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, this will never be behind a Paywall.

 

DOMESTIC:

The Kākā by Bernard Hickey – Dawn Chorus for Wednesday, January 31

No Right Turn – James Shaw: At least he tried

RNZ – Government sticking to goal of 500 police officers in two years – Luxon

Waatea News – Waitangi place to walk the talk says local MP

Newsroom – Shaw’s resignation a blow to Greens, but an opportunity too

Chris Lynch Christchurch Newsroom: Entire Canterbury region under complete fire ban

The Daily Blog – Winston scrambling to clean up Luxon’s Palestinian Aid fiasco

The Daily Blog – It ain’t easy being Green – Heteronornative white cis male James Shaw finally quits leaving hollow legacy

The Daily Blog – NZ First’s Qanon conspiracy against WHO will make us a global joke

The Daily Blog – NZ First demands ACT hold its Qanon Beer: Wait, we hate Maori elites too!

The Daily Blog – MEDIAWATCH: Robert Reid launches devastating counter strike against Chris Trotter

The Daily Blog – New Poll shows Hard Right Racist Government dramatically slumps

INTERNATIONAL:

Information Clearing House – The Great Non-Mystery of Populism

The Guardian – There is a mega-bomb waiting to explode in the Middle East. Biden must not light the fuse by attacking Iran

HAARETZ – New Low: The Israelis Advocating to Starve the People of Gaza

The Washington Post – Deadly attack on U.S. troops highlights an open-ended military mission

Jacobin – Defunding UNRWA Is Collective Punishment

Caitlin Johnstone – Everything Israel Wants To Destroy Is Hamas

Crikey – Scott Morrison joins growing list of politicians profiting from AUKUS

 

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