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.
Unlike Victoria University’s The Democracy Project, TDB will never be behind a Paywall because we don’t believe in citizens with two classes of information.
DOMESTIC:
RNZ – Wellington City Council intervention a warning shot for other NZ councils
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey – What’s driving the exodus of workers to Australia
Waatea – Crown observer to oversee Wellington Council
Newsroom – Survivors call for removal of Solicitor-General
No Right Turn – The cooker government
Gavin Ellis – Issues of avoidance: Bomb threats…or news in general
Against the Current – Is Shane Jones an Eco Terrorist?
Gordon Campbell on the Three Strikes cycle of failure
The Daily Blog – John Minto – Christchurch City becomes the first New Zealand city to sanction Israel
The Daily Blog – What the CTU Workers Hui should be thinking about today
The Daily Blog – I know everyone is busy, but the NZ Police framed innocent people
The Daily Blog – When Maire Leadbeater and Keith Locke are the enemy how can there be truth?
The Daily Blog – The Working Group anti-Worker special with Max Harris, Craig Renney and Damien Grant
INTERNATIONAL:
The Guardian – Trump files extraordinary complaint claiming election meddling by UK Labour party
Haaretz – ‘They Only Understand Force’: The Deadly Racism Behind Israel’s Policy Toward the Palestinians
Caitlin Johnstone – When The Holocaust Returned It Came Denouncing Anti-Semitism And Wearing A Star Of David
The Washington Post – U.S. officials say Russia smeared Tim Walz, might stoke post-vote violence
Jacobin – Forced Prison Labor Is on the Ballot
Crikey – Elbit: The Israeli killing machine that has been given billions by Australian taxpayers
The Intercept – ACLU LEADERSHIP REJECTS STAFF DEMANDS TO CONDEMN U.S. ROLE IN ISRAEL’S GAZA WAR
Consortium News – Neocons Circling Trump Campaign
Your Key Political Summary – PLUS: Luxon Defends Andrew Bayly in Parliament
https://mountaintui.substack.com/p/your-key-political-summary-plus-luxon