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.

This will never be behind a Paywall.

DOMESTIC

RNZ – ‘Holding the world to ransom’: Defence minister defends decision to send personnel to Middle East

Waatea News – John Tamihere – Corrupt or Incompetent? Possibly both.

Newsroom – Nicola Willis seeks to cut Parliament’s budget by $3.5m

Newsroom – Luxon moves NZ in ‘lockstep’ on Red Sea

No Right Turn – “Committed”

Against the Current – Donald Trump: First as tragedy, second as farce 

Against the Current – NZ: A faithful servant of the United States  

Gordon Campbell on Treaty principles, and Nikki Haley’s false dawn

The Daily Blog – Judith Collins, Winston Peters and a feckless Luxon have just led us into a war – wake up sleepy Hobbits!

The Daily Blog – It’s time for Labour to earn the potato, broken gold watch, pounamu and huia feather this Ratana

The Daily Blog – After scrapping 3 Waters – Simeon Brown sends a passive aggressive email over Wellington Water Woes

The Daily Blog – Ben Morgan’s Pacific Update

The Daily Blog – To arms! To arms! Luxon lied about Treaty Principles Bill

 

 

INTERNATIONAL:

The Guardian – The Houthis are not a group that can be bombed into extinction – here’s why

Haaretz – Analysis | Israel’s Bloodiest Day in Gaza Raises Questions Over What Comes Next

The Washington Post – Turkey votes in favor of Sweden’s NATO membership after months of delay

The Washington Post – Trump aims for decisive blow in N.H. as GOP opposition pins hopes on Haley

Jacobin – Thanks, Ron DeSantis, for the Laughs

Caitlin Johnstone – The Biden Administration’s Absurd Justification For Its Yemen War

Crikey – Scott Morrison to resign from politics