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:

RNZ – Minister points to ‘backstops’ if councils refuse Three Waters amalgamations

Waatea News – Cultural report axing racism in action

Newsroom – A rare bipartisanship on terror and why that’s a problem

The Kākā by Bernard Hickey – The holes in National’s water reform pipes

Knightlyviews – From one old man to another: Time to call it quits

Bryan Bruce – Sometimes asking a simple question helps shed some light on a complex issue.

The Daily Blog – The Treaty Principles Referendum Bill is a lie built upon a false premise – Majoritarianism is not Democracy!

The Daily Blog – BIMs highlight the failure of the NZ neoliberal revolution

The Daily Blog – Atlas Network Shrugged – what is intellectually driving & influencing the NZ Right?

The Daily Blog – Ben Morgan: From Tucker Carlson to burning Russian oil infrastructure, a busy week in the Ukraine War!

The Daily Blog – Waatea News Column: The Treaty Principles Referendum Bill is a Right Wing Trojan Horse

 

INTERNATIONAL:

Caitlin Johnstone – Ignore What Western Officials Say About Israel; Watch Their Actions Instead

The Guardian – Israel’s assault on Gaza is exposing the holes in everything liberal politicians claim to believe

Haaretz – U.S. Opposes Israeli Rafah Raid Without Plan for Displaced Gazans; EU Chief Diplomat Urges Aid Cut

The Washington Post – Republicans sidestep criticizing Trump’s attack on NATO

Jacobin – The Undeclared US War on Yemen Will End in Failure

Crikey – Right-wing group Advance begins Dunkley by-election attacks with fake news Facebook page

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