TDB Daily Reading List 11th February 2025 – Best NZ Left, Independent and Progressive Politics opinion daily reading list
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:
RNZ – ‘World leading’ climate disclosure rules likely to be weakened
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey – First polls of 2025 show coalition losing
Waatea – Nanaia Mahuta advocates for Māori partnerships in local government
Newsroom – Court claim seeks to force water co-management
No Right Turn – 34,000 unemployed under National
Gavin Ellis – Comedian’s press conference gatecrash no laughing matter
Against the Current – Responding to Trump’s Ethnic Cleansing Threat
Gordon Campbell On Surviving The 47th US President
The Daily Blog – BOOM – TVNZ Poll – GOVERNMENT OUT!
The Daily Blog – Chippy robs Left of victory by starting virtue signalling fight with Māori Party
The Daily Blog – Why Seymour is one of the best politicians in New Zealand
The Daily Blog – Comrades, I know you are busy but China is invading NZ + Trump is milliseconds from learning we don’t do nukes
The Daily Blog – The last Privy Council case for justice against NZs corrupt justice system
INTERNATIONAL:
The Guardian – Trump announces 25% tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum
Caitlin Johnstone – It’s Gross And Cringey To Love A State Like Israel Or The USA
Jacobin – If This Isn’t Corruption, Nothing Is
Crikey – In the quest to appease Israel, the media undermine our basic rights
The Intercept – TRUMP’S ATTACKS ON USAID SPARK FEAR THAT LIFESAVING CARE WILL BECOME “TRANSACTIONAL”
Consortium News – Walking the Walk on Iran Nuclear Talks
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