Foreign Minister Hon Winston Peters and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon
INTERNATIONAL:
The Guardian – Netanyahu aims to trap west into war across Middle East, warns Iranian diplomat
Haaretz – How the International Cooperation That Thwarted Iran’s Attack on Israel Came Together
The Washington Post – Pro-Palestinian protests could foreshadow a summer of upheaval
Jacobin – Trumpism Is a Small Business Owner’s Revolt
Caitlin Johnston – If The Mainstream Worldview Was Accurate, Gaza Wouldn’t Be Burning
Crikey – Bruce Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins, judge finds on balance of probabilities
Information Clearing House – How Iran attacks exposed Israel’s weakness
The Intercept – DEMOCRATS QUESTION U.S. CLAIMS THAT ISRAEL ISN’T VIOLATING INTERNATIONAL LAW USING AMERICAN WEAPONS
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