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 – TVNZ plans to end its 1News website in February

The Kākā by Bernard Hickey – Bishop goes for growth, but leaves finance hand brake on

Waatea – Government’s Fast-track bill sparks controversy

Newsroom – Fast-track list: ‘zombie projects’ among the first 149 in line

No Right Turn – The corruption list

Gavin Ellis – Interview: The future of journalism

Against the Current – Investigating war crimes in Gaza

Gordon Campbell – On The Perils Of Israel’s War Fever

The Daily Blog – Fast track list an invoice from the Rights Donor class masquerading as an infrastructure plan

The Daily Blog – EXCLUSIVE: 8pm Tuesday – The Working Group IWI VS SEYMOUR TREATY DEBATE Special

The Daily Blog – BEN MORGAN: Russia captures Vuledhar, but Ukraine’s operational manoeuvre is working

The Daily Blog – Tim Selwyn – Truth and consequences – the Vance-Walz VP debate’s nuclear moment

The Daily Blog – October 7th: The Anniversary of a Genocide – Winners, Losers + Conclusions

The Daily Blog – Dear NZ – you have sided with “I’m rich and I’m sorted’

INTERNATIONAL:

The Guardian – Middle East crisis live: Hezbollah rocket hits Haifa after IDF bombards Beirut; Israel marks 7 October anniversary

Haaretz – Analysis | Even Before ‘Total Victory’ in Gaza, Israel’s Economy Has Lost the War

Caitlin Johnstone – Meta Is Aggressively Censoring Criticism Of US-Israeli Warmongering

The Washington Post – In Georgia, another hurricane disaster unfolds. And it’s hardly the first time.

Jacobin – Jeremy Corbyn: Israel’s Impunity Endangers Us All

Crikey – A year of devastation: With hope and trust shattered, what can bring an end to the violence in Israel-Palestine?​​​​​​​

The Intercept – ISRAEL’S BLOODY RECORD OF BOMBING SCHOOLS IN GAZA

Consortium News – The Meaning of October 7