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 – Auditor-General rejects heated tobacco inquiry as out of scope
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey – What Donald Trump’s second Presidency means for us financially
Waatea – Waititi calls for Māori economic shift
Newsroom – Treaty Principles Bill: Seymour’s first step in normalising idea
No Right Turn – Climate Change: Raising the bar
Gavin Ellis – What hazards lie ahead for America’s media?
Against the Current – Centrism Fails Again. Will Liberals Ever Learn?
Gordon Campbell on abortion’s role in the US election
The Daily Blog – GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – From thriving to surviving: ‘Poster Child’ general practice struggle symbolises primary care crisis
The Daily Blog – GUEST BLOG: Mick Hall – THE DANGER OF TELLING THE TRUTH
The Daily Blog – Government using physical force against military boot camp children should shame us all
The Daily Blog – MEDIAWATCH: Spinoff scoop another broken Rainbow
The Daily Blog – So the advice to justify $200m tax break for Big Tobacco was a sick joke?
The Daily Blog – Roadside drug testing will simply criminalise legal cannabis smokers
The Daily Blog – Labour call for inquiry into heavy handed Police tactics in Opotiki
INTERNATIONAL:
The Guardian – Putin congratulates Trump on election win and says Russia ready for dialogue
Haaretz – Trump Will Work to End the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict by Erasing Palestinian Aspirations
Caitlin Johnstone – Donald Trump Is Not Your Friend
The Washington Post – Trump makes first key appointment, taps Susie Wiles for White House chief of staff
Jacobin – Staring Into the Trumpian Abyss
Crikey – In Philadelphia, Trump swayed people dissatisfied with the status quo
The Intercept – CRYPTO SWEEP PUTS CONGRESS ON NOTICE: VOTE WITH US OR WE’LL COME AFTER YOU WITH MILLIONS
Consortium News – Localizing the Conflict