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 – Christopher Luxon struggles as cost-of-living gloom lingers

The Kākā by Bernard Hickey – Luxon wants media to celebrate National’s homelessness achievements more

Waatea – Iwi Shareholders Condemn Whānau Ora Overhaul

Newsroom – No guarantee troubled school lunches scheme will last the year

No Right Turn – How to fight back against Trump’s tariffs

Gavin Ellis – Canadian billionaire must explain his designs on NZME…now

Against the Current – Chris Hipkins is a pathetic loser

Gordon Campbell On The Government’s Stubborn Refusal To Invest For Growth

The Daily Blog – Suck it Aucklanders, the Boomer King will finally punish car owners the way he hurts public transport

The Daily Blog – Trump will ‘take’ Canada, Greenland, Panama Canal this year while making Putin an Ally in new old world order

The Daily Blog – Banking Pimps rewrite housing fantasy

The Daily Blog – Winston, Luxon and Judith all tangle themselves in woke – outcome is hilarious

The Daily Blog – Australia Cyclone is the new climate change future

The Daily Blog – When even Action Station can see it…

INTERNATIONAL:

The Guardian – Ukraine agrees to 30-day ceasefire as US prepares to lift military aid restrictions

Haaretz – Analysis | Israel Restarting the Fighting in Gaza Won’t Address U.S. Interests About Its Postwar Future

Caitlin Johnstone – We Are Duped Into Blaming Our Problems On Everyone Except Our Rulers

Jacobin – Noam Chomsky and the Socialist Alternative to Climate Chaos

Crikey – Mexico is Trump’s favourite punching bag. But his grievances don’t reflect reality

The Intercept – DOGE LIKELY CAN’T EVADE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW, COURT RULES

Consortium News – FBI Redactions on Seth Rich Index Leave No Answers