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 – Agribusiness following oil and gas playbook

RNZ – Multiple parties complain over Green MP Julie Anne Genter’s conduct

Waatea News – Māori unemployment spiking upward

Newsroom – Peters seeks to slow Aukus hype while taking swings

No Right Turn – Secrecy undermines participation

Gordon Campbell on unemployment, Winston Peters’ low boiling point and music criticism

The Daily Blog – Winston does a Julie Anne Genter on Aussie MP Bob Carr – Luxon must Bolger Winston, Shipley Style

The Daily Blog – Shaw’s incremental Legacy

The Daily Blog – If the Poll was so meaningless why is Bishop backpedaling on Fast Track Powers already?

The Daily Blog – Winston softens NZ up for AUKUS hardware buy up as he swaps our Independent Foreign Policy for 3 Magic Military Industrial Complex Beans

The Daily Blog – Luxon in danger – SEND IN THE JOHN KEY!

The Daily Blog – GUEST BLOG: Bryan Bruce – What about our children?

 

INTERNATIONAL:

The Guardian – UCLA chancellor condemns ‘instigators’ who attacked pro-Palestinian camp on campus

Haaretz – America Has Finally Found Effective Leverage on Israel – and Netanyahu

The Washington Post – After weeks of college protests, police responses ramp up

Jacobin – Last Night’s Palestine Crackdown Was Authoritarian

Caitlin Johnstone – CNN Compares Campus Protesters To Nazis In Stunning Propaganda Segment

Crikey – Gaza is the worst of it, but across the world, journalism is under unprecedented assault.

Information Clearing House – Opposing The Gaza Genocide While Supporting Biden Is A Dishonest.

The Intercept – I’ve Covered Violent Crackdowns on Protests for 15 Years. This Police Overreaction Was Unhinged.

 

 

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