The TDB Daily 17th April 2024 – Best NZ Left, Independent and Progressive Politics opinion daily reading list
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:
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey – Is saving one minute of a politician’s time worth nearly $1 billion?
RNZ – Ministry of Education to cut 565 roles, more than 400 to go at Oranga Tamariki
Waatea – Lee silent as media implodes
Newsroom – Stuff takes a big risk on Newshub
No Right Turn – Climate Change: Criminal ecocide
Against the Current – Heather Du Plessis-Allan: A name you can trust?
Gavin Ellis – Silent majority must speak out to save vital journalism
Chris Lynch Christchurch’s Newsroom – “It feels like the wild west” Councillor says aggressive begging is getting worse
The Daily Blog – The Working Group with Arena Williams, Max Harris and Damien Grant
The Daily Blog – MEDIAWATCH: StuffedNews or NewStuff? Analysing Winners and Losers of Newshub deal
The Daily Blog – Ben Morgan’s Pacific Update A simple explanation of this week’s military and political developments in the Pacific
The Daily Blog – John Minto – Open letter to NZ Foreign Minister Hon Winston Peters and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon
INTERNATIONAL:
The Guardian – Netanyahu aims to trap west into war across Middle East, warns Iranian diplomat
Haaretz – How the International Cooperation That Thwarted Iran’s Attack on Israel Came Together
The Washington Post – Pro-Palestinian protests could foreshadow a summer of upheaval
Jacobin – Trumpism Is a Small Business Owner’s Revolt
Caitlin Johnston – If The Mainstream Worldview Was Accurate, Gaza Wouldn’t Be Burning
Crikey – Bruce Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins, judge finds on balance of probabilities
Information Clearing House – How Iran attacks exposed Israel’s weakness
The Intercept – DEMOCRATS QUESTION U.S. CLAIMS THAT ISRAEL ISN’T VIOLATING INTERNATIONAL LAW USING AMERICAN WEAPONS
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