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 – Tūrangawaewae welcomes politicians for Koroneihana

The Kākā by Bernard Hickey – Cutting funds now, but increasing costs later

No Right Turn – Sabotaging human rights

Against the Current – NZs new human rights commissioner is a zionest 

The Daily Blog – The Right claims OCR cut proof their criminal management of economy is ‘working’ – what is the truth?

The Daily Blog – Installing Israeli Apologist and Free Speech Stormtrooper onto Human Rights Commission undermines our collective human rights mana

The Daily Blog – Stopping Taxpayers’ Union and Hobson’s Pledge from spreading disinformation hate isn’t a free speech issue

The Daily Blog – BEN MORGAN: Russia trades ground for time, retaining its focus on Donetsk

The Daily Blog – Bashing Beneficiaries is exactly like military boot camps – it’s about right wing ‘feelings’

The Daily Blog – MEDIAWATCH: RNZ decline and how slow motion implosion of ThreeNews allows Rupert into NZ

INTERNATIONAL:

The Guardian – Blinken arrives in Israel for 11th-hour talks on Gaza ceasefire deal

Haaretz – Hamas Says New U.S. Proposal on Gaza Cease-fire Accommodates Netanyahu’s New Demands, Prevents Deal

Caitlin Johnstone – Israel Is Rape

The Washington Post – In Ukraine-controlled Sudzha, stranded Russian civilians question what’s next

Jacobin – J. D. Vance’s “Forgotten” Ohio Hometown Is on the Upswing

Crikey – Powerful groups have hijacked Australian media narratives on climate change, new analysis shows

The Intercept – DAYS BEFORE CONVENTION, ACTIVISTS SUE POLICE OVER VIOLENCE AT DNC HEADQUARTERS PROTEST