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, this will never be behind a Paywall because we don’t believe in citizens with two classes of information.

DOMESTIC:

RNZ – Minister unable to provide evidence NZDF would help on boot camp front line

The Kākā by Bernard Hickey – The longer recession the RBNZ and the Govt decided we had to have

Waatea –  Beneficiary bashing no way to fix poverty

Newsroom – Whaikaha stripped of support services role after review reveals it was set up to fail

Gordon Campbell On ACT’s Takeover Of The Government Agenda

No Right Turn – Cheating their victims

Gavin Ellis – Herald’s obligation to readers: Why are we waiting?

Against The Current  – Why Didn’t Labour remove sanctions when it had the opportunity? 

 

The Daily Blog – 7 property Prime Minister takes from beneficiaries to give to his rich mates – this is NZ now

The Daily Blog – The delusion of Christopher ‘Digger Driver’ Luxon

The Daily Blog – Ironically ACT’s cruel welfare policy is Nanny State on Meth

The Daily Blog – BEN MORGAN: Analysing the Kursk offensive, Ukraine’s objectives and what’s next

The Daily Blog – The Banks Win! Orr blinks and lowers OCR

 

INTERNATIONAL:

The Guardian – Israeli forces in Gaza ‘use civilians as human shields’ against possible booby-traps

Haaretz – On Israel’s Credit Downgrade, Netanyahu Is Both Right and Wrong

Caitlin Johnstone – Peace Is Not On The Ballot In November

The Washington Post –  Harris’s policies have shifted and are still taking shape

Jacobin – The Death of the Squad Has Been Greatly Exaggerated

Crikey – A(nother) gong for a fossil fuel CEO, the inevitable Raygun conspiracy and a huge Liberal screwup

The Intercept – SHE WROTE AN OP-ED CRITICIZING BIDEN ON GAZA. THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ACCUSED HER OF BREAKING THE LAW.