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 Paywallbecause we don’t believe in citizens with two classes of information.

DOMESTIC:

RNZ – New Zealand calls for veto reform at UN General Assembly

The Kākā by Bernard Hickey – Treasury warns of unprecedented cuts in real spending per capita to achieve surplus

Waatea – Seymour takes aim at truant’s parents

Newsroom – Super strain from NZ’s ageing population

No Right Turn – Another abuse of democracy

Against The Current – Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian Land must end, but zionists don’t think so  

Gordon Campbell – On The Government’s Bizarre Hostility To A Capital Gains Tax

The Daily Blog – Was Coster pushed or bribed?

The Daily Blog – Wellington is dying because Government slashed thousands of public servants, it isn’t WFH!

The Daily Blog – Dump the cops, we need a new mental health crisis response structure

The Daily Blog – Protecting Chinese-New Zealanders from Communist Party harassment is a national security issue and better than AUKUS

INTERNATIONAL:

The Guardian – Netanyahu says Israel ‘will not stop’ attacks on Hezbollah despite ceasefire calls

Haaretz – IDF: Missile Fired at Israel From Yemen Was Successfully Intercepted by Arrow Aerial Defense System

Caitlin Johnstone – As Israel Gets More Murderous, We’ll Be Hearing Even More About “Antisemitism”

The Washington Post – Hurricane Helene reaches Category 4 as it tracks toward Florida

Jacobin – Netanyahu Has to Be Forced to Stop

Crikey – How the most powerful country in the world behaves in the next four years is going to determine how we live

The Intercept – Beirut Suburbs or “Hezbollah Stronghold”? U.S. Media Parrots Israeli Propaganda to Justify Bombing Civilians

Consortium News – A Brief History of Free Speech in America