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:

Otaihanga Second Opinion – Ballooning hospital specialist appointments and bureaucratic boondoggling

RNZ – Prison reforms: Government ditches reduction targets and cultural reports

Newsroom – Democracy in danger when lies go unchecked

Against the Current – Tracy Chapman:Talkin’ about a revolution 

The Daily Blog – Waatea News Column: Waitangi 2024 is an inflection point in our political history

The Daily Blog – Iwi Leader Wins Against NZ’s Biggest Climate Polluters In Court – Mike Smith

 

INTERNATIONAL:

The Guardian – Why is there still no Gaza ceasefire? Because self-interested world leaders are obstructing it

Haaretz – Explainer: Who Are the Israeli Settlers Sanctioned by the U.S. and What Does Their Targeting Mean?

The Washington Post – Did Trump commit insurrection on Jan. 6? The Supreme Court could decide.

Jacobin – Rashida Tlaib Is Showing Pro-Palestine Politics Are Popular

Caitlin Johnstone – The Empire Depends On Our Unwillingness To Look At Its Crimes

Crikey – Australia’s outcry at China’s death sentence for Yang Hengjun is vital — and hypocritical

 

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