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.

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DOMESTIC:

Gordon Campbell on National’s misleading policy packaging

Against the Current – Chloe Swarbrick: From the river to the sea, Palestine shall be free

No Right Turn – Brownlee enables corruption

The Kākā by Bernard Hickey – Kicking down and pulling up the ladder

NewsRoom – Commerce Commission delays decision on controversial NZ Post deal

RNZ – Smokescreen: Expert rubbishes govt claim of black market over smokefree legislation

NZ Guardian – New Zealand faces ‘long shadow’ of Cyclone Gabrielle one year on from disaster

Bryan Bruce – We don’t live in a fair and just society.

The Daily Blog – Lobbyists gain stealth mode from Government as Trans National mining interests line up

The Daily Blog – Roading holes and Cyclone Gabrielle clean up – this is what climate change looks like

The Daily Blog – Here they come for the Beneficiaries

The Daily Blog – Tim Selwyn – Understanding Russia and the Ukraine – try Gogol

The Daily Blog – John Minto – Why are Israeli attacks on UNRWA so much more important for the Prime Minister than genocide committed against the Palestinian people?

The Daily Blog – MEDIAWATCH: Jack Tame channels UK Labour Party tactics against Chloe for farcical semantics on genocide

The Daily Blog – Trump begs Putin attack non-paying NATO members and Netanyahu’s apocalyptic desire to invade Rafah

‘The Daily Blog – Of course ACT are spiking in latest Rogue Poll

‘The Daily Blog – 67 000 State servants isn’t enough! NZ needs more State capacity – not less!

‘The Daily Blog – How’s your new fire season going? Insurance is going to burn in NZ

‘The Daily Blog – MEDIAWATCH: Mihi Forbes vs David Seymour over Atlas Network connections

INTERNATIONAL:

Crikey – Any price gouging with that? Junk giants’ junk pricing threaten sales slip

Caitlin Johnstone – Israel Weaponizes Sympathy And Victimhood

Jacobin – Forced Migration and Detention Are the Real Immigration Crisis

The Washington Post – Trump’s NATO-bashing comments rile allies, rekindle European fears

Haaretz – If the Israeli Army Invades Rafah, What Will Be of More Than 1.5 Million Palestinians Who Take Shelter There?

The Guardian – George Monbiot – If disillusionment is all Keir Starmer delivers as prime minister, I fear Labour will shrivel and die

 

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